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Chapter 11
Managing Disks
About This Chapter
Microsoft Windows 2000 provides two disk storage types: basic disks
that use the partitions found in earlier versions of Windows and
MS-DOS, and dynamic disks that use volumes which provide more efficient
use of space than partitions in computers with multiple hard disks. To
simplify the job of managing disks, Windows 2000 includes Disk
Management, a graphical tool that consolidates all disk management
tasks for both local and remote administration. Disk Management
provides shortcut menus to show you which tasks you can perform on the
selected object, and includes wizards to guide you through creating
partitions and volumes and upgrading disks.
Before You Begin
To complete this chapter
- You must have a computer that meets or exceeds the minimum
hardware requirements listed in "Getting Started."
- You must have installed Windows Advanced Server on a
computer meeting the specifications listed in the preceding bullet. The
computer should be installed as a stand-alone computer in a workgroup and TCP/IP
should be the only installed protocol.
- Your computer should be using a static IP address.
- You must have Windows 2000 Server on CD-ROM.
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