Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

Format volumes on a Windows host

Perform the following steps to format a volume on a Windows host:

1. Open Server Manager.
2. Select Tools > Computer Management.
3. Right-click on Disk Management and then select Rescan Disks.
4. Right-click on the new disk and then select Online.
5. Right-click on the new disk and then select Initialize Disk.
   The Initialize Disk dialog box opens.
6. Select the partition style for the disk and click OK.
7. Right-click on the unallocated space, select New Simple Volume, and follow the steps in the wizard to create the volume.