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You &nbsp;need to extend the drive to the unallocated space<br />
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<a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article/extend-a-windows-server-2003-disk-volume/5728477" rel="ugc">http://www.techrepublic.com/article/extend-a-windows-server-2003-disk-volume/5728477</a>
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You don't have to convert to Dynamic disk or use EASEUS Partition manager.<br />
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You can extend the partition using Diskpart. Follow below steps...<br />
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1. Open Command Prompt.<br />
2. run &quot;Diskpart&quot;<br />
3. run &quot;Select disk 0&quot;<br />
4. run &quot;Select partition 1&quot;<br />
5. run &quot;extend&quot;<br />
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By running above commands, it extend the partition as well as filesystem on unallocated space<br />
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In the referenced article it states;<br />
<i>There are a variety of ways to accomplish this. For example,if you have a large RAID array or you have a storage area network, and you wantto make a volume larger, you could blow the volume away, expand it into theadditional space, and then re-create it from a tape backup. Keep in mind thatthis method works only if you intend to expand an existing volume using spacethat's on the same physical hard drive or array.<br />
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Another option is to take advantage of the new Diskpart.exeutility that comes standard with Windows Server 2003. This utility allows youto create, delete, and manage partitions on your hard drive.<br />
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To use Diskpart.exe, follow these steps:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; Open a command prompt by going to Start | Run.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Enter diskpart in the Open text box, and press [Enter].<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; At the DISKPART prompt, enter list volume. Listing A provides an example of the results.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Enter select volume x, where x is the volume number listed that you want to expand.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Enter extend, and press [Enter].</i><br />
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First, I want to clarify will this &quot;blow away&quot; my existing volume away? Keep in mind, this is a production server and data loss would be a disaster (even with backups). Also I will not do this during business hours but do want to understand how long it might take? Using HP's SmartStart their guesstimate to expand the array was 1gb every 15 minutes. It probably took half the time but still too long.
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By running the commands I suggested, it will not blow your partition. Also, it will not take time to extend the partition.<br />
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But its a best practice that you should have backup of your volume.
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EASEUS worked like a charm in Windows, however, andyalder was the only one to point out that diskpart does not in fact work in real time because it was a live partition and that a 3rd party app was needed.
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Hello, I have a Windows Server 2003 that was running low on disk space. <br />
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I currently have 2x36.4gb UltraSCSI drives in RAID1+0 array. 
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I purchased 4x72.8gb drives to add to the array. 
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I used SmartStart bootcd to extend the RAID1+0 to include the additional 72.8gb drives. After countless hours, it was complete, but when I boot into Windows- my C: is still 33.91 gb and Windows Disk Management reports that I have 67.83gb <i>Unallocated space</i>. Why wasn't the 67.83gb <b>*ADDED*</b> to the 33.91gb?<br />
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See screenshot one for the Array Configuration Utility details and screenshot two to see Disk Management. <br />
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Hello, I have a Windows Server 2003 that was running low on disk space. 

I currently have 2x36.4gb UltraSCSI drives in RAID1+0 array. 
I purchased 4x72.8gb drives to add to the array. 

I used SmartStart bootcd to extend the RAID1+0 to include the additional 72.8gb drives. After countless hours, it was complete, but when I boot into Windows- my C: is still 33.91 gb and Windows Disk Management reports that I have 67.83gb Unallocated space. Why wasn't the 67.83gb *ADDED* to the 33.91gb?

See screenshot one for the Array Configuration Utility details and screenshot two to see Disk Management. 

 

Unable to add more disk space to existing partition (C:)after extending drive in Smart Start Win 2003 Server

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