Unable To Create A Volume

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Sometimes when adding a drive to the pool you'll get the following error: "Add Drive Wizard Fails: Unable to create a volume".

What you will need

• Remote Desktop Connection or Advanced Admin Console

What to Do

Advanced Admin Console:

1. Open you console and select the Advanced Admin Console
2. Select the Command Prompt shortcut.
3. Type mountvol /e to turn on the Automount option for new disks.
4. Run the New Partition wizard. Format a new volume that does not have a drive leter.
5. At the command prompt, type mountvol /n to turn off the Automount option.

Remote Desktop:

1. Connect to your WHS with remote desktop connection.
2. Select Start and then Command Prompt (or Run and type in: cmd.exe)
3. Type mountvol /e to turn on the Automount option for new disks.
4. Run the New Partition wizard. Format a new volume that does not have a drive leter.
5. At the command prompt, type mountvol /n to turn off the Automount option.

Or format the disk in the disk Management MMC:

Advanced Admin Console:

1. Open your console and select the AAC Add-In.
2. Select Administrative Tools and then Computer Management
3. Select Disk Management
4. Create a drive letter and format that disk.
5. Remove that drive letter and re-run the wizard again.

Remote Desktop:

1. Connect to your WHS with remote desktop connection.
2. Select Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools and then Computer Management
3. Select Disk Management
4. Create a drive letter and format that disk.
5. Remove that drive letter and re-run the wizard again.

Aditional Info

I had to deal with this a while ago in the BETA, and if I remember correctly, this was the way I solved this issue. The topic that J1mbo started reminded me to add this to the FAQ.

He solved it another way, but basicly it's the same solution.

Credits

This page was originally written by GaMeR for We Got Served.