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== Types of dynamic volumes == | == Types of dynamic volumes == | ||
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| − | * Spanned | + | * Spanned volume |
| − | * Striped | + | * Striped volume |
| − | * Mirrored | + | * Mirrored volume (Server editions of Windows 2000, Windows 2003) |
| − | * RAID-5 | + | * RAID-5 volume (Server editions of Windows 2003) |
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* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363785(v=vs.85).aspx Basic and Dynamic Disks], by Microsoft | * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363785(v=vs.85).aspx Basic and Dynamic Disks], by Microsoft | ||
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* [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737048.aspx What Are Dynamic Disks and Volumes?], by Microsoft, March 2003 | * [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737048.aspx What Are Dynamic Disks and Volumes?], by Microsoft, March 2003 | ||
| + | * [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757696.aspx Dynamic disks and volumes], by Microsoft, January 2005 | ||
| + | * [http://www.ntfs.com/ldm.htm Logical Disk Manager documentation] | ||
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The Windows Logical Disk Manager, is commonly abbreviated to LDM.
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[edit] On-disk structures
According to TECHNET:
The location of the database is determined by the partition style of the disk.
- On MBR disks, the database is contained in the last 1 megabyte (MB) of the disk.
- On GPT disks, the database is contained in a 1-MB reserved (hidden) partition known as the Logical Disk Manager (LDM) Metadata partition.
[edit] Types of dynamic volumes
- Simple volume
- Spanned volume
- Striped volume
- Mirrored volume (Server editions of Windows 2000, Windows 2003)
- RAID-5 volume (Server editions of Windows 2003)
[edit] Also see
[edit] External Links
- Basic and Dynamic Disks, by Microsoft
- What Are Dynamic Disks and Volumes?, by Microsoft, March 2003
- Dynamic disks and volumes, by Microsoft, January 2005
- Logical Disk Manager documentation
