low disk space

[azeez98]

hi i have HP prolian DL 380 G3 server with RAID LEVEL1 implemented OF 36 GB spce

i have 3 partitions
c drive 5 gb , E drive 15 GB , H drive 15 GB
now c drive is left out with only 1 GB space
i want to increase its space
how can it be posiible

thanks

[Matti_Kurkela]

There are two ways to accomplish this.

Make a backup first.

1.) Add 2 new disks, convert the old RAID1 array of 2 disks into RAID1+0 array of 4 disks. Then use Partition Magic or a similar tool to re-size your C partition (or any other partition) to the size you want.

Pros: you can re-size all partitions freely because all disk space is in one big array
Cons: if the conversion to RAID1+0 fails, you may lose EVERYTHING. (But that's what the backup is for...)

2.) Add 2 new disks and create a new RAID1 array out of them. Now your OS will see 2 disks (actually 2 RAID1 arrays). Copy the data on E partition to the new array and delete the old E partition. Then use Partition Magic or a similar tool to resize your C partition.

Pros: slightly smaller risk in case of failure at the time of conversion. (If your C partition breaks when resizing, you may still have to restore it from backup)
Cons: disk space is now split in two arrays, so it will limit resizing options in the future.

[azeez98]

i cannot afford on hardisks
is it possible to increase space from e drive to c drive

thanks

[Samnang]

Hi;

using diskpart.exe of windows to extend volumn
-first backup data from E-drive then delete E partition
second-open commont promt using the below c'mon
-diskpart
-list volume (list all volume)
-select volume c (select volume to extent)
-extend size=xxxxx(size wanna extent)
please see help and support for more detail abou diskpart command!!

regard
samnang

[chongkan]

Hi Azeez

1- Backup everything
2- Use Partition Magic to resize partitions.

Regards.