Working with DisksWorking with DisksLesson 4

Skills MatrixSkills Matrix

Technology Skill Objective Domain Objective #

Configuring Data Protection

Configure data protection

6.4

Using the Back Up Files Wizard

Use Windows backup and restore

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Using Complete PC Use Complete PC to create an image

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Restoring Previous Versions

Restore damaged or deleted files by using previous versions

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Understanding Partition Styles

MBR

GPT (new to Windows Vista)

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Understanding Volume Types

Simple volume

Spanned volume

Striped volume

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Using the Disk Management Snap-In

Initializing disks

Selecting a partition style

Converting basic disks to dynamic disks

Creating partitions and volumes

Extending, shrinking, and deleting volumes

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Formatting partitions and volumes

Assigning and changing driver letters and paths

Examining and managing physical disk properties such as disk quotas, folder sharing, and error-checking

Using the Disk Management Snap-In (cont.)

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Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

Click System And Maintenance, and then click Administrative Tools.

Double-click Computer Management, and click Continue to confirm your access.

In the console tree, open the Storage node and then click Disk Management.

Opening the Disk Management Snap-In

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Viewing Physical Disk Properties

General

Policies

Volumes

Driver

Details

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Viewing Partition or Volume Properties

General

Tools

Hardware

Sharing

Security

Previous Versions

Quota

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Adding a New Disk

Open the Disk Management snap-in.

Click Next to bypass the Welcome page.

On the Select Disks To Initialize page, the wizard automatically selects the uninitialized disks for the initialization process. You can clear the related option for any disk that you do not want to initialize at this time.

Click Next.

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Adding a New Disk (cont.)

Select the disks (if any) that you want to convert to a dynamic disk, and click Next.

The summary page shows the options you have selected and the actions that the wizard will perform on each disk. If you agree with the summary, click Finish.

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Open the Disk Management snap-in.

In Disk List view, right-click the disk you need to convert and, from the context menu, select Convert To GPT Disk or Convert To MBR Disk. The system then proceeds with the conversion.

Converting the Disk Partition Style

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Converting a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk

Open the Disk Management snap-in.

In Disk List view, right-click the basic disk that you want to convert and, from the context menu, select Convert To Dynamic Disk.

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Select the checkboxes for the disks you want to convert, and click OK.

The Disks To Convert dialog box lists the disks you chose for conversion for your confirmation. Click OK when you are ready to continue with the conversion.

On the Disks To Convert dialog box, click Convert to start the conversion.

Converting a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk (cont.)

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Creating a Partition or Volume

Open the Disk Management snap-in.

In Graphical view, right-click the unallocated area on the volume status column for the disk on which you want to create a partition or volume, and then click New Simple Volume.

Click Next.

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Select the size for the new partition or volume that falls within the maximum and minimum limits stated on the page by using the Simple Volume Size In Mb spin box, and then click Next.

Configure the three options listed, and then click Next.

Creating a Partition or Volume (cont.)

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Specify whether and how the wizard should format the volume.

Click Next.

Review the settings to confirm your options, and then click Finish.

Creating a Partition or Volume (cont.)

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Creating Spanned and Striped Volumes

Open the Disk Management snap-in.

In Graphical view, right-click an unallocated area on a dynamic disk and, from the context menu, select New Spanned Volume or New Striped Volume.

Click Next to exit the Welcome page.

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On the Select Disks page under the Available standard list box, select each dynamic disk you want to use in the spanned or striped volume and then click Add.

Specify the space you want to use on each disk and click Next.

Specify whether you want to assign a drive letter or path, and then click Next.

Creating Spanned and Striped Volumes (cont.)

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Specify whether or how you want to format the volume, and then click Next.

Review the settings to confirm your options, and then click Finish.

Creating Spanned and Striped Volumes (cont.)

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Managing Permissions

NTFS permissions

Share permissions

Registry permissions

Active Directory permissions

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Understanding Effective Permissions

Allow permissions are cumulative.

Deny permissions override Allow permissions.

Explicit permissions take precedence over inherited permissions.

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Assigning Standard NTFS Permissions

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories, and select Windows Explorer.

