https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380-g9-how-to-install-windows-server-2012-create-partition/m-p/6814681#M152010 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.hpe.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1656185">@Nairqatar</a> wrote:<BR /><P>Hi&nbsp;</P><P>I have DL380 G9 series server with 5 nos &nbsp;1.2TB SAS drives(Total some 4.2 tB usable with RAID 5), I want to install Windows Server 2012 R2 in it with RAID 5 enabled. The partion size I want to have is C: with 500 GB and rest for D: drive , but after configuring RAID 5 and while trying to install OS , during the partioning stage the &nbsp;Windows OS automatically creates two separate partion of size 2,4 TB and 1.x TB size , what I did is to create only 500 GB HDD , but other two partiions are getting created automatically. After completing the installation i tried to merge those partition but no luck. PLease let me know how I can create partion more that 2 TB in this case.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>When creating the RAID 5 array, create two logical drives within the array, one 500GB and the second the remainder of the space, you should then be able to install Windows on the 500GB logical drive</P> Mon, 30 Nov 2015 01:31:44 GMT Jimmy Vance 2015-11-30T01:31:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380-g9-how-to-install-windows-server-2012-create-partition/m-p/6814623#M152009 <P>Hi&nbsp;</P> <P>I have DL380 G9 series server with 5 nos &nbsp;1.2TB SAS drives(Total some 4.2 tB usable with RAID 5), I want to install Windows Server 2012 R2 in it with RAID 5 enabled. The partion size I want to have is C: with 500 GB and rest for D: drive , but after configuring RAID 5 and while trying to install OS , during the partioning stage the &nbsp;Windows OS automatically creates two separate partion of size 2,4 TB and 1.x TB size , what I did is to create only 500 GB HDD , but other two partiions are getting created automatically. After completing the installation i tried to merge those partition but no luck. PLease let me know how I can create partion more that 2 TB in this case.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:42:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380-g9-how-to-install-windows-server-2012-create-partition/m-p/6814623#M152009 Nairqatar 2015-12-01T11:42:55Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380-g9-how-to-install-windows-server-2012-create-partition/m-p/6814681#M152010 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.hpe.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1656185">@Nairqatar</a> wrote:<BR /><P>Hi&nbsp;</P><P>I have DL380 G9 series server with 5 nos &nbsp;1.2TB SAS drives(Total some 4.2 tB usable with RAID 5), I want to install Windows Server 2012 R2 in it with RAID 5 enabled. The partion size I want to have is C: with 500 GB and rest for D: drive , but after configuring RAID 5 and while trying to install OS , during the partioning stage the &nbsp;Windows OS automatically creates two separate partion of size 2,4 TB and 1.x TB size , what I did is to create only 500 GB HDD , but other two partiions are getting created automatically. After completing the installation i tried to merge those partition but no luck. PLease let me know how I can create partion more that 2 TB in this case.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>When creating the RAID 5 array, create two logical drives within the array, one 500GB and the second the remainder of the space, you should then be able to install Windows on the 500GB logical drive</P> Mon, 30 Nov 2015 01:31:44 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380-g9-how-to-install-windows-server-2012-create-partition/m-p/6814681#M152010 Jimmy Vance 2015-11-30T01:31:44Z