Administrator Guide

4 Conrm the volume creation settings and click Create.
The new volume created is displayed in the Volumes pane.
Managing a volume
Disk Management is used to manage disks and volumes. To access Disk Management, start the Server Manager, from the Tools menu,
click
Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management.
• You can initialize disks, create volumes, and format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS le systems using Disk Management.
• Disk Management enables you to perform most disk-related tasks without restarting the system or interrupting users.
Extending a volume
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent un-allocated space on the same
disk. To extend a basic volume, it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS le system.
Extending a basic volume using the Windows interface
About this task
NOTE: If you do not have un-allocated disk space on your disk, use Dell OpenManage Server Administrator to extend your LUN
before you extend your volume.
To extend a basic volume using the Windows interface:
Steps
1 Start Server Manager, from the Tools menu, click Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management.
2 In Disk Management, right-click the Basic Volume you want to extend.
3 Click Extend Volume.
The Extend Volume Wizard window is displayed.
4 Complete the on-screen tasks, select the disks, type the disk space, and close the wizard.
Extending a basic volume using CLI
About this task
To extend a basic volume using CLI:
Steps
1 Open the CLI window and enter diskpart.
2 At the DISKPART prompt, enter list volume.
3 Make note of the basic volume you want to extend.
4 At the DISKPART prompt:
a Type select volume<volume number> to select the basic volume number that you want to extend into contiguous, empty
space on the same disk.
b Type extend [size=<size>] to extend the selected volume by size megabytes (MB).
Shrinking a volume
About this task
You can decrease the space used by primary partitions and logical drives by shrinking them into adjacent, contiguous space on the same
disk. For example, if you require an additional partition but do not have additional disks, you can shrink the existing partition from the end of
the volume to create new un-allocated space that can then be used for a new partition.
To shrink a volume:
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Using your NAS system