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Adding storage space under W2K Server
Is is possible to add another physical hard drive to a server running W2K server and extend the existing NTFS partition to cover the new physical device, i.e. C: drive across two hard drives as you could do with Novell ?
If YES, which utility etc. do I use ?
If YES, which utility etc. do I use ?
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OK, Thanks. I'll explain a little clearer the exact setup as some of the things you have said sound promising.
One SCSI physical HDD, 8.0GB
Partitioned as follows:
1 x 32MB FAT32
1 x 4.0GB NTFS (Appears as C:)
1 x 4.0GB NTFS (Appears as D:)
What I really want to do is add another hard drive and extend D: across.
I have used partition magic before but I am a little unsure of using it in this application. Is it possible to reconfigure D: as dynamic ?
One SCSI physical HDD, 8.0GB
Partitioned as follows:
1 x 32MB FAT32
1 x 4.0GB NTFS (Appears as C:)
1 x 4.0GB NTFS (Appears as D:)
What I really want to do is add another hard drive and extend D: across.
I have used partition magic before but I am a little unsure of using it in this application. Is it possible to reconfigure D: as dynamic ?
Actually Partition Magic won't work on Server if you have a RAID configuration. You'll have to get Volume Manager istead. I have used it for our RAID 5 servers and it works great. That would be my suggestion for server drive manipulation.
Hope this helps!
JC
Hope this helps!
JC
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Not using RAID, it will just be another physical device alongside the first, will volume manager still work OK
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Actually, you could upgrade D: to a dynamic partition and then extend it onto the new drive using the standard Windows 2000 tools, but I see you've already decided to go with Partition Magic, so I won't trouble you further.
ASKER
I would rather you did trouble me further !
I'd much rather use the standard W2K tools than get involved with Partition Magic. Any chance you could give me a quick overview on the procedure ?
Thanks
I'd much rather use the standard W2K tools than get involved with Partition Magic. Any chance you could give me a quick overview on the procedure ?
Thanks
You would need to invest in a third-party piece of software such as Partition Magic, but I don't know if there's a version of this which is safe to use with 2000 Server--and there's always the slight possibility of data loss in any case, so you should do a full backup before fiddling around like this anyway.