
The volume is also listed as RAW because it has not yet been formatted with a file system. Volume 2 C NTFS Partition 30 GB Healthy SystemĪs shown above the new volume is listed as volume 0 and shown as Stripe. Volume # Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info

Having created the striped volume, the list volume command may be used to verify the new configuration: DISKPART> list volume For example, to create a striped volume comprising of disks 1 and 2: DISKPART> create volume stripe disk=1,2ĭiskPart successfully created the volume. Omission of the size= option will cause diskpart to create volume such that it is the size of the smallest disk in the striped set. The size of the volume may also be specified using the size= directive. In the case of the disk= directive a comma separated list of disk numbers to be used in the striped set must be provided. The striped volume is created using the create volume command combined with the stripe and disk= directives. This can be achieved using the list disk command: DISKPART> list diskįor the purposes of this tutorial we will be creating a striped volume based on a stripe set consisting of disks 1 and 2.

He first step in creating a striped volume using diskpart is to identify the disks to be used in the striped set. Assuming the summary is acceptable the Finish button will format the volumes and create the striped volume ready for use.Ĭreating (RAID 0) Volume from the Command Prompt To view the summary screen, press the Next button. The Next button will then proceed to the Format Volume screen where the file system type and compression options may be selected. Select the necessary disks selected click Next to proceed and assign a drive letter or mount point for the volume. To add disks to the striped, select a suitable disk from the available disks in the right hand column and click on Add to add it to the selected disks list Configure Raid0


In order to proceed, at least one more disk is required. Initially, the wizard only lists the currently selected disk in the Selected column. For the purposes of this example the set will consist of two disks. As mentioned previously, a striped set can be comprised of anywhere from 2 to 32 disk drives. Click Next on the welcome screen to proceed to the disk selection screen. In Disk Management tool right click on the un-allocated space in the graphical view of the first disk to be used in the stripe set and select Create New Striped Volume… to invoke the New Striped Volume wizard. To open Disk management type compmgmt.msc at a command prompt window or Run dialog and selecting Storage -> Disk Management.
