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Begin the process by invoking the Disk Management snap-in. This can be achieved by typing '''compmgmt.msc''' at a command prompt window or Run dialog and selecting Storage -> Disk Management. The system used in this example contains three disks numbered 0, 1 and 2 respectively. Disk 0 is the system disk and disks 1 and 2 will be used to create a striped set.
Within the Disk Management tool right click on the unallocated space in the graphical view of the first disk to be used in the stripe set and select ''Create New Striped Volume...'' to invoke the ''New Striped Volume'' wizard. Click ''Next'' on the welcome screen to proceed to the disk selection screen. As mentioned previously, a striped set can be comprised of anywhere from 2 to 32 disk drives. For the purposes of this example the set will consist of two disks. Initially, the wizard only lists the currently selected disk in the ''Selected'' column. In order to proceed, at least one more disk is required. To add disks to the striped, select a suitable disk from the available disks in the right hand column and click on ''Add'' to add it to the selected disks list:
== Creating a Striped (RAID 0) Volume from the Command Prompt ==
Windows Server 2008 Striped (RAID 0) volumes may also be created from the command prompt using the '''diskpart''' tool. This may be launched either from a command prompt window, or from the Run dialog simply by entering ''diskpart'' at the prompt. Once invoked the ''DISKPART>'' prompt will displayed, ready to recieve receive commands.
The first step in creating a striped volume using diskpart is to identify the disks to be used in the striped set. This can be achieved using the ''list disk'' command:
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Once formatted, the last task is to assign either a drive letter or mount point to the volume by which it will be accessed:
To assign a drive letter:
