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Hi all,
I have added a new drive to the core server, how do I initialize and format? Is there a way to get the disk administration running on the core?
Thanks
I have added a new drive to the core server, how do I initialize and format? Is there a way to get the disk administration running on the core?
Thanks
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When I use the disk management tools from another machine. I have a BASIC Read Only and Unallocated drive. The only options I have it offline and properties, when I right click on it? Any ideas?
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I've tried create partition with diskpart to no avail.
I had to enable the MPIO feature. Do you know if it requires a restart of the server?
I had to enable the MPIO feature. Do you know if it requires a restart of the server?
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If you're having problems with DISKPART, post screen shots so we can see the commands you're running. (Take pictures with your cell phone or RDP into the core server if you have to). Seeing what is happening and what you're doing is a lot more descriptive to us than
I've tried create partition with diskpart to no avail.
I've tried create partition with diskpart to no avail.
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Here's what I have:
Disk 2 is the disk that I want to initialize and format.
Do I need to create volume first?
Is it diskpart> select disk 2
diskpart> create volume simple
Check the attached file
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Disk 2 is the disk that I want to initialize and format.
Do I need to create volume first?
Is it diskpart> select disk 2
diskpart> create volume simple
Check the attached file
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When I ran diskpart> create partition primary
I get the following error:
DiskPart has encountered an error: The media is write protected. See the system Event log for more information.
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I get the following error:
DiskPart has encountered an error: The media is write protected. See the system Event log for more information.
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attributes disk clear readonly
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I was able to clear the readonly attribute in diskpart. Thanks for the help.
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Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.
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When it asks you wether you want the local machine or a remote machine enter the name of the server core.