6.Complete the New Simple Volume Wizard with the following settings:
•Accept the default assigned partition size
•Assign drive letter Q
•Formatted as NTFS
•Label the volume Witness
•Check Perform a quick format
7.Repeat the preceding steps to initialize and format the remaining data disks, assigning properties such as volume size and labels as appropriate for the intended use of the storage.
NOTE:
Before proceeding to additional configuration tasks, ensure that all disks have been completely initialized and formatted. After the disks have been completely initialized and formatted, the storage allocation area will indicate the volume name, size, and state (Healthy, for example).
Validate the configuration
The process of validating your configuration may take a few minutes. If additional storage is configured to be used by the cluster, the validation process takes additional time to complete.
1.From Server 1, click Start > Administrative Tools > Failover Cluster Management.
Figure 13 Failover Cluster Management user interface
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2.In the Management section, click Validate a Configuration.
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