Re: Partitions and Out of Space



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"John M" <JohnM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:


"John M" <JohnM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Running a Compaq Server, WinServ2000, ExchServ2000.
Twin 36 GB SCSI in a mirrored array, partitioned as c: (7.81 GB and OS
on
it) d: (26.06 Page file on it)
I have only 1.2 gb free on C: and 4: gb free on D and want to defrag
my
Exchange on c: where the files are now.
That won't work, so I want to see if there is a way to add 2 new
larger
drives (for budget reasons, going SATA 80 GB) (This is until I move
Exchange
to the new 2003 system I have)
I am wondering:
Can I add the new drives in a mirrored array, with partitioning of c:
with
20gb, and D: with the balance?
How do I move the old C; and D: to the new drives?

Waiting until your disks are full to the hilt is a dangerous strategy .
.. .
You could move your system to the new disks like so:
1. Break the mirror.
2. Clone the old disk to the new disk, using an imaging
product such as Acronis TrueImage.
3. Rebuild the mirror.
Instead of using an imaging product, you could also boot
the server with a Bart PE boot CD (provided that it recognises
SATA disks - I have never tried!), then use xcopy.exe with
the appropriate switches to copy everyhing across to the
new disk.


Will TrueImage work on Server 200?
Of course, if it does, that fixes my problems.
Thanks,
John


The server version will, of course, but it's not exactly cheap.



Yes, for $999, I am not inclined to go there (I can buy SEVERAL 10K SCSI
drives for that price)
If I break the mirror, and image them, is it easy to re-do the mirror
status, or have I lost that ability?
John
.

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