mbr to gpt disks

[Guest gram]

We have to expand our disk space on our file server, we are running out of

disk space. Unfortunately to do so would go over 2 tb so we have to convert

from mbr to gpt. I thought this would be seamless, i.e add the disks in raid

the go into windows disk manager and convert.

 

To my horror according to microsoft you have to delete the partition then

convert to gpt then you have to go through the hassle of restoring your

data. Is there any way of doing this without have to delete data and

restore?

[Guest Edwin vMierlo [MVP]]

Re: mbr to gpt disks

 

 

"gram" <plonk@plonk.com> wrote in message

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> We have to expand our disk space on our file server, we are running out of

> disk space. Unfortunately to do so would go over 2 tb so we have to

convert

> from mbr to gpt. I thought this would be seamless, i.e add the disks in

raid

> the go into windows disk manager and convert.

>

> To my horror according to microsoft you have to delete the partition then

> convert to gpt then you have to go through the hassle of restoring your

> data. Is there any way of doing this without have to delete data and

> restore?

 

Nope, and we all feel your pain !

[Guest gram]

Re: mbr to gpt disks

 

thanks .....gulp...

 

 

"Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" <EdwinvMierlo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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>

> "gram" <plonk@plonk.com> wrote in message

> news:48772757$0$662$4d4eb98e@read.news.uk.uu.net...

>> We have to expand our disk space on our file server, we are running out

>> of

>> disk space. Unfortunately to do so would go over 2 tb so we have to

> convert

>> from mbr to gpt. I thought this would be seamless, i.e add the disks in

> raid

>> the go into windows disk manager and convert.

>>

>> To my horror according to microsoft you have to delete the partition

>> then

>> convert to gpt then you have to go through the hassle of restoring your

>> data. Is there any way of doing this without have to delete data and

>> restore?

>

> Nope, and we all feel your pain !

>

>

>

[Guest jas0n]

Re: mbr to gpt disks

 

> >> To my horror according to microsoft you have to delete the partition

> >> then

> >> convert to gpt then you have to go through the hassle of restoring your

> >> data. Is there any way of doing this without have to delete data and

> >> restore?

> >

> > Nope, and we all feel your pain !

 

I've a couple of hp dl320s - 6 * 750gb sata drives in a raid6. They are

not heavily used but fairly basic file & print member servers, probably

going to use w2008.

 

Is there any reason to leave partition sizes to 2TB or just go for gpt

from the start with one large parition? the server has 6 free slots to

add further 750gb disks to the array later on.

[Guest gram]

Re: mbr to gpt disks

 

use gpt from the start far less pain later on.

 

 

"jas0n" <no@thank.you> wrote in message

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>> >> To my horror according to microsoft you have to delete the partition

>> >> then

>> >> convert to gpt then you have to go through the hassle of restoring

>> >> your

>> >> data. Is there any way of doing this without have to delete data and

>> >> restore?

>> >

>> > Nope, and we all feel your pain !

>

> I've a couple of hp dl320s - 6 * 750gb sata drives in a raid6. They are

> not heavily used but fairly basic file & print member servers, probably

> going to use w2008.

>

> Is there any reason to leave partition sizes to 2TB or just go for gpt

> from the start with one large parition? the server has 6 free slots to

> add further 750gb disks to the array later on.