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Setting Up the NTFS Partition
Although the features mentioned in the previous section likely compel most system admin-
istrators to use NTFS, additional reasons make using it mandatory. The most important
reason is that the Active Directory data store must reside on an NTFS partition. Therefore,
before you begin installing Active Directory, make sure you have at least one NTFS parti-
tion available. Also, be sure you have a reasonable amount of disk space available (at least
4GB). Because the size of the Active Directory data store will grow as you add objects to it,
also be sure that you have adequate space for the future.
Exercise 3.1 shows you how to use the administrative tools to view and modify disk
configuration.
Before you make any disk configuration changes, be sure you completely
understand their potential effects; then perform the test in a lab environ-
ment and make sure you have good, verifiable backups handy. Changing
partition sizes and adding and removing partitions can result in a total loss
of all information on one or more partitions.
If you want to convert an existing partition from FAT or FAT32 to NTFS, you need to
use the
CONVERT
command-line utility. For example, the following command converts the
C:
partition from FAT to NTFS:
CONVERT c: /fs:ntfs
e xercIse 3.1
viewing Disk configuration
1.
Press the Windows key on the keyboard (left side between the Ctrl and Alt keys) and
then choose Administrative Tools.
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