Install Windows Server 2012 R2 - MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2: Installation and Configuration Study Guide - page 49

■ The Disk Management snap-in is an application that allows you to configure and man-
age the disk drives on the host computer. You have already seen this application in use
when you initialized disks and created volume sets.
■ DiskPart is a command-line utility that configures and manages disks, volumes, and
partitions on the host computer. It can also be used to script many of the storage man-
agement commands. DiskPart is a robust tool that you should study on your own
because it is beyond the scope of this topic. Figure 1.8 shows the various commands
and their function in the DiskPart utility.
fIguRe 1.8 DiskPart commands
■ DiskRAID is also a scriptable command-line utility that configures and manages hard-
ware RAID storage systems. However, at least one VDS hardware provider must be
installed for DiskRAID to be functional. DiskRAID is another useful utility that you
should study on your own because it's beyond the scope of this topic.