Verifying that the Windows host is configured for storage

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Determine whether a Windows Server 2012, 2016, or 2019 is configured for storage.

Procedure

To verify that the Windows host is configured for storage, complete the following steps:

  1. Partition new drives with Disk Management.
  2. From the Windows Server desktop, right-click Start.
  3. Click Explore and verify that you can see the Fibre Channel drives.
  4. Select a large file (for example, 9 MB file), and drag (copy) it to a Fibre Channel drive.
  5. Verify that the file was copied to the selected drive.