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Thank you all for your input. I am not using either disc as a boot disc so I am good. And I am using GPT to extend it. Now to get a snapshot and make sure it loads properly.
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Thank you all for your input. I am not using either disc as a boot disc so I am good. And I am using GPT to extend it. Now to get a snapshot and make sure it loads properly.

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My File Server drive is fast approaching its limit and I need to add more space. This server is a XenCenter server so I am limited to 2tb. However, I can add a secondary basic disc and merge it with my 2tb basic disc to create a dynamic disc. Here is my question regarding this. When I try to convert I get the following message.<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2018/03_w13/1291200/dynamic.PNG" target="_blank" title="dynamic.PNG (6 KB)"><img alt="dynamic.PNG" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 415px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2018/03_w13/1291200/dynamic.PNG" /></a>I do not use the 2tb disc to boot so am I safe to complete this merge?
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My File Server drive is fast approaching its limit and I need to add more space. This server is a XenCenter server so I am limited to 2tb. However, I can add a secondary basic disc and merge it with my 2tb basic disc to create a dynamic disc. Here is my question regarding this. When I try to convert I get the following message.

I do not use the 2tb disc to boot so am I safe to complete this merge?

Will merging these two discs break my File Server

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.

Storage

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.