I'd still use the /Q and then CHKDSK later, at my convenience. (Like after I've installed everything else I care about)
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes it’s a rebuild of the same G6 hardware as before. I didn’t do via the > GUI, since I need to write-align and partition the disks (LUNS) at 64K > accordingly for proper setup of SQL 2005/2008+. > > > > So basically using the following. > > > > Dispart > > Select disk 1 > > Create partition primary align=64 > > > > Then the following for formatting > > > > Format Drive_letter /FS:NTFS /A:64K > > > > Rinse, wash repeat for all LUN’s created. > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > CISSP, Network +, Security + > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > Email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> > > Cell:401-639-3505 > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 21, 2010 8:37 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Slow format times via commandline in Windows 2008 > Enterprise SP2 > > > > Are you comparing against the same hardware as before? > > Also, have you tried though the GUI for comparison? > > For the record,i never format hd volumes without the quick format option. > Then I run CHKDSK on it at my leisure. > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > Sent from my Motorola Droid > > On Oct 21, 2010 8:13 AM, "Ziots, Edward" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Has anyone seen in Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition slow format times, > > via the command line>? > > > > > > > > 3 New HP DL 380 G6 servers, rebuilt from scratch with firmware 9.0x and > > SPAQ 8.50 and patched to the latest patches, seems like it takes forever > > to format a simple 139GB LUN ( RAID 1+0) > > > > > > > > It wasn't this long in Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise accordingly. > > > > > > > > Note: The partitions are write aligned 64K and partitioned at 64K due to > > SQL running on the systems. > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Z > > > > > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > > > CISSP, Network +, Security + > > > > Network Engineer > > > > Lifespan Organization > > > > Email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> > > > > Cell:401-639-3505 > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
