need more disk space on server

[Guest Greg]

This is a second post since my first was taken over by another user and my

question never got answered.

 

I have an HP Proliant ML350 server running Windows Server 2003 and have two

34GB hard drives that are mirrored using a Basic (not Dynamic) disk setup. I

have run low on disk space (2GB free) and would like to just increase the

size of the current logical drive. I have installed two more 34GB drives

that are mirrored (I assume because of the RAID controller settings since

they show as one 34GB logical drive). When looking at the "Disk Management"

profiles of the installed disks under the Computer Management console, it

shows the existing disks as "Disk 0" Basic 33.91GB Online Healthy (System)

and the newly installed disks as "Disk 1" Basic 33.91GB Online Unallocated.

 

My question is: How do I add the Unallocated "Disk1" to the Healthy "Disk0"

so that I have one logical drive that is roughly 68GBs in size?

 

Should I do the following?

run diskpart, then...

list disk

select disk X (should be 0, the disk where current data resides)

list volume

select volume X (Volume 0 is drive C)

extend

 

After doing this, will it "extend" drive C from 33.91 GBs to 67.82 GBs?

 

Thanks,

Greg

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: need more disk space on server

 

Hello Greg,

 

If it is to store user data etc. i would just use the new disks as d drive.

By default use c only for operating system and software you really need on

the server. The rest store on an extra partition. Even easier if you have

to reinstall, because of a server crash. Then the data will still exist.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> This is a second post since my first was taken over by another user

> and my question never got answered.

>

> I have an HP Proliant ML350 server running Windows Server 2003 and

> have two 34GB hard drives that are mirrored using a Basic (not

> Dynamic) disk setup. I have run low on disk space (2GB free) and

> would like to just increase the size of the current logical drive. I

> have installed two more 34GB drives that are mirrored (I assume

> because of the RAID controller settings since they show as one 34GB

> logical drive). When looking at the "Disk Management" profiles of the

> installed disks under the Computer Management console, it shows the

> existing disks as "Disk 0" Basic 33.91GB Online Healthy (System) and

> the newly installed disks as "Disk 1" Basic 33.91GB Online

> Unallocated.

>

> My question is: How do I add the Unallocated "Disk1" to the Healthy

> "Disk0" so that I have one logical drive that is roughly 68GBs in

> size?

>

> Should I do the following?

> run diskpart, then...

> list disk

> select disk X (should be 0, the disk where current data resides)

> list volume

> select volume X (Volume 0 is drive C)

> extend

> After doing this, will it "extend" drive C from 33.91 GBs to 67.82

> GBs?

>

> Thanks,

> Greg

[Guest SBS Rocker]

Re: need more disk space on server

 

Take a look at DiskPart. It's built in to Windows Server 2003 and XP. I'm

going to give a go tomorrow.

 

KB 325590

 

"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5AC7BC2E-2B6F-467C-B464-841DEA72F95A@microsoft.com...

> This is a second post since my first was taken over by another user and my

> question never got answered.

>

> I have an HP Proliant ML350 server running Windows Server 2003 and have

> two

> 34GB hard drives that are mirrored using a Basic (not Dynamic) disk setup.

> I

> have run low on disk space (2GB free) and would like to just increase the

> size of the current logical drive. I have installed two more 34GB drives

> that are mirrored (I assume because of the RAID controller settings since

> they show as one 34GB logical drive). When looking at the "Disk

> Management"

> profiles of the installed disks under the Computer Management console, it

> shows the existing disks as "Disk 0" Basic 33.91GB Online Healthy (System)

> and the newly installed disks as "Disk 1" Basic 33.91GB Online

> Unallocated.

>

> My question is: How do I add the Unallocated "Disk1" to the Healthy

> "Disk0"

> so that I have one logical drive that is roughly 68GBs in size?

>

> Should I do the following?

> run diskpart, then...

> list disk

> select disk X (should be 0, the disk where current data resides)

> list volume

> select volume X (Volume 0 is drive C)

> extend

>

> After doing this, will it "extend" drive C from 33.91 GBs to 67.82 GBs?

>

> Thanks,

> Greg

>