RAID On Windows Server

  # Convert to GPT (Initialize)

Get-Disk 1,2,3,4,5 | Initialize-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT

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  # Convert disks to GPT (Have Initialize Already)

Get-Disk 1,2,3,4,5 | Set-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT

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  # Convert disks to dynamic

1..5 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "convert dynamic" } | diskpart

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  # Convert disk to RAID-5

@( "create volume raid disk=1,2,3,4" , "assign letter=R" , "format fs=ntfs quick label=RAID5" ) | diskpart

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  ## Get GUID of Disk

1..5 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "uniqueid disk" } | diskpart

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  # Repair volume (look at the broken Hardware)

@( "select volume R" , "repair disk=4" ) | diskpart

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  ## Delete Volume RAID-5

diskpart list vol select vol <number> del vol

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  ## Clean all Disks 1–5

1..5 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "clean all" } | diskpart

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  ## Make disk ofline or online

diskpart select disk <number> offline disk online disk

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  (Initialize) # Convert to GPT

Get-Disk 1,2 | Initialize-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT

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  (Have Initialize Already) # Convert disks to GPT

Get-Disk 1,2 | Set-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT

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  # Convert disks to dynamic

1,2 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "convert dynamic" } | diskpart

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  # Convert disk to RAID-1

@( "select disk 1", "create volume mirror disk=1,2", "format fs=ntfs quick label=RAID1", "assign letter=R" ) | diskpart

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  ## Delete Volume RAID-1

diskpart list vol select vol <number> del vol

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  ## Clean all Disks 1–2

1,2 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "clean all" } | diskpart

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  # (Initialize) Convert to GPT

Get-Disk 1,2,3,4,5 | Initialize-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT

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  # (Have Initialize Already) Convert disks to GPT

Get-Disk 1,2,3,4,5 | Set-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT

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  # Convert disks to dynamic

1..5 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "convert dynamic" } | diskpart

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  # Convert disk to RAID-0

@( "select disk 1", "create volume stripe disk=1,2,3,4,5", "format fs=ntfs quick label=RAID0", "assign letter=R" ) | diskpart

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  ## Delete Volume RAID-0

diskpart list vol select vol <number> del vol

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  ## Clean all Disks 1–5

1..5 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "clean all" } | diskpart

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  # Convert Disk to GPT (Initialize)

Get-Disk 1,2,3,4,5 | Initialize-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT

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  # Convert Disks to GPT (After Initialize)

Get-Disk 1,2,3,4,5 | Set-Disk -PartitionStyle GPT

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  # Convert Disks to Dynamic

1..5 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "convert dynamic" } | diskpart

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  # Create Spanned Volume

@( "select disk 1", "create volume simple size=500", "extend disk=2 size=500", "extend disk=3 size=500", "extend disk=4 size=500", "extend disk=5 size=500", "format fs=ntfs quick label=SpannedVol", "assign letter=S" ) | diskpart

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  ## Delete Spanned Volume

diskpart list vol select vol <number> del vol

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  ## Clean all Disks 1–5

1..5 | ForEach-Object { "select disk $_", "clean all" } | diskpart

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