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1. In console tree view, select one dynamic disk.
2. In 'dynamic disk' menu, click 'Create dynamic partition', or click 'Create dynamic partition' button in tool bar.
3. A dialog appears, see illustration.
Key in the dynamic partition name, select its size, the file system to be created on this partition, stripe number, read ahead sector count and data allocation policy on this dynamic partition.
Click 'OK', a dynamic partition should be created for use.
Noun Explanation
Stripes: It refers to how many physical partitions the data of created dynamic partition will be distributed. If a dynamic disk includes several physical partitions, RAID0 can be realized when the stripe size is installed as >1.
Read Ahead Sectors: In order to enhance data performance of reading and writing, the action of reading sector numbers from dynamic partition is in advance when operating readings.
Allocation Policy: The Contiguous display data storage, some enough space should be found to hold whole data; if there is free space unit, the Next Free will distribute data whether the space is successive or not.
Note:
When
selecting the ReiserFS file system, if the dynamic partition is smaller than
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