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SK0-003 · Question #192

A new array of hard drives has been added to an existing server; however, when the server is booted into the Windows OS the new drives fail to appear in My Computer. From which of the following…

The correct answer is C. Computer Management D. Disk Management. To make newly added physical hard drives visible and usable in a Windows operating system, they must be initialized, partitioned, and formatted using tools found within Computer Management, specifically the Disk Management utility.

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Question

A new array of hard drives has been added to an existing server; however, when the server is booted into the Windows OS the new drives fail to appear in My Computer. From which of the following locations can the new storage drives be added? (Select TWO).

Options

  • AFormat command
  • BHypervisor
  • CComputer Management
  • DDisk Management
  • EVirtual Center

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    76% (19)
  • E
    16% (4)

Why each option

To make newly added physical hard drives visible and usable in a Windows operating system, they must be initialized, partitioned, and formatted using tools found within Computer Management, specifically the Disk Management utility.

AFormat command

The 'format' command is used to format an existing partition or volume, but it cannot be used to initialize a new disk or create partitions; the disk must first be prepared.

BHypervisor

A Hypervisor is virtualization software and is irrelevant when managing physical hard drives on a physical server running a Windows OS directly.

CComputer ManagementCorrect

Computer Management is a Microsoft Windows utility that provides access to various administrative tools, including Disk Management. Through Computer Management, an administrator can navigate to Disk Management to detect, initialize, partition, and format new storage devices.

DDisk ManagementCorrect

Disk Management is a graphical utility within Windows that allows administrators to manage hard disks and partitions. New drives that are physically connected but not yet configured will appear here, allowing them to be brought online, initialized, partitioned, and formatted for use by the operating system.

EVirtual Center

Virtual Center (vCenter Server) is management software for VMware virtual environments, not for managing physical hard drives on a physical Windows server.

Concept tested: Windows disk management and storage configuration

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/initialize-new-disks

Topics

#Windows Server#storage management#Disk Management#Computer Management

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