making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

[Guest Imran]

Hi

 

as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same size

when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error

saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation" there

is no programs running at all..

 

i tried searching solution but failed..

 

please help.

 

Thansk

Imran,.

[Guest James Yeomans BSc, MCSE]

RE: making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

 

hi there? have you created a volume on the second disk to use as the mirror

volume? You must have a volume to mirror to not just an empty disk.

James

--

James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE

Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk

 

 

"Imran" wrote:

> Hi

>

> as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same size

> when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error

> saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation" there

> is no programs running at all..

>

> i tried searching solution but failed..

>

> please help.

>

> Thansk

> Imran,.

>

>

>

[Guest Imran]

Re: making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

 

HI james

 

no you dont have to create any volume or else add mirror will be greyed

out.. disk 1 has to be left un allocated..

this is something new i dont know. lets see if some MVP answers...

 

Thanks.

Imran.

 

"James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" <JamesYeomansBScMCSE@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote in message news:28BFC4FE-4B7F-4D70-83EF-315B94BEC956@microsoft.com...

> hi there? have you created a volume on the second disk to use as the

> mirror

> volume? You must have a volume to mirror to not just an empty disk.

> James

> --

> James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE

> Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk

>

>

> "Imran" wrote:

>

>> Hi

>>

>> as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same size

>> when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error

>> saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation"

>> there

>> is no programs running at all..

>>

>> i tried searching solution but failed..

>>

>> please help.

>>

>> Thansk

>> Imran,.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest James Yeomans BSc, MCSE]

Re: making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

 

my mistake you are in fact correct. Hope there is an MVP out there who can

help you.

--

James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE

Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk

 

 

"Imran" wrote:

> HI james

>

> no you dont have to create any volume or else add mirror will be greyed

> out.. disk 1 has to be left un allocated..

> this is something new i dont know. lets see if some MVP answers...

>

> Thanks.

> Imran.

>

> "James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" <JamesYeomansBScMCSE@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote in message news:28BFC4FE-4B7F-4D70-83EF-315B94BEC956@microsoft.com...

> > hi there? have you created a volume on the second disk to use as the

> > mirror

> > volume? You must have a volume to mirror to not just an empty disk.

> > James

> > --

> > James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE

> > Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk

> >

> >

> > "Imran" wrote:

> >

> >> Hi

> >>

> >> as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same size

> >> when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error

> >> saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation"

> >> there

> >> is no programs running at all..

> >>

> >> i tried searching solution but failed..

> >>

> >> please help.

> >>

> >> Thansk

> >> Imran,.

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest Imran]

Re: making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

 

Hi anyone out there to reply...on this issue

 

thanks.

imran.

 

"James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" <JamesYeomansBScMCSE@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote in message news:1CBE83A6-2FCB-4D9E-B4FA-2203E3E88340@microsoft.com...

> my mistake you are in fact correct. Hope there is an MVP out there who

> can

> help you.

> --

> James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE

> Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk

>

>

> "Imran" wrote:

>

>> HI james

>>

>> no you dont have to create any volume or else add mirror will be greyed

>> out.. disk 1 has to be left un allocated..

>> this is something new i dont know. lets see if some MVP answers...

>>

>> Thanks.

>> Imran.

>>

>> "James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" <JamesYeomansBScMCSE@discussions.microsoft.com>

>> wrote in message

>> news:28BFC4FE-4B7F-4D70-83EF-315B94BEC956@microsoft.com...

>> > hi there? have you created a volume on the second disk to use as the

>> > mirror

>> > volume? You must have a volume to mirror to not just an empty disk.

>> > James

>> > --

>> > James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE

>> > Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk

>> >

>> >

>> > "Imran" wrote:

>> >

>> >> Hi

>> >>

>> >> as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same

>> >> size

>> >> when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error

>> >> saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation"

>> >> there

>> >> is no programs running at all..

>> >>

>> >> i tried searching solution but failed..

>> >>

>> >> please help.

>> >>

>> >> Thansk

>> >> Imran,.

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>

>>