Re: extending data partitions & my documents redirection

Hi Brandy, thanks for the response. I have a few more questions:-

1. Right now the system just has 1 disk (because raid controller is handling
raid 5).

2. On that one disk I have 3 partitions (C,D,E) and 60GB of unallocated
space.

3. My goal is to extend partition E to use all of the 60GB of unallocated
space.

4. From what I have read, I have to follow these steps:-

a. Upgrade disk to Dynamic disk
b. Once upgrade is complete, then I will be able to right click on E and
select extend volume and add in the 60GB of unallocated space.

Am I correct?

Thanks!


""Brandy Nee [MSFT]"" <v-branee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello Param,
>
> Thank you for posting to the SBS Newsgroup.
>
> I am sorry for the delayed response due to weekend. Please understand that
> the newsgroups are staffed weekdays by Microsoft Support professionals to
> answer your systems and applications questions. Your understanding is
> greatly appreciated!
>
> I understand that you want to extend your data partition and configure My
> Document Redirection on your SBS 2K3 server. If I have misunderstood your
> concern, please let me know.
>
> Please take your time to read my following information:
>
> 1> For Disk Manager issue:
>
> If you want to extent the partition, you need to meet the following two
> conditions:
>
> a. It is a dynamic disk.
>
> b. All of the three partitions must have unallocated free space.
>
> For more detailed information, please see:
>
> 323442 HOW TO: Use the Disk Management Snap-in to Manage Basic and Dynamic
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323442
>
> 2> For My Document Redirection:
>
> The way to configure My Document Redirection for all domain clients is
> totally different from configure to some of the domain clients.
>
> 1. To redirect all domain clients' My Document folders, you just go to
> Server Management\Standard Management\Shares (Local). Click the Configure
> My Documents Redirection and select the first option "Redirect all My
> Document folders to the default shared for users on the Small Business
> Server".
>
> a. Next time when these clients log off and log on their workstations, My
> Document folders will be redirected. The default shared folder on the
> Small
> Business Server is \\Yourdomain\Users\%USERNAME%\My Documents
>
> b. Go to Group Policy Management\Forest\Domains\Yourdomain.local\Group
> Policy Objects. You will find there is a new GPO named "Small Business
> Server Folder Redirection" created after you run the Configure My
> Documents
> Redirection wizard.
>
> 2. To redirect some domain clients' My Document folders, you need to
> create
> a GPO manually and link this GPO to specific clients. To do so, please
> see:
>
> a. Go to Group Policy Management\Forest\Domains\Yourdomain.local\Group
> Policy Objects. Right click Group Policy Objects, select New, and name the
> New GPO. For example, Test. Click OK.
>
> b. Right click Test, and select Edit.
>
> c. Expand to Test Policy\User Configuration\Windows Settings\Folder
> Redirection\My Documents.
>
> d. Right click My Documents, go to Properties.
>
> e. On the Target tab, select the setting as Basic - Redirect everyone's
> folder to the same location.
>
> f. Target folder location is Create a folder for each user under the root
> path.
>
> g. Root Path is \\Yourdomain\Users. You can click Browse to select the
> root
> path. It is under My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows
> Network\Yourdomain\Yourserver\Users.
>
> h. Go to Settings tab, check the boxes "Grant the user exclusive rights to
> My Documents" and "Move the contents of My Documents to the new location".
>
> i. Policy Removal is "Leave the folder in the new location when policy is
> removed".
>
> j. My Pictures Preferences is "Make My Pictures a subfolder of My
> Documents".
>
> k. Click OK. Close the Group Policy Object Editor window.
>
> l. Go to Group Policy
> Management\Forest\Domains\Yourdomain.local\MyBusiness\Users\SBSUsers.
>
> m. Right click SBSUsers, select New Organization Unit and input the name.
> For example, Testing.
>
> n. Move those clients who you want to configure My Document Redirection
> from OU SBSUsers to OU Testing.
>
> o. Link the GPO Test to the new OU Testing.
>
> p. Go to Start -> Run, type "gpupdate" (without quotation marks) then this
> new group policy will be applied.
>
> Hope this information helps. If anything is unclear, please feel free to
> let me know. I am looking forward to hearing from you!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Brandy Nee
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>>Hi all,
>>
>>I am in the process of configuring My Documents Re-Direction on our SBS
> 2003
>>Server and had a few questions:-
>>
>>1. I just bought a new drive and extended my Raid 5 on the server. After a
>>reboot Disk Manager shows this as unallocated space of about 60GB. I
> already
>>have 3 partitions on the server and would like to extend one of them. But
>>when I right click on it, it doesnt give me the option. Any ideas? I
> believe
>>the disk is not a dynamic disk.
>>
>>2. Can I configure My Documents re-direction for only select users? That
> way
>>I can test it before I release to everyone.
>>
>>3. Does anyone have any tips on best using My Documents re-direction?
>>
>>TIA!
>>
>>
>>
>


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