Creating Disk Partitions
You can use
Partition Disk
option to create partitions on your disk. Before you install an OS using Deployment Solution, the drive must have partitions.You access the
Partition Disk
task from Manage > Jobs and Tasks
menu. In the Jobs and Tasks
window, expand System Jobs and Tasks
and right-click Deployment > New > Task
option. In the Create New Task
dialog box, access Deployment > Partition Disk
.The drive that you want to partition must not contain any previous partitions on it. If the drive was previously used and contains partitions, you can use the
Erase Disk
task to delete those partitions.The partitions that you must create for BIOS based and UEFI/EFI based client computers are as follows:
BIOS | NTFS | Align must not be set | Mark as Active option must be selected |
UEFI/EFI | EFI | Align must be set to 1MB | (optional) Mark as Active option must be selected |
UEFI/EFI | MSR | Align must be set to 1MB | (optional) Mark as Active option must be selected |
UEFI/EFI | NTFS | Align must not be set | Mark as Active option must not be selected |
- To create disk partitions
- In the Symantec Management Console, from theManagemenu selectJobs and tasks.
- On the right pane, right-clickJobs and tasksand selectNew>Task.
- On theCreate new taskpage, selectPartition Disk.
- Specify a name for the task on the first field.
- ClickAdd.
- On theAdd Partitiondialog box, select and enter the required information.Is Secondary diskSelect this option if you want to partition the disk as a secondary disk.Disk NumberSelect the disk drive for which the partition is created.GPT PartitioningSelect the type of partition from either of the following:
- EFIIn EFI-based GPT partition, the computer boots to the EFI partition.
- MSR
- The Microsoft reserved partition (MSR) is used for UEFI/GPT partition system and must be located before the partition on which you want to install the Windows operating system.
If, you select theGPT partitioningoption, then theFormat,Partition, and theSizeoptions are disabled.FormatSelect the format of the partition asFat32,NTFS, andEXT.PartitionSelect the type of partition to create such asExtended,Logical, andPrimary. By default,Primaryis selected.Mark Partition as ActiveThis option is selected automatically forPrimarypartitions. ForExtendedandLogical, this option is disabled. If there are more than one primary partitions, then only one partition can be active at a time.If you create a single NTFS partition for a BIOS-based computer then, you must select theMark Partition as Activeoption. If you create the NTFS partition for UEFI/EFI based computer then you should not select this option.Size - PercentThe size of the partition as a percentage of the total drive.Size - Fixed SizeThe size of the partition as a specific size.AlignLets you override the way in which the partitions are aligned when an individual partition or disk full of partitions is restored. By default it is set to 1MB. You must use this option only for creating a GPT partition.You must not select theAlignoption for the following:- Creating an operating system or data partition
- For UEFI/EFI based computers with last partition as NTFS
- ClickOK
- On theCreate New Taskpage, clickOK.