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Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

 
stella123
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Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

I have a Windows 2003 server and it's running out of space.Is there any way or software to
resize partition on server?Any help will be great!
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kris rombauts
Honored Contributor

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

Hi ,

yes this can be done. The steps you need to do are basically these:

1) make sure you have unpartitioned
free/unused space after your c:\ disk

- If you have standalone, simple SCSI or
SAS disks without a RAID controller, this
is not possible, stop and reinstall the
OS on larger disks is the only solution.

- If you have a raid controller and the c:\
partition is the full size of the hard
disks, then you need to replace one disk
at a time with larger disks and rebuild
the array. Then when the array is
extended, expand your logical drive with
the size you need or take the max
possible size.

- if you already have free/unused space
after the c:\ drive then fine and see
step 2)

2) reboot the server and boot with the HP
reinstall media DVD if you have that.
Boot from it as if you were to re-image
the server, (don't worry nothing will
happen to your hard disks).
When the SAC prompt is available, open a
CMD channel and run diskpart.


3) perform these commands:

- list disk (to see all disks available)
- select disk x( the disk you want to
extend)
- list volume (to see all volumes)
- select volume x (the one that is the
C:\ disk)
- extend

4) type exit and reboot

These steps will make your c:\ drive larger
and no further actions are needed at the Windows OS level.
You can run a chkdsk on your c:\ disk first and you will see the new size and free space have changed.

You really need the WinPE IA64 environment which is what the reinstall DVD from HP boots in first. WinPE on its own is only for developpers and integrators and large Microsoft customers i think.
The HP re-install media is a product everyone can buy and it includes your Windows OS license also and WinPE.


HTH

Kris
bean123
New Member

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

Hi stella,

Easeus partition manager server edition may help you to enlarge you partition which run our of place. here is the instruction of how to do it:

partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/help/resizing-and-moving-partition.htm
Andrew Barcus
New Member

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

I just purchased and used Paragon Partition Manager and it worked great!
Johanny Gonzalez
New Member

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

Hi Stella

One question are the disk are in an array? Have more space free in other partition?
What kind of disk configuration do you have now?

Regards
Johanny
Stoya3
Occasional Visitor

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

HI,
the easiest way to resize partition is to convert that disk in dynamic disk, and then join two partitions on the same disk or any other...
Stoya
Shawn McCloskey
New Member

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

Could this be used in the following situation:

HP server has a RAID 1 of 70 GB, C: drive is 10 GB 95% full, and D: drive is the remainder, 10% full.

Could I do the following:
-backup the D: drive
-erase the partition
-extend the C drive
-recreate the D Partition, which is now smaller
-restore the D partition

OS is Windows 2003. server is DL380 G4 with a SmartArray 6i
shun_1
Occasional Advisor

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

This is easy to solve, the old method always refer to ghost backup and recreate partition, restore, too complex, it is outdated.
Now you can resize other partitons that have free space and expand the os partition with the unallocated, but backup your data before any operation to the server is a good habit.
Try easeus partition master, it can commplete the job very well, even without reboot the computer, see the tutorial http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/repartition-server.htm
zigong
Occasional Advisor

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

thanks shun, this is very helpful. This software works like a charm on my server. Furthermore, I found another useful feature that you can expand the server partition without rebooting. great.
http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/extend-ntfs-system-partition-without-reboot.htm
shiny_1
New Member

Re: Resize partition on Windows 2003 server urgent!!!!

we always meet with this problem, I had used an efficient software to resize partition on Windows 2003 server,I think it is The best method to solve your problem!! http://www.extend-partition.com/resource/resize-system-partition-server-2003.html