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6.3.2 Map and format the volumes.
All volumes will need to be mapped to the server and formatted in Windows. These volumes, along with
required parameters, are listed in Table 4.
Remaining volumes to map and format
Volume name
Drive letter/
mount point
Volume label
Allocation unit
MPHost
M:\
MPHost
Default
SQLSystem
M:\ft\SQLSystem
SQLSystem
64K
SQLLog
M:\ft\SQLLog
SQLLog
64K
SQLData01
M:\ft\SQLData01
SQLData01
64K
SQLData02
M:\ft\SQLData02
SQLData02
64K
SQLData03
M:\ft\SQLData03
SQLData03
64K
SQLData04
M:\ft\SQLData04
SQLData04
64K
SQLData05
M:\ft\SQLData05
SQLData05
64K
SQLData06
M:\ft\SQLData06
SQLData06
64K
SQLData07
M:\ft\SQLData07
SQLData07
64K
SQLData08
M:\ft\SQLData08
SQLData08
64K
TempdbData01
M:\ft\TempdbData01
TempdbData01
64K
TempdbData02
M:\ft\TempdbData02
TempdbData02
64K
Execute the following steps for each volume, one at time, in order as the volumes are listed in Table 4:
1. Open the DSM client and connect to the SC Series array.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. Map the volume in the DSM client:
a. Expand the volume folder containing the volume.
b. Right-click the volume and select Map Volume to Server. The Map Volume to Server dialog box
appears.
c. Expand the server folder containing the server object.
d. Select the server object and click Next.
e. Review the information and click Finish.
4. Format the volume on the Windows server:
a. Open Disk Management.
b. Click Action in the menu bar and select Rescan Disks. Continue to rescan disks until the new
disk appears. It may take multiple rescans.
c. Right-click the new disk and select Online.
d. Right-click the new disk and select Initialize Disk. The Initialize Disk dialog box appears.
e. Under Use the following partition style for the selected disks, select GPT.
f. Click OK.