HP XP7 Disk Array Configuration Guide (H6F56-96003)

Format Options: Click Perform a Quick Format to decrease the time required to format the
partition. Click Enable file and folder compression only if you want to enable compression.
3. Verify the Disk Management main window displays the correct file system (NTFS) for the
formatted partition. “Healthy” indicates the partition has been created and formatted
successfully.
4. Repeat this procedure for each new disk device.
5. Exit Disk Management, clicking Yes to save your changes.
Verifying file system operations
For Windows 2008
Use for following procedure for Windows 2008.
1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Check that the new disks are present.
3. Right-click each disk to view Properties and verify the properties are correct (label, type,
capacity, and file system).
4. Copy a file from an existing drive to each new drive to verify the new drives are working,
and then delete the copies.
For Windows 2012
Use for following procedure for Windows 2012.
1. Open File Manager.
2. Check that the new disks are present.
3. Right-click each disk to view Properties and verify the properties are correct (label, type,
capacity, and file system).
4. Copy a file from an existing drive to each new drive to verify the new drives are working,
and then delete the copies.
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