How to create the extended partition

 All disk management functions can be performed using Disk Management MMC snap-in. Disk Management MMC snap-in is available as an extension to the Computer Management MMC snap-in. To open the Computer Management MMC snap-in, right click My Computer and select "Manage" from the context menu. Expand Storage node and select "Disk Management". If you want to open Disk Management MMC snap-in as standalone, type diskmgmt.msc inside the run dialog box and hit "Enter".

1) Right click the available space on the disk on which you want to create the extended partition, and select "New Partition" from the context menu.

2) Click "Next" in the "New Partition Wizard".

3) Select "Extended Partition" in the "Select Partition Type" and click "Next" to continue.

4) Enter the partition size in the "Specify Partition Size" Screen. We have selected 30GB remaining storage space. Click "Next" to continue.

5) Click "Finish" in the "Completing the New Partition Wizard" to create the extended partition.

8) New Extended Partition is created and listed inside Disk Management MMC console.

How to to create the primary partion

All disk management functions can be performed using Disk Management MMC snap-in. Disk Management MMC snap-in is available as an extension to the Computer Management MMC snap-in. To open the Computer Management MMC snap-in, right click My Computer and select "Manage" from the context menu. Expand Storage node and select "Disk Management". If you want to open Disk Management MMC snap-in as standalone, type diskmgmt.msc inside the run dialog box and hit "Enter".

1) Right click the disk on which you want to create the primary partition, and select "New Partition" from the context menu.

2) Click "Next" in the "New Partition Wizard".

3) Select "Primary Partition" in the "Select Partition Type" screen and click "Next" to continue.

4) Enter the partition size in the "Specify Partition Size" Screen. We have selected 10GB out of 40GB total storage space. Click "Next" to continue.

5) Select the drive letter in the "Assign Drive Letter or Path" screen. Click "Next" to continue.

6) If you want to format the partition, you can do it in "Format Partition" screen. The options for formatting the partition are also available in this screen. Click "Next" to continue.

7) Click "Finish" in the "Completing the New Partition Wizard" to create the primary partition and start formatting it.

8) New Primary Partition is created and listed inside Disk Management MMC console.

Difference between Windows 2003 Basic and Dynamic disks

Difference between Windows 2003 Basic and Dynamic disks

Windows 2003 supports two storage types; Basic disks and Dynamic Disks.

Basic Disks

Basic storage uses normal partition tables supported by MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. A disk initialized for basic storage is called a basic disk. A basic disk can have up to four primary partitions or up to three primary partitions and one extended partition. Each primary partition is represented with one logical volume. Each extended partition is represented by one or more logical drives.

Dynamic Disks

Dynamic storage is available in Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Server. A disk initialized for dynamic storage is called a dynamic disk. A dynamic disk contains dynamic volumes, such as simple volumes, spanned volumes, striped volumes, mirrored volumes, and RAID-5 volumes.

With dynamic disks, we can create fault tolerant volumes. Non-fault tolerant volumes provide no data redundancy. If a non-fault tolerant drive fails, the data can be recovered only from backup. Fault tolerant volumes provide data redundancy. If a fault tolerant drive fails, you can rebuild the volume without having to recover data from backup.

 

Windows 2003 Installation

Windows 2003 Installation

 

1. Start the machine with the bootable Windows 2003 CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2. Press a key when prompted. When all drivers have loaded and the Windows Server 2003 Executive has initialized, a Welcome to Setup screen appears.

3. There are three options. Press Enter to continue with Setup.

4. The Windows Server 2003 Licensing Agreement screen appears. This contains the text of the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA).

5. Press F8 to agree to the terms of the EULA. A partition management screen appears. If you are installing on a new server, the drives show a status of Unpartitioned Space. If you have existing partitions that you want to remove, highlight the partition name and press D. Setup responds with two confirmation screens to delete the partition. The first confirmation screen appears if the partition is a system partition. Press Enter to confirm. The second confirmation screen asks you to press L.

6. After all partitions have been removed, highlight the Unpartitioned Space entry and press C to create a partition.

7. When you create a partition, Setup prompts you to specify the size of the partition in MB. Give the operating system at least 3GB, with 4GB preferred.

8. When the partition has been created, Setup returns to the partition management screen. Highlight the newly created partition and press Enter to install Windows Server 2003 into that partition.

9. Setup now prompts you to format the partition using either NTFS or FAT. You have the option of a standard or fast format. (When you choose to run a regular format on a volume, files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the time that it takes to format a volume. If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Only use this option if your hard disk has been previously formatted and you are sure that your hard disk is not damaged.)

10. Select a format type and press Enter. Setup formats the partition and displays a progress bar.

11. When the format is finished, Setup copies installation files from the CD to the newly formatted partition.

12. When the file copy completes, the system restarts to graphical mode.

Graphics phase

1. Click Next at the Welcome window or wait a while for Setup to proceed automatically. The Installing Devices window opens and PnP (Plug and Play) enumeration begins. It may take some time to complete 2. Next is the Regional and Language Settings window. Regional and Language Settings can be changed here. Locale Settings determine the National Language Support (NLS) files that Setup loads. National Language Support (NLS) files control parameters such as display language, decimal points, monetary units, and such. 3. Next is the Personalize Your Software window. Fill in the Name and Organization fields. These entries are for information only. (This can be changed in registry at the location HKLM | Software |Microsoft |Windows NT | CurrentVersion -> RegisteredOwner) 4. Click Next. The Product Key window opens. Enter the product key. 5. Click Next. The Licensing Modes window opens. Choose the mode. Two modes are available. • Per device or Per User Licensing: In Per User/Per Device mode, A separate Windows CAL (Client Access License) is required for each user or device that accesses or uses the server software on any of your servers. • Per Server Licensing: With Per Server licensing, a specified number of CALs are associated with a particular server. The number of devices that can legally access that server simultaneously is limited in Per Server licensing to the number of CALs purchased for that particular server. 6. Click Next. If you have a modem in the server, the Modem Dialing Information window opens. 7. Click Next. The Date and Time Settings window opens. 8. Click Next. Setup now performs additional inspections to determine the state of the network and how to configure the network hardware. 9. After Setup loads the network drivers, the Networking Settings window opens. You have two configuration choices: Typical Settings and Custom Settings. If you select the Custom Settings you can configure the TCP/IP settings such as IP address, default gateway, and DNS server here. 12. After you have completed entering your configuration settings, click OK to close and return to the Networking Settings window. 13. Click Next. The Workgroup or Domain window opens. You can make the computer a member of a workgroup or member of an Active Directory Domain here. 15. Click Next. Setup begins copying the required files from the CD. 16. After the file copy is complete, the Performing Final Tasks window opens and Setup begins configuring the services and components you installed. After that Windows Server 2003 Setup displays the Completing the Windows Server 2003 Setup Wizard window. You can restart the computer now or it will restart automatically.