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Windows Server: Create Volume Mount points / Junction points

Applies to:

Windows server 2003 / 2008 / 2012 / R2 Versions servers.

Open Disk Management (Start -> Run -> diskmgmt.msc)

Note:  If Disks are offline, Make these disks online and Initialize these disks.

 

Steps

Right click on unallocated space -> New Simple Volume  

-> Next ->  Allocate the disk size in MB (If you would like to use entire disk, Leave as it is) ->

Next -> Select second option (Mount in the following empty NTFS folder)

Click on Browse ->  Select Destination path where you would like to mount these drive.

(Click on New Folder to create folder, if you have created a folder earlier, select folder and click on OK.)

Format the newly created volume, Update the Label details.

Click on Next -> Finish to complete.

Browse the folder to view newly mounted drives.

 

References

Know more about Mount points : Click Here