Windows Shared Disk Array Path Definitions

On Windows, there are two ways to access shared disks.

Use the Disk Physical number. For example:

\\\\.\\PhysicalDrive1
\\\\.\\PhysicalDrive2
\\\\.\\PhysicalDrive3

Use absolute paths using drive letters. For example:

x:\main
y:\userdb1
z:\userdb2

Using the drive letters limits the number of disks to fewer than 26, so the first method is better.