
Preparing the boot disk partitions
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Miscellaneous Planning and Procedures
Preparing the boot disk partitions
Definitions
The definitions of the GPT-type partitions are:
◆ Msres: The Microsoft reserved partition for feature support that is
used to convert a basic disk to dynamic.
◆ fisys: The EFI system partition that is required for boot
operations.
◆ Msdata: The user data partition that is used by Microsoft
Windows.
An EFI System Partition (ESP) is required prior to installing the OS. If
you are installing on a raw disk that was not used prior it may not
have an ESP partition. Using the EFI “vol” command will show this
partition label as "EFIPART".
The EFI System Partition (ESP) is required to boot the OS. It is the first
partition, uses 100 MB of disk space, and should only be used for EFI
drivers and OS system files.
The Microsoft Reserved Partition (MSR) is required by Windows on
the boot drive and all the data drives. The MSR uses 32 MB on hard
disk drives less than 16 GB in size and uses 128 MB on hard disk
drives 16 GB or greater in size. This partition is hidden from the EFI
"vol" command. This partition will be created by the Windows
installer if it is not manually configured.
Msdata is the user data partition that is used by Microsoft Windows.
This partition will also be created by the Windows installer if not
manually created as described below.
To create the GUID partition table partition on a raw disk:
1. Insert the prepared USB drive into the USB port.
2. Boot the server to the EFI shell
3. Navigate to the directory containing diskpart.efi.
To create a GPT partition from a raw disk by using the Diskpart
utility:
1. At a command prompt, type diskpart to start the Diskpart utility.
"Diskpart version 0.0" is displayed as well as a Diskpart prompt.
2. At the prompt, type: list to list the mounted hard drive volumes.
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