Integrating block storage on a server (Windows)

Valid for Cloud Servers and migrated Cloud Servers with Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and Windows Server 2025.

This article explains how to integrate a block storage on a server with Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, or Microsoft Windows Server 2025.

Requirements

You have created a block storage.
You have assigned the block storage to a server.
You have logged in with the administrator account on the server.

Open the Server Manager.
Click on Tools > Computer Management. The Computer Management window opens.
In the menu bar on the left, click on Storage > Disk Management.
The assigned block storage is displayed as a drive with the status Unknown. In addition, the associated storage space is not assigned.
The name of the block storage is listed to the right of the graphical representation of the space (e.g. drive 1). Right-click on this name.
Right click the disk and chooseOnline.
Right-click on the name of the disk again.
Click on Initialize Disk . The Initialize Disk window opens.
Activate the partition style GPT (GUID Partition Table) in the Disk Initialization window.
Click on OK.
Right-click on the black area (Unallocated space) of the drive.
Click on New Simple Volume.
The New Simple Volume Wizard window opens.
Click Next.
The Specify Volume Size window is displayed.
Leave the default setting and click Next. The Assign Drive Letter or Path window is displayed.
Select the desired drive letter and click Next. The Format Partition window is displayed.
Optional: If you are using the block storage for the first time, you must format this drive before using it for the first time. If you format the drive, all data on it will be deleted. To format the block storage, activate the Format this volume with the following settings option in the Format partition window and select the desired settings.
Click on Next.
Click on Finish.

The block storage is formatted and then displayed as an additional drive in Windows Explorer.