Re: Resizeing partition

just fyi...

partition magic is not an option here because it doesn't work on a server...
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=sp&pvid=pm80

....neither does it support dynamic disks
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/powerquest.nsf/0/4ac552f3fbe514ea88256e75007cc701?OpenDocument&seg=en


i can't find any information indicating that acronis disk director supports
dynamic disks
http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/diskdirector/



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"Patrik Söderberg" <PatrikSderberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Hi,

I'm administering a Win2k server where the hdd has filled up to the
extent
when I regurlary need to clean it of logs and stuff just to keep it
running.
The disk is partitioned into a system partition and a user data partition
and
the server is running RAID1.

My question is is it possible to enlarge the system-partition without
loosing any data (obviously after removing the user data partition)? How
would you solve it?

Thanks
Patrik Söderberg

There are no native tools in Windows to do this. You could
use a third-party tool such as Disk Director (Acronis) or PQMagic
(PowerQuest) to resize your partition on the fly. To play it absolutely
safe you would have to back up both partitions to a separate disk,
test this disk for full functionality, then resize the partitions. Here is
alternative method:

1. Break the mirror.
2. Partition the mirror disk the way you want it to be and
label it "Mirror". Mark the primary partition active and
format both partitions.
3. Connect the main disk and the mirror disk to the
secondary IDE controller of some Win2000/XP PC.
4. Use xcopy.exe with the appropriate switches to copy
the main disk to "Mirror". Make sure to include hidden files,
attributes and security descriptors.
5. Install "Mirror" as the primary master on your server (but
not the main disk!). It should boot normally.

If all works well then you can reconnect the "main" disk,
delete its partitions and rebuild the mirror.

Since you are not changing anything on the main disk (other than
breaking the mirror), the method is safe and completely reversible.




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