Creating the proxy partition on a GV STRATUS Express server

The Core Services server must be freshly re-imaged and must not have a proxy partition
The Core Services server must be intended for use as an Express server in the GV STRATUS system

The recommended method is to restore the Express Server using the system specific image that shipped on the server. When you do so, the proxy partition is also restored. However, if for some reason you must create the proxy partition manually, use this procedure.

Log into the server as Administrator.
On the Windows desktop, next to the Start menu, click on the Server Manager Icon. Server Manager opens.
In the Server Manager tree select Storage | Disk Management.
Right-click on CD-ROM 0 and select Change Drive Letter and Paths.
Select the F: drive letter and click the Change button.
In the Assign the following drive letter drop-down list select G.
Click OK.
Click Yes.
Right-click on Disk 0's Unallocated disk space and select New Simple Volume. The New Simple Volume wizard opens.
On the wizard's first page, click Next.
On the Specify Volume Size page, select the maximum size (should be the default) and click Next.
On the Assign Drive Letter page, select F and click Next.

On the Format Partition page, select Format this Volume with the following Settings and make settings as follows:

Option	Setting
File System	NTFS
Allocation Unit Size	Default
Volume Label	Storage
Check	Perform a quick format

Note: Do not check "Enable file and folder compression"

Click Next.
Click Finish. The wizard closes.
Verify that the partition has been created.