Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 23)

l Volume overview
l Checking partition or volume properties
l Formatting a partition or volume
l Deleting a partition or volume
Volume Overview
A volume is a logical entity that is made up of portions of one or more physical disks. A volume can be formatted with a file system and can be accessed by a
drive letter.
Like disks, volumes can be basic or dynamic. In Array Manager, basic volumes refer to all volumes that are not on dynamic disks. Dynamic volumes are logical
volumes created from dynamic disks with Array Manager.
In your system, create all data volumes and dynamic volumes on dynamic disks.
Checking Partition or Volume Properties
1. Launch Array Manager.
See " Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager ."
2. Right-click the partition or volume to be checked.
3. Select Properties from the context menu.
The Properties window displays.
4. Check the properties for your volume.
Formatting a Partition or Volume
1. Launch Array Manager.
See " Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager ."
2. Right-click the volume or partition you want to format, and then click Format.
3. Select NTFS as the file system type.
4. Enter a label for the volume.
The label appears on the Array Manager console. If a name has been selected, this name appears in the Name field. You can change the name by typing
a different name.
5. Enter an allocation size or use the default, which is automatically selected.
6. Select the file system type and formatting options:
l Quick format — Formats the volume or partition without scanning for bad sectors in the volume or partition. Check the box to use this format
method.
l Enable file and folder compression — This option is not supported on the NAS system.
7. Click OK to begin formatting.
A progress bar displays in the list view.
Deleting a Partition or Volume
1. Launch Array Manager.
See " Launching Array Manager From the NAS Manager ."
2. Right-click the designated volume, and then click Delete Volume.
3. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel.
The system deletes the volume immediately if you click Yes.
Working With Dynamic Volumes
Dynamic volumes are volumes created on dynamic disks with Array Manager. This section discusses how to create and extend dynamic volumes.
Creating a Dynamic Volume
NOTE: Your NAS system supports only NTFS partitions. Formatting all partitions as NTFS allows for advanced features only available under that file
system.
NOTICE: You must delete all shares and persistent images from your volume before deleting it. If a volume is removed before all shares of that volume
have been removed, the NAS Manager might not display shares correctly.