5In the dialog box, create a partition the size of the entire drive (the default) and then click OK.
NOTE: The MSCS software allows only one node to access a logical drive at a time. If a logical drive is partitioned into multiple disks, only one node is able to access all the partitions for that logical drive. If each node must access a separate disk, two or more logical drives must be present in the storage system.
6Click Yes to confirm the partition.
7With the mouse pointer on the same icon,
8Assign a drive letter to an NTFS volume or create a mount point. To assign a drive letter to an NTFS volume:
a Click Edit and select the letter you want to assign to the drive (for example, z). b Click OK.
c Go to step 9.
To create a mount point: a Click Add.
b Click Mount in the following empty NTFS folder.
c Type the path to an empty folder on an NTFS volume, or click Browse to locate it. d Click OK.
e Go to step 9.
9Click Yes to confirm the changes.
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11Under Volume Label, enter a descriptive name for the new volume; for example, Disk_Z or
Email_Data.
12In the dialog box, change the file system to NTFS, select Quick Format, and click the Start button.
NOTE: The NTFS file system format is required for
13Click OK at the warning.
14Click OK to acknowledge that the format is complete.
15Click Close to close the dialog box.
16Repeat step 3 through step 15 for each remaining drive.
17Close Disk Management.
18Shut down node 1.
19Turn on node 2.
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