Preparing file systems on Windows systems

You must format New Technology File System (NTFS) file systems on each of the disk LUNs to be used by the IBM Storage Protect server.

1. Create mount point directories for file systems.
   Issue the md command for each directory that you must create. Use the directory values that you recorded in the planning worksheets. For example, to create the server instance directory by using the default value, issue the following command:

   md c:\tsminst1

   Repeat the md command for each file system.
2. Create a volume for every disk LUN that is mapped to a directory under the server instance directory by using the Windows volume manager.

   Go to Server Manager > File and Storage Services and complete the following steps for each disk that corresponds to the LUN mapping that was created in the previous step:

   1. Bring the disk online.
   2. Initialize the disk to the GPT basic type, which is the default.
   3. Create a simple volume that occupies all of the space on the disk. Format the file system by using NTFS, and assign a label that matches the purpose of the volume, such as TSMfile00. Do not assign the new volume to a drive letter. Instead, map the volume to a directory under the instance directory, such as C:\tsminst1\TSMfile00.
      Tip: Determine the volume label and directory mapping labels based on the size of the disk that is reported.
3. Verify that file systems are mounted at the correct LUN and correct mount point. List all file systems by issuing the mountvol command and then review the output.
   For example:

   \\?\Volume{8ffb9678-3216-474c-a021-20e420816a92}\
     C:\tsminst1\TSMdbspace00\
   

4. After the disk configuration is complete, restart the system.