MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

Lesson 1 Managing and Troubleshooting Disks and Volumes
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is displayed as incomplete. You should resolve incomplete volume conditions
before continuing with the import.
4. If you are satisfied with the information that is in the Foreign Disk Volumes dialog
box, click OK to import the disks.
Removing Disks from the Dynamic Disk Database
If you remove a dynamic disk from a computer running Windows XP, Disk Management
displays the disk as either Offline or Missing because the disk’s configuration is
still present in the dynamic disk database stored on the other disks on the computer.
You can remove the missing disk’s configuration from the dynamic disk database by
right-clicking the disk and selecting Remove Disk.
How to Manage Disks Remotely By Using Computer Management
You can perform disk functions on a remote computer by connecting to that computer
through Computer Management. To connect to a remote computer in Computer Management,
follow these steps:
1. From the Start menu, right-click My Computer and select Manage to open the
Computer Management window.
2. In the Computer Management window, right-click Computer Management and
select Connect To Another Computer from the Action menu.
3. In the Select Computer dialog box, select the computer that you want to manage
remotely, and then click OK. Computer Management displays the remote computer’s
information, and you can manage the disks on that computer by using the
Disk Management tool.
How to Manage Disks from the Command Line by Using Diskpart
You can use the Diskpart.exe command to execute disk-management tasks from a
command prompt and to create scripts for automating those tasks that you need to perform
frequently or on multiple computers.
Executing Diskpart from a command prompt opens the Diskpart command interpreter.
When you are in the Diskpart command interpreter, the command prompt changes to
DISKPART>. You can view available commands for the Diskpart tool by typing commands
at the Diskpart command prompt, as shown in Figure 10-12. Note that you type
exit to close the Diskpart command interpreter and return to the normal command
prompt.