Create file system

After the console attaches the data disk for the Windows instance, you need to log in to the instance to partition the data disk, format it, and create the filesystem. Afterwards, the data disk can be used normally.

Specific operation steps are introduced below with the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard version operating system as an example:

1. After logging in Windows machine, right click the Start button at bottom left corner and select Disk Management in the pop-up menu, select the disk partition form in the disk management window and then click OK.
   GPT partitions and MBR partitions can be created in the data disk, where:
   • GPT: Partitions larger than 2 TiB can be recognized, and up to 128 primary partitions can be created.
   • MBR: Only partitions up to 2 TiB can be recognized, and up to 4 primary partitions can be created.

2. Select the non-partitioned disk and right click New Simple Volume;
   

3. Click Next on the pop-up "New Simple Volume Wizard" window;
   

4. specify the volume size;
   

5. set the disk drive number;
   

6. format the disk partition;
   

7. After confirming the selected configuration, click Complete button to finish the new volume wizard; or click Last Step to return to modify the selected setting.
   

8. After completing the above setting, you can view the new cloud disk in the **My Computer** page;