Re: Uprgade from Server 2000 to Server 2003

From: Miha Pihler (miha-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 07/23/04


Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:04:39 +0200

Hi,

I usually don't recommend partitions smaller then 10 GB for the system. I am
pretty sure you can install the OS on 1,5 or 4 GB, but the question is what
about in a year when new patches are out and logs accumulate etc.

One thing that you can also do probably is move pagefile to another
partition and free some disk space of system drive.

There are some 3rd part tools that can repartition your hard disk space. I
would strongly recommend that you think about repartitioning your server
before you go for the upgrade (if you have the option).

Let me know if you need more information.

Mike

"TLC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21d401c46ff9$2d0dde80$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I am attempting to upgrade all my servers to 2003 (70).
> Originally they were set up with a 4GB partition for O/S.
> Most have less than the recommended 1.5GB available. Has
> anyone successfully completed an upgrade with minimal
> space available? Please post a reply.



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