Dell PowerFlex Rack with PowerFlex 3.x Administration Guide

Mapping a volume to a Windows-based compute-only node using a PowerFlex version prior to 3.5

Use this procedure to map an existing volume to a Windows-based compute-only node using a PowerFlex version prior to 3.5.

1. Open the PowerFlex GUI, click Frontend, and select SDC.
2. Windows-based compute-only nodes are listed as SDCs if configured correctly.
3. Click Frontend again, and select Volumes. Right-click the volume, and click Map.
4. Select the Windows-based compute-only nodes, and then click Map.
5. Log in to the Windows Server compute-only node.
6. To open the disk management console, perform the following steps:
   1. Press Windows+R.
   2. Enter diskmgmt.msc and press Enter.
7. Rescan the disk and set the disks online:
   1. Click Action > Rescan Disks.
   2. Right-click each Offline disk, and click Online.
8. Right-click each disk and select Initialize disk.
   After initialization, the disks appear online.
9. Right-click Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.
10. Select default and click Next.
11. Assign the drive letter.
12. Select default and click Next.
13. Click Finish.