To Increase OS Drive in 64 Bit Win 2k3 VM-Not adjacent to unallocated space
Here issue is i can not use dell utility due to 64 bit, another major concern is .
From one vmdk , I already have 2 drives created in OS Win 2003 64 Bit like C [OS] and D [Data] Drive from single vmdk.
now i increased spaces on this single vmdk,but when i go to increase the same in OS,it is not showing any option to increase\extend it for c drive,but showing for D Drive adjacent to unallocated space.?
Please advise if this is possible with no downtime or if we need downtime , how we can get this done with minimal efforts and surety .
Thanks.
From one vmdk , I already have 2 drives created in OS Win 2003 64 Bit like C [OS] and D [Data] Drive from single vmdk.
now i increased spaces on this single vmdk,but when i go to increase the same in OS,it is not showing any option to increase\extend it for c drive,but showing for D Drive adjacent to unallocated space.?
Please advise if this is possible with no downtime or if we need downtime , how we can get this done with minimal efforts and surety .
Thanks.
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I would take hancock's advice with the snapshot since he is a guru at this ..
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Easiest would be to create a new VMDK to hold the second disk, I'll assume D drive. Stop all access to the server, stop all services and now Migrate/Copy/Move all of the data from your D: drive to this new drive. You can now delete the partition that was your D:drive, Extend your C: drive into that space and ensure that your new disk mounts as the D: drive.
Job done.