You can see the result by typing the following command:ĭiskpart> list partition Partition # Type Size Offset - Partition 1 Primary 350 MB 1024 KB Partition 2 Primary 100 GB 351 MB To create a partition (in this scenario, with 10GB size), type the following command:ĭiskpart> create partition primary size=10240.Select a disk (in this scenario, â€œdisk 0â€) by typing the following command:Â diskpart> select disk 0.List all the disks connected to your server.ĭiskpart> list disk Disk # Â Â Â Status Â Â Â Â Size Â Â Â Â Â Free Â Â Â Â Dyn Â Â Gpt.At the command line, typeÂ diskpartÂ and press Enter.Scenario:Â Create a new volumeÂ â€œdata driveâ€ with 10GB of space and mount it as â€œT:â€ Shrinking a file system requires no downtime as well.Adding extra space to an existingÂ file system requires no downtime.Any DiskPart command will then act on that object. List then select an object to give it focus.You can find a list of the DiskPart commands you can use in thisÂ Microsoft TechNet article. The C: drives of Alnitech servers has a 100GB default volume.Â You can use the rest of the spaceÂ at your own discretion. Specifically, it can do a superset of actions supported by Disk Management. In DiskPart, your commands are read from standard input/output (I/O) and directed to any disk, partition, or volume.ĭiskPart enhances the Disk Administrator graphical user interface (GUI). It is different from other command-line tools, as it does not operate in a single-line mode. TheÂ DiskPart utilityÂ enables you to configure storage from a script, a remote session, or another command prompt.

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Windows disk management command