Chapter Two

 

Chapter Two. 1

Chapter 2 Overview. 1

Configuring a Logical Hard Drive. 2

Creating the Partition. 2

Formatting the Logical Drive. 7

 

 

 

Chapter 2 Overview

 

In chapter 1, you created a small partition and installed Windows 2000 server on this partition.  In chapter 2 you will create a partition using the remaining hard drive space on your server.  This partition will hold the web data for your web site.  Once this partition is created, you will format the partition.

 

Materials needed in this chapter

q       No additional materials are needed

 

 

Configuring a Logical Hard Drive

 

 

 

Follow these instructions below to create and format a logical hard drive on your Windows 2000 Server.  Note: You must log into the server as the administrator.

 

The Configure Your Server window may open when you log on the machine.  Close this window before you continue.

 

Creating the Partition

1.      Click Start, choose Programs, Administrative Tools, and click on Computer Management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      Computer Management window will open.

 

 

 

3.      Computer Management window:  Select the Disk Management folder located under Storage.

 

 

 

 

4.      Computer Management window:  Place the pointer over the Unallocated drive.  Right mouse button click and choose Create Partition.

 

 

 

5.      Create Partition Wizard / Welcome to the Create Partition Wizard window:  Click Next.

 

 

 

 

6.      Create Partition Wizard / Select Partition Type window:  Click the radio button next to Extended partition.  Click Next.

 



 

7.      Create Partition Wizard / Specify Partition Size window:  By default, Windows will use all the available hard disk space to create a single partition.  While it is possible to create multiple partitions, this example demonstrates creating one.  Click Next.

 

 

 

 

8.      Create Partition Wizard / Completing the Create Partition Wizard window:  Click Finish.

 

 

 

9.      Computer Management window:  The partition will now be displayed.

 



Formatting the Logical Drive

10.  Computer Management window:  Place the pointer over the new partition.  Right mouse button click.  Choose Create Logical Drive.

 

A logical drive is a volume you create within an extended partition on a basic disk.

 

 

11.  Create Partition Wizard / Welcome to the Create Partition Wizard window:  Click Next.

 

 

 

 

12.  Create Partition Wizard / Select Partition Type window: Click the radio button next to Logical drive. Click Next.

 

 

 

13.  Create Partition Wizard / Specify partition Size window:  It is possible to change the size of the logical drive.  This example will use the default size.  By default, Windows will use all the available hard drive space.  Click Next.

 

 

 

14.  Create Partition Wizard / Assign Drive Letter or Path window:  By default, Windows will assign the next available drive letter to this new drive.  Clicking the down arrow and choosing a different drive letter can override this default.  Click Next.

 

 

 

15.  Create Partition Wizard / Format Partition window:  To fully utilize Windows 2000 security, this logical partition should be formatted using NTFS file system.  Leave the Allocation unit size to the default setting.  Type Web_Data in the Volume Label.  Click Next.

 

 

 

 

16.  Create Partition Wizard / Completing the Create Partition Wizard window:  Click Finish.

 

 

 

17.  Computer Management window: This step formats the logical partition.  Notice the percent completed shows in the new logical drive.

 




 

 

18.  Computer Management window:  Windows has completed formatting the new logical drive: the drive letter has been assigned along with the volume name.

Close the window.