Moac Lab 2

Lab 3

Configuring Local Storage

This lab contains the following exercises and activities:

Exercise 3.1

Exercise 3.2

Exercise 3.3

Lab Challenge Initializing Disks

Creating Simple Volumes

Creating a Storage Pool

Removing Storage Components

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

The lab environment consists of computers connected to a local area network, along with a server that functions as the domain controller for a domain called adatum.com. The computers required for this lab are listed in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1

Computers Required for Lab 3

Computer Operating System Computer Name

Domain controller Windows Server 2012 SVR-DC-A

Member server Windows Server 2012 SVR-MBR-B

Member server with three additional SCSI hard drives Windows Server 2012 SVR-MBR-C

In addition to the computers, you also require the software listed in Table 3-2 to complete Lab 3.

Table 3-2

Software Required for Lab 3

Software Location

Lab 3 student worksheet Lab03_worksheet.docx (provided by instructor)

Working with Lab Worksheets

Each lab in this manual requires that you answer questions, create screen shots, and perform other activities that you will document in a worksheet named for the lab, such as Lab03_worksheet.docx. It is recommended that you use a USB flash drive to store your worksheets, so you can submit them to your instructor for review. As you perform the exercises in each lab, open the appropriate worksheet file, fill in the required information, and save the file to your flash drive.

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

⦁ Initialize new disks

⦁ Create storage spaces, disks, and volumes with Server Manager

⦁ Create volumes with the Disk Management snap-in

Estimated lab time: 60 minutes

Exercise 3.1 Initializing Disks

Overview

In this exercise, you use two different tools to bring three new disks online and initialize them in preparation for creating storage volumes.

Mindset Adding disk drives is a common server hardware upgrade, requiring an...