Re: Extending a Volume using Diskpart

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

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 14:26:03 -0800

Bjorn

Ok, you email gave me insight, I understand now.

thanks a lot.

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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