Re: Extending a Volume using Diskpart

From: David Mah (david_at_m2web.com)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 14:02:19 -0800

Bjorn

The unallocated space is at the very end of the basic disk (at the end of
the last volume). There is no free space except above adjacent to any other
volume.

David

"Bjorn Landemoo" <mvp2.REMOVE@landemoo.com> wrote in message
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> David
>
> Do you have free space adjacent to the volume(s) you are trying to extend,
> in the same container?
>
> Best regards
>
> Bjorn
> --
> Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking
>
> "David Mah" <david@m2web.com> wrote:
>
> >I have an HP NetServer which contains a Raid 5 with one logical drive
> >divided into 3 volumes, all basic. The operating system is Win2K built as
a
> >Win2K (Not Upgraded).
> >
> >I have added another hard drive to the Raid 5 and it shows as unallocated
> >space within disk management snapin. I am now trying to extend two of the
> >volumes which neither is a system volume. However I get the error:
> >
> >Diskpart failed to extend the volume.
> >Please make sure the volume is valid for extending
> >
> >
> >Which according to article No. 325590 occurs only when a volume that is
> >currently on a Dynamic disk but was originally created on a Basic disk.
> >
> >However my disk are just basic disks. I happened to have another server
with
> >exact same hardware as the one above and used it to install Win2K with
same
> >number of logical drive and volumes. I then used Diskpart to extend the
> >volumes however on one volume the command is successful and on the other
I
> >get the same error as above.
> >
> >Does anyone have any idea why this is happening?
> >
>

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