increasing disk space

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?

Thanks,
Greg

Hello,

i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.

Do you currently have more than one partition ?
You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the system
drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the partition)


--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
French blog: http://www.lotp.fr


"Greg" <> wrote in message
news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>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?
>
> Thanks,
> Greg

Hi Mathieu,
I saw this post and it is of interest to me as I am planning the same thing.
I have a "data" patition RAID 5 on a dual channel RAID controller. My OS is
on the other channel. This is "basic" NTFS partition that I would like to
extend the primary partition. I currently have 5 - 73GB SCSI 15k drives
ttached and 1 hot spare. The new 73 GB is already part of the RAID 5 array
and I want to add it to the primary just like Greg wants to do.
My question is have you done this before and are there any concerns that I
need to be aware of? This is my "D" drive and is mostly data although I do
have a few programs installed in D:\Program Files. I don't think my programs
are an issue as nothing on C or D is going to change except extending the
primary partition on D: drive. thanks.

"Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello,
>
> i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.
>
> Do you currently have more than one partition ?
> You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the system
> drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the partition)
>
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Mathieu CHATEAU
> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>
>
> "Greg" <> wrote in message
> news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>>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?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Greg
>

Another question. According to the article I read after using the diskpart
utility it will convert from basic to dynamic?


"Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello,
>
> i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.
>
> Do you currently have more than one partition ?
> You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the system
> drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the partition)
>
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Mathieu CHATEAU
> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>
>
> "Greg" <> wrote in message
> news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>>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?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Greg
>

So from diskmgmt.msc, on the disk 1, you have your data partition, and free
space (unallocated) just after ?
Easy to do:
diskpart
list disk
select disk X (should be 1, the disk where data resides)
list volume
select volume X (the data one)
extend


--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
French blog: http://www.lotp.fr


"SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hi Mathieu,
> I saw this post and it is of interest to me as I am planning the same
> thing. I have a "data" patition RAID 5 on a dual channel RAID controller.
> My OS is on the other channel. This is "basic" NTFS partition that I would
> like to extend the primary partition. I currently have 5 - 73GB SCSI 15k
> drives ttached and 1 hot spare. The new 73 GB is already part of the RAID
> 5 array and I want to add it to the primary just like Greg wants to do.
> My question is have you done this before and are there any concerns that I
> need to be aware of? This is my "D" drive and is mostly data although I do
> have a few programs installed in D:\Program Files. I don't think my
> programs are an issue as nothing on C or D is going to change except
> extending the primary partition on D: drive. thanks.
>
> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hello,
>>
>> i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.
>>
>> Do you currently have more than one partition ?
>> You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the system
>> drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the partition)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cordialement,
>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>
>>
>> "Greg" <> wrote in message
>> news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>>>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?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Greg
>>
>
>

Do not convert, i repeat, do not convert.
It keeps basic if you go my way

--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
French blog: http://www.lotp.fr


"SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
news:eE2%...
> Another question. According to the article I read after using the diskpart
> utility it will convert from basic to dynamic?
>
>
> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hello,
>>
>> i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.
>>
>> Do you currently have more than one partition ?
>> You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the system
>> drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the partition)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cordialement,
>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>
>>
>> "Greg" <> wrote in message
>> news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>>>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?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Greg
>>
>
>

ok. I wasn't going to convert it's just that I read it will. Perhaps I
misread. So when I get to the extend portion of the command it will know to
use all unallocated space to extend the primary partition? I have 1 primary
partition on DISK 1 which is my data.

"Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Do not convert, i repeat, do not convert.
> It keeps basic if you go my way
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Mathieu CHATEAU
> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>
>
> "SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
> news:eE2%...
>> Another question. According to the article I read after using the
>> diskpart utility it will convert from basic to dynamic?
>>
>>
>> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.
>>>
>>> Do you currently have more than one partition ?
>>> You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the system
>>> drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the
>>> partition)
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cordialement,
>>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>>
>>>
>>> "Greg" <> wrote in message
>>> news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>>>>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?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Greg
>>>
>>
>>
>

yes


--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
French blog: http://www.lotp.fr


"SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
news:...
> ok. I wasn't going to convert it's just that I read it will. Perhaps I
> misread. So when I get to the extend portion of the command it will know
> to use all unallocated space to extend the primary partition? I have 1
> primary partition on DISK 1 which is my data.
>
> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Do not convert, i repeat, do not convert.
>> It keeps basic if you go my way
>>
>> --
>> Cordialement,
>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>
>>
>> "SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
>> news:eE2%...
>>> Another question. According to the article I read after using the
>>> diskpart utility it will convert from basic to dynamic?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.
>>>>
>>>> Do you currently have more than one partition ?
>>>> You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the system
>>>> drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the
>>>> partition)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cordialement,
>>>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>>>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Greg" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>>>>>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?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Greg
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Thanks Mathieu for your feedback. I really do appreciate it and my apologies
to Greg to taking over his thread here but hopefully my answers are his
also. One last question. Approximately how long would you expect this take.
I have 5 - 73GB drives in my RAID 5 array plus 1 hot spare.


"Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
news:...
> yes
>
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Mathieu CHATEAU
> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>
>
> "SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> ok. I wasn't going to convert it's just that I read it will. Perhaps I
>> misread. So when I get to the extend portion of the command it will know
>> to use all unallocated space to extend the primary partition? I have 1
>> primary partition on DISK 1 which is my data.
>>
>> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Do not convert, i repeat, do not convert.
>>> It keeps basic if you go my way
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cordialement,
>>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>>
>>>
>>> "SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
>>> news:eE2%...
>>>> Another question. According to the article I read after using the
>>>> diskpart utility it will convert from basic to dynamic?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you currently have more than one partition ?
>>>>> You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the
>>>>> system drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the
>>>>> partition)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Cordialement,
>>>>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>>>>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>>>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Greg" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>>>>>>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?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

on my VM, it take some seconds for an extend of 2G. You may expect a few
minutes.

--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
French blog: http://www.lotp.fr


"SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Mathieu for your feedback. I really do appreciate it and my
> apologies to Greg to taking over his thread here but hopefully my answers
> are his also. One last question. Approximately how long would you expect
> this take. I have 5 - 73GB drives in my RAID 5 array plus 1 hot spare.
>
>
> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> yes
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cordialement,
>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>
>>
>> "SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> ok. I wasn't going to convert it's just that I read it will. Perhaps I
>>> misread. So when I get to the extend portion of the command it will know
>>> to use all unallocated space to extend the primary partition? I have 1
>>> primary partition on DISK 1 which is my data.
>>>
>>> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Do not convert, i repeat, do not convert.
>>>> It keeps basic if you go my way
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cordialement,
>>>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>>>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "SBS Rocker" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:eE2%...
>>>>> Another question. According to the article I read after using the
>>>>> diskpart utility it will convert from basic to dynamic?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i do not recommend you to convert to dynamic.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you currently have more than one partition ?
>>>>>> You may move the second one to the new disk, and then extend the
>>>>>> system drive through diskpart (need to have free space just after the
>>>>>> partition)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Cordialement,
>>>>>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>>>>>> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>>>>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Greg" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:53B8AF10-04AB-49BA-8362-...
>>>>>>>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?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>