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<h1 class="topictitle1">Initializing a Windows Data Disk (Windows Server 2019)</h1>
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<div id="body8662426"><div class="section" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_section29374781163839"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Scenarios</h4><p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p12171195813313">This section uses Windows Server 2019 Standard 64bit to describe how to initialize a data disk attached to <span id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_text1464237810424">a server</span> running Windows.</p>
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<p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p8817185417191">The maximum disk capacity supported by MBR is 2 TiB, and that supported by GPT is 18 EiB. Therefore, use the GPT partition style if your disk capacity is larger than 2 TiB. To learn more about disk partition styles, see <a href="evs_01_0038.html">Introduction to Data Disk Initialization Scenarios and Partition Styles</a>.</p>
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<p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p52314842171548">The method for initializing a disk varies slightly depending on the OS running on the server. This document is used for reference only. For the detailed operations and differences, see the product documents of the corresponding OS.</p>
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<div class="notice" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_note13926451175010"><span class="noticetitle"><img src="public_sys-resources/notice_3.0-en-us.png"> </span><div class="noticebody"><p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0044524740_p205672613317">When using a disk for the first time, if you have not initialized it, including creating partitions and file systems, the additional space added to this disk in an expansion later may not be normally used.</p>
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<div class="section" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_section117091356845"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><ul id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0044524740_ul28913191171813"><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0044524740_li20771164724419">A data disk has been attached to <span id="evs_01_0045__text1973103834913">a server</span> and has not been initialized.</li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0044524740_li36962755115557">You have logged in to the server.<ul id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0044524740_ul6229092211568"><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0044524740_li197989548398">For how to log in to an ECS, see the <em id="evs_01_0045__i68899194011">Elastic Cloud Server User Guide</em>.</li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0044524740_li7220898115452">For how to log in to a BMS, see the <em id="evs_01_0045__i79475417403">Bare Metal Server User Guide</em>.</li></ul>
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<div class="section" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_section7988288594"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_ol1925382155916"><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li15660943424"><span>On the desktop of <span id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_text1654169786215138">the server</span>, click the start icon in the lower left corner.</span><p><p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p108673184319">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706215049">Windows Server</strong> window is displayed.</p>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li125310219596"><span>Click <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706105759">Server Manager</strong>.</span><p><p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p19254162115593">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b84235270617428">Server Manager</strong> window is displayed.</p>
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<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig128445136715"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 1 </b>Server Manager</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image585516252308" src="en-us_image_0000001855868573.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li26338401065"><span>In the upper right corner, choose <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706201449">Tools</strong> > <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706201453">Computer Management</strong>.</span><p><p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p191765505719">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706115812">Computer Management</strong> window is displayed.</p>
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<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig11577433192617"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 2 </b>Computer Management</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image1964185645119" src="en-us_image_0000001855948605.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li6229732152512"><span>Choose <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b8638466">Storage</strong> > <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b10637330">Disk Management</strong>.</span><p><div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p11760167268">Disks are displayed in the right pane. If there is a disk that is not initialized, the system will prompt you with the <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b14334732182418">Initialize Disk</strong> dialog box.<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig11358119588"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 3 </b>Disk list</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image16521250165416" src="en-us_image_0000001809029932.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li2535853320"><span>In the <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b20212184910251">Initialize Disk</strong> dialog box, the to-be-initialized disk is selected. Select a disk partition style and click <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b11120628113016">OK</strong>. In this example, <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b7881113093010">GPT (GUID Partition Table)</strong> is selected.</span><p><div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p115521330048">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__b1080166296">Computer Management</strong> window is displayed.<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig68332918241"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 4 </b>Computer Management</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image37491117105518" src="en-us_image_0000001809189776.png"></span></div>
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<div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p16552123015416"><div class="notice" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_note9642468151238"><span class="noticetitle"><img src="public_sys-resources/notice_3.0-en-us.png"> </span><div class="noticebody"><p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0085245975_p11834286151113">The maximum disk size supported by MBR is 2 TiB, and that supported by GPT is 18 EiB. Because an EVS data disk currently supports up to 32 TiB, use GPT if your disk size is larger than 2 TiB.</p>
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<p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0085245975_p612681541585">If the partition style is changed after the disk has been used, all data on the disk will be lost, so take care to select an appropriate partition style when initializing the disk. If you must change the partition style to GPT after a disk has been used, it is recommended that you back up the disk data before the change.</p>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li19767114614287"><span>Right-click at the unallocated disk space and choose <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706195547">New Simple Volume</strong> from the shortcut menu.</span><p><div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p1255310301449">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b03172043153315">New Simple Volume Wizard</strong> window is displayed.<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig19509202633615"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 5 </b>New Simple Volume Wizard</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image1713903555519" src="en-us_image_0000001855868577.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li976712461280"><span>Follow the prompts and click <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b84235270611281">Next</strong>.</span><p><div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p1455483016417">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b8756938999334">Specify Volume Size</strong> page is displayed.<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig209619215384"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 6 </b>Specify Volume Size</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image0831159568" src="en-us_image_0000001855948609.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li19788824102215"><span>Specify the volume size and click <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b84235270611316">Next</strong>. The system selects the maximum volume size by default. You can specify the volume size as required. In this example, the default setting is used.</span><p><div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p655611301746">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706113458">Assign Drive Letter or Path</strong> page is displayed.<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig631143204114"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 7 </b>Assign Drive Letter or Path</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image167451246135619" src="en-us_image_0000001809029936.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li158075128242"><span>Assign a drive letter or path to your partition and click <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706113627">Next</strong>. The system assigns drive letter D by default. In this example, the default setting is used.</span><p><p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p938310313428">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706195931">Format Partition</strong> page is displayed.</p>
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<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig1400313143015"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 8 </b>Format Partition</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image2067886165717" src="en-us_image_0000001809189780.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li61511142132711"><span>Specify format settings and click <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b842352706114147">Next</strong>. The system selects the NTFS file system by default. You can specify the file system type as required. In this example, the default setting is used.</span><p><div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p455803013412">The <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b84235270620436">Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard</strong> page is displayed.<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig380162213463"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 9 </b>Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image14429112185718" src="en-us_image_0000001855868581.png"></span></div>
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<div class="notice" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_note48011122184613"><span class="noticetitle"><img src="public_sys-resources/notice_3.0-en-us.png"> </span><div class="noticebody"><p id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_en-us_topic_0044524740_p262682811243">The partition sizes supported by file systems vary. Choose an appropriate file system format based on your service requirements.</p>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li688515102488"><span>Click <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b1790573793213">Finish</strong>.</span><p><div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p2559103016416">Wait for the initialization to complete. When the volume status changes to <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b84235270618345">Healthy</strong>, the initialization has finished successfully.<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig14464150329"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 10 </b>Disk initialized</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image1338193812571" src="en-us_image_0000001855948613.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_li2095791384515"><span>After the volume is created, click <span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image1277612153182" src="en-us_image_0000001809029940.png"></span> on the task bar and check whether a new volume appears in <strong id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_b84235270620259">This PC</strong>. In this example, New Volume (D:) is the new volume.</span><p><div class="p" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_p1055911301642">If New Volume (D:) appears, the disk is successfully initialized and no further action is required.<div class="fignone" id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_fig4958111374510"><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 11 </b>This PC</span><br><span><img id="evs_01_0045__en-us_topic_0000001808330348_image73951035587" src="en-us_image_0000001809189784.png"></span></div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="evs_01_0058.html">Initialize an EVS Data Disk</a></div>
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