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Server 2K3 how to expand a partition with addl drive?
Scenario:
Server 2003 SBS current configuration:-
2 x SATA 150Gb HDDs configured through BIOS as RAID1 (mirrored) making effective space of 150Gb. this is then partitioned to 50Gb C: System and 100Gb E: Data
The E: data partition has become full and I need to add an aditional drive (200GB) to the ssyetm. Due to the data management system it needs to see this extra space as a continuation of the E: drive. i.e. the existing 100GB + new 200GB making an effective E: drive of 300GB
The existing disk drive is configured as 'basic'.
If I add a single 200GB drive do I have to make the E: partition into a dynamic and can I do this to just the E: partition when the system resides on the same physical drive?
Can I add 2 x 200Gb drives to the system and make them Raid 1 and then expand the E: partion on to them?
Is there something else I should be doing instead?
Thanks,
Jeff
Server 2003 SBS current configuration:-
2 x SATA 150Gb HDDs configured through BIOS as RAID1 (mirrored) making effective space of 150Gb. this is then partitioned to 50Gb C: System and 100Gb E: Data
The E: data partition has become full and I need to add an aditional drive (200GB) to the ssyetm. Due to the data management system it needs to see this extra space as a continuation of the E: drive. i.e. the existing 100GB + new 200GB making an effective E: drive of 300GB
The existing disk drive is configured as 'basic'.
If I add a single 200GB drive do I have to make the E: partition into a dynamic and can I do this to just the E: partition when the system resides on the same physical drive?
Can I add 2 x 200Gb drives to the system and make them Raid 1 and then expand the E: partion on to them?
Is there something else I should be doing instead?
Thanks,
Jeff
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All,
sorry, my bad - the motherboard (Asus P4C800-Deluxe) only supports 2xSATA drives in RAID configuration, then it will support an additional 2x SATA drives(not raid). Therefore I am limited to just installing 1 extra drive withour RAID. Ho hum.
Pyroman,
Thanks for the suggestion, however a claean install is not an option.
Leew,
The data management system is actually a contact management system called ACT! and it has been in use at this customer for over 3 years, therefore all the stored documents have references to the data drve E: and paths etc. this is why I was thinking oif expanding the partition. However, your suggestion of adding the additional drive and then simply changing the drive letter is so simple. Don't know why I didn't think of it!
Give me a week to ten days to complete and I will update here.
Thanks
Jeff
sorry, my bad - the motherboard (Asus P4C800-Deluxe) only supports 2xSATA drives in RAID configuration, then it will support an additional 2x SATA drives(not raid). Therefore I am limited to just installing 1 extra drive withour RAID. Ho hum.
Pyroman,
Thanks for the suggestion, however a claean install is not an option.
Leew,
The data management system is actually a contact management system called ACT! and it has been in use at this customer for over 3 years, therefore all the stored documents have references to the data drve E: and paths etc. this is why I was thinking oif expanding the partition. However, your suggestion of adding the additional drive and then simply changing the drive letter is so simple. Don't know why I didn't think of it!
Give me a week to ten days to complete and I will update here.
Thanks
Jeff
ASKER
Thanks all for the help.
Ultimately the best option would be a clean install due to the RAID configuration, though this may not be a desirable option for you. At least this way you could use the two new drives as E: by themselves.