Best Way to Replace Small Drives on Server

[Guest Randy]

I have a customer with a single 80 Gig drive. They need to move to a larger

drive but I need some help with the best way to get this done. Is add the

larger drive and then mirroring it and then break the mirror possible. Thanks

for any input.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Best Way to Replace Small Drives on Server

 

 

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

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>I have a customer with a single 80 Gig drive. They need to move to a larger

> drive but I need some help with the best way to get this done. Is add the

> larger drive and then mirroring it and then break the mirror possible.

> Thanks

> for any input.

 

It's worth a try. You may not be able to boot the server with

the new disk - see below - but you won't lose anything in the

process.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;113977

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/167045/EN-US/

[Guest 3c273]

Re: Best Way to Replace Small Drives on Server

 

New drives usually come with cloning software. Maxtor drives come with

MaxBlast for example. Usually it is just a matter of installing the drive as

a slave drive, cloning the master to the slave, shutting down, setting the

slave to master and removing the old drive. You should also be able to find

instructions on the manufacturers website.

Louis

 

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

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> I have a customer with a single 80 Gig drive. They need to move to a

larger

> drive but I need some help with the best way to get this done. Is add the

> larger drive and then mirroring it and then break the mirror possible.

Thanks

> for any input.

[Guest philo]

Re: Best Way to Replace Small Drives on Server

 

 

"3c273" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> New drives usually come with cloning software. Maxtor drives come with

> MaxBlast for example. Usually it is just a matter of installing the drive

as

> a slave drive, cloning the master to the slave, shutting down, setting the

> slave to master and removing the old drive. You should also be able to

find

> instructions on the manufacturers website.

> Louis

 

 

I agree that cloning software should be used...

the only *possible* problem is that not all cloning software will support

a *server* operating system...

But it would be worth a try prior to purchasing a server-specific clone

utility