In the Folders pane, scroll down to the Computer container and expand it. Then, expand the Local Disk (C:) drive.

Create a new folder on the C: drive and call it Test Folder.

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Assigning Standard NTFS Permissions (cont.)

Right-click a folder and, from the context menu, select Properties.

Click the Security tab.

Click Edit. When you are prompted for permission to continue, click Continue.

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Click Add.

Type Guest and click OK.

Assigning Standard NTFS Permissions (cont.)

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Click the Guest user. In the Permissions For Guest box, select or

clear the checkboxes to Allow or Deny the user any of the standard permissions.

Click OK twice to close the two dialog boxes.

Assigning Standard NTFS Permissions (cont.)

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Sharing a Folder

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories, and select Windows Explorer.

In the Folders pane, scroll down to the Computer container and expand it. Then, expand the Local Disk (C:) drive.

Create a new folder on the C: drive and call it Test Folder.

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Sharing a Folder (cont.)

Right-click Test Folder and, from the context menu, select Properties.

Click the Sharing tab.

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Sharing a Folder (cont.)

Click Advanced Sharing, and then click Continue to proceed.

Select the Share This Folder checkbox.

Click OK to create the share.

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Setting Share Permissions

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories, and select Windows Explorer.

In the Folders pane, scroll down to the Computer container and expand it. Then, expand the Local Disk (C:) drive.

Create a new folder on the C: drive and call it Test Folder.

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Setting Share Permissions (cont.)

Right-click Test Folder and, from the context menu, select Properties.

Click the Sharing tab, click Advanced Sharing, and then click Continue to proceed.

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Setting Share Permissions (cont.)

Click Permissions.

Click Add.

In the Enter The Object Names To Select text box, type Guest and click OK.

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Setting Share Permissions (cont.)

In the Permissions For Guest list, select or clear the checkboxes to Allow or Deny the user any of the permissions shown.

Click OK repeatedly until you return to the Windows Explorer window.

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Creating a Backup Job

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools, and select Backup Status And Configuration.

In the left pane, make sure that Back Up Files is selected.

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Creating a Backup Job (cont.)

Click Set Up Automatic File Backup.

Select the appropriate radio button to choose whether you want to back up to a local or network drive, and then specify the drive or network location. Click Next.

Select or clear the checkboxes to indicate which drives you want to include in the backup job. Click Next to continue.

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Creating a Backup Job (cont.)

Select or clear the checkboxes to indicate which types of files you want to back up, and then click Next.

Using the How Often, What Day, and What Time dropdown lists, specify when and how often you want to back up your files. Click Save Settings And Start Backup.

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Creating an Image Backup

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools, and select Backup Status And Configuration.

In the left pane, select Complete PC Backup.

Click Create A Backup Now.

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Creating an Image Backup (cont.)

Select the appropriate radio button to choose whether you want to back up to a hard disk or DVDs, and then specify which drive or network location you want to use. Click Next.

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Creating an Image Backup (cont.)

Select or clear the checkboxes to indicate which drives you want to include in the backup job. Click Next to continue.

Click Start Backup.

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You Learned

Windows Vista uses two hard disk partition styles: MBR and GPT.

Windows Vista supports two disk types: basic disks and dynamic disks.

Basic disks can have up to four partitions: three primary partitions and a fourth usually being an extended partition, on which you can create multiple logical drives.

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You Learned (cont.)

Windows Vista supports three types of dynamic volumes: simple, spanned, and striped.

You use the Disk Management snap-in for MMC to manage disks.

Windows Vista has several sets of permissions, which operate independently of each other, including NTFS permissions, share permissions, registry permissions, and Active Directory permissions.

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You Learned (cont.)

NTFS permissions enable you to control access to files and folders by specifying just what tasks individual users can perform on them.

Share permissions provide rudimentary access control for all of the files on a network share.

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You Learned (cont.)

The Back Up Files Wizard is designed to protect users’ document files and enable them to restore single files as needed.

The Complete PC utility creates image backups of the entire system, which the user can restore in the event of a catastrophic disk failure.