Re: win2k3 c: drive too small!!
From: Bjorn Landemoo (mvp2.REMOVE_at_landemoo.com)
Date: 10/11/04
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:54:03 +0200
Julio
I am only aware of one third party software that do handle dynamic disks,
and that is "VERITAS Storage Foundation for Windows".
Best regards
Bjorn
-- Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/ Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System) "Julio McTavish" <julio@nospam.net> wrote: >Good call Bjron, I forgot about that artificial server OS block. > >The VolumeManager stuff is also available in trial-ware, but it still won't >touch dynamic disks. > >"Bjorn Landemoo" <mvp2.REMOVE@landemoo.com> wrote in message >news:ki3bm0tcui4h4lefehblgajub4jh40glkr@4ax.com... >> Joel >> >> Actually, Partition Magic will not work on a server, it's just for >> clients. >> Instead, look for Volume Manager, also from Powerquest. >> >> Best regards >> >> Bjorn >> -- >> Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/ >> Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System) >> >> "Joel" <jwolfe(removethis)@digimarc.com> wrote: >> >>>Thanks guys!! All your replies were very helpful. I have begun moving >>>the >>>swap files and am happy to say that everybody is ok. >>> >>>I will also look into using partition magic. >>> >>>Gratefully, Joel >>>"Julio McTavish" <julio@nospam.net> wrote in message >>>news:O43PIy$qEHA.3976@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>>> It sounds like someone was trained under NT4. 4GB primary, hehe I love >>>> those. :) >>>> >>>> Moving your swap file is a good place to make alot of room quickly and >>>> safely. A lot of people recommend moving it to a different parition >>>anyway. >>>> Usually only good if it is a seperate physical drive. With a hardware >>>> RAID-5 the odds are your disks and bus are plenty fast, so where ever >>>> you >>>> can find room it's your friend. :) >>>> >>>> If your RAM count is huge, then it'll free up more disk space. May I >>>suggest >>>> checking how the person who set up the 4GB partition set up the >>>> swapfile? >>>> My concern is you have like 4GB of RAM set up by the ol' >>>> "swapfile=1.5-2x >>>> RAM" type of thinking. :) >>>> >>>> If you're logical disks in Windows are set to the Basic type (which they >>>> hopefully are since you have a hardware RAID), buy yourself a copy of >>>> Parition Magic, again, it's your friend, it's easy as pie to resize >>>> Basic >>>> FAT, NTFS, etc. >>>> >>>> If they are all dynamic Partition Magic is useless. >>>> >>>> If they are dynamic, and you can get some unallocated disk space >>>> avilable, >>>> you can expand the c: drive by spanning it with the free space (say, >>>another >>>> hard drive, outside of the RAID, perhaps two in their own mirror, lame >>>> but >>>> works). >>>> >>>> Extending is built into Windows, known as dynamic disks, it's not very >>>> 'dynamic' tho, since you currently can't shrink exisitng partitions to >>>make >>>> space (not that I've figured out). >>>> >>>> Ok enough typing. Good luck. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Joel" <jwolfe(removethis)@digimarc.com> wrote in message >>>> news:%23SDv6u%23qEHA.1964@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >>>> > It has come to my attention that some of our windows 2003 servers have >>>> > gone >>>> > into production with too small of a c: drive partition. The partition >>>for >>>> > the os was created with only 4 gb of space. There is plenty of space >>>> > on >>>> > other partitions, however. The servers are configured with hardware >>>RAID >>>> > 5. >>>> > >>>> > I can see that there is between 200 and 300 MB of free space on c: I >>>> > am >>>> > anticipating problems down the road because of this. The servers are >>>> > being >>>> > used as domain controllers, file servers, and web servers (running >>>> > apache). >>>> > >>>> > Short of reinstalling everything, is there anything we can do to fix >>>this? >>>> > I am considering the option of moving the swap file onto one of the >>>other >>>> > partitions, but is this a safe operation? >>>> > >>>> > Thanks, Joel >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
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