Manage FlashArray Volume(s) from Windows Server Host
1. Start Disk Management using Start > Run > diskmgmt.msc.
2. Perform Rescan Disks.
3. Initialize disks by right-clicking on the Disk # and selecting Initialize Disk.
4. The Initialize Disk dialog will open and indicate all of the disks that need to be initialized. For this example, there are Disk 1 (NTFS) and Disk 2 (ReFS) that will be initialized using GPT (Guid Partition Table). GPT is used to support disks larger than 2 TB.
5. Create a volume by right-clicking on the disk partition and selecting New Simple Volume.
6. The New Simple Volume Wizard will open, click Next >.
7. Specify Volume Size, the default is used for use maximum size.
8. Assign Drive Letter or Path, the default is used for selecting the next available drive letter.
9. Format Partition, choose NTFS as the File system, 64K Allocation unit size (cluster size), and set the Volume label.
(Optional) To create an ReFS volume choose ReFS as the File system.
10. Accept the settings from the wizard and click Finish.
The new volume(s) are now ready for use.
Create Mounts Point(s) (Optional)
1. Right-click on the disk partition and select Change Drive Letter and Paths...
2. The Change Drive Letter and Paths for the selected disk will be opened. Click Add...
3. Add Drive Letter or Path is opened. Since there is already a drive letter assigned the Mount in the following empty NTFS folder is selected. Click Browse...
4. Navigate using the Browse for Drive Path dialog and either select an existing folder or create a New Folder... In the below example a new folder and sub-folder have been created named \FlashArrayMounts\NTFS. Click OK.
5. Click OK.
6. Now the newly assigned mount point can be seen in the Change Drive Letter and Paths for the selected disk.
The volume(s) now have an assigned mount point.