Re: can't convert San volumes into dynmaic disks

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HI Benoit,

Did you try dskprobe an old resource kit tool.

Checkout the K'b items the are maybe helpfull.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/237853
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816307

And do remember san disk needs alignment !




"Benoit" <Benoit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:00DF911D-0D77-4D26-B1DB-67DA75FEE3CF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

I'm having troubles to convert San volumes into dynamic disks . I try to
convert from basics to dynamics disks (to create a raid1 volume). I use this
volumes for windows clusters . but i read that Dynamic disks are not
supported for use with Windows Clustering. Can you help me and explain wy i
can't convert it with windows 2003 natives tools?

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DISKPART> list disk

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ---------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 510 MB 0 B
Disk 1 Online 210 GB 0 B
Disk 2 Online 210 GB 0 B
Disk 3 Online 210 GB 0 B
Disk 4 Online 210 GB 0 B
Disk 5 Online 210 GB 0 B
Disk 6 Online 110 GB 0 B
Disk 7 Online 68 GB 0 B
* Disk 8 Online 10 GB 10 GB

DISKPART> select disk 8

Disk 8 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> convert dynamic

The selected disk cannot be upgraded to dynamic.
Please select a valid basic disk to convert.

Many thanks

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