Chapter 9 Introduction to the Server
401
Equipment and Materials
■ Computer with Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 installed. (A
server is not required for this laboratory activity.)
Procedure
1. ______ Report to your assigned workstation.
2. ______ Boot the computer and verify it is in working order.
3. ______ Open the command prompt (Start
| All Programs | Accessories |
Command
Prompt, or
Start | Run
and enter
cmd
in the
Run
dialog box).
4. ______ At the command line, type and enter the
DiskPart
command. If
successful, the prompt will display
DISKPART
to let you know that
you are now using the DiskPart command interpreter.
5. ______ Enter the
Help
or
/?
command to reveal a list of commands.
6. ______ Enter the
list
command to display the objects that can be specified
with the
list
command. Disk, partition, and volume are listed.
7. ______ Try each of the following commands to reveal information about the
disk drive(s):
list
disk,
list
partition,
list
volume. Remember, the
list
partition
command requires focus. You must use the
select
command
to select the disk drive you wish to list partition information about.
For example, you would enter select disk 0 to set the focus on the
first disk in the system. The
select
command is only required for the
list partition
command. After running each command, record on a
separate sheet of paper the information revealed.
8. ______ The
detail
command reveals similar content but with more detailed
information about an object. Enter each of the following commands
and then record on a separate sheet of paper the information
revealed:
detail
disk,
detail
volume,
detail
partition.
9. ______ Practice using the commands covered thus far until you are very
familiar with them. They are difficult to learn at first because some
involve setting focus and using two words for a valid command.
10. ______ Use the
help
command to reveal what the following commands
are used for. Do not attempt to use any of the following commands
without explicit permission from the instructor.