Can a boot partition be merged with another?
I have recently took over remote administration Dell server. It has two RAID arrays, RAID 1 for the OS and RAID 5 for the data. It's running Windows 2003 Server, and is fully patched.
The problem I have is that either Dell or the people that set it up partitioned the mirrored array so that it now holds C: and E:, and C: is already too small for the OS, and this box has been in service only a few weeks.
Currently E: has Dev Studio and MySQL installed on it, both of which can be reinstalled if needed, and C: has the OS.
I'd like to merge C: and E:. Can that be done with a boot partition or would I have to wipe and start over?
The problem I have is that either Dell or the people that set it up partitioned the mirrored array so that it now holds C: and E:, and C: is already too small for the OS, and this box has been in service only a few weeks.
Currently E: has Dev Studio and MySQL installed on it, both of which can be reinstalled if needed, and C: has the OS.
I'd like to merge C: and E:. Can that be done with a boot partition or would I have to wipe and start over?
If configured properly, you don't need all too much space for the OS. How large is C:\?
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C: has between nine and ten gigs of space (I forget the exact number).
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NB: I have not personally vetted this procedure, so all usual caveats about "please make sure you have good backups in place before trying this" apply.
There may be third-party tools that can merge partitions on a server, but I'm not specifically familiar - I used to use Partition Magic but that was only designed for desktop systems without RAID arrays.
Hope this helps.
Laura E. Hunter - Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - Networking.