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Figure 6-20

The Share and Storage Management snap-in

Activity 6-17: Using Share and Storage Management

Time Required: 15 minutes
Objective: Explore the features of the Share and Storage Management snap-in.
Description: After sharing some folders, you realize that a new MMC has been added to the
Administrative Tools folder: Share and Storage Management. You decide to become familiar
with this new tool.
1. Log on to your server as Administrator, if necessary.
2. Click the Server Manager icon on the Quick Launch toolbar. In the left pane of Server
Manager, click to expand the Roles node and then the File Services node. Click the Share
and Storage Management snap-in.
3. Click the Shares tab in the middle pane, if necessary. Review the information displayed here.
4. Click the Volumes tab, which lists all disk volumes installed on the server. You can right-
click any volume to select options to extend, format, or delete the volume or view its
properties.
5. Right-click the QData volume and click Extend . In the New capacity text box, type 2.5 , and
then click OK to extend the QData volume's size to 2.5 GB. Volumes can be extended in
Share and Storage Management as long as unallocated space is available adjacent to them.
Disk Management must be used to extend a volume to another disk or another place on the
same disk.
6. In the Actions pane, click Provision Share to start the Provision a Shared Folder Wizard.
Click Browse . Click the q$ folder, and then click Make New Folder . Type NewShare , click
OK , and then click Next .