matchew wrote:
>I have setup an SBS 2003 with 2 250GB hard drives with hardware raid
>1.
>
>Problem Description: I only showed the C: drive to be using 25 GB and
>200GB of unused space. I used diskpart.exe to extend the partition
>and now I show the space is there in Computer Management and chkdsk
>and diskpart but when I right click on the C: drive and select
>properties I still only show 5GB of available space. I hear it may
>have something to do with RAID 1. I'm trying to find the best way to
>fix this. Here is what I'm planning to do if there is no better
>alternative.
Have you rebooted since extending the partition? I'd start with that.
Mind you, 25Gb for the C: partition on SBS is plenty. Ideally, you move
all the data off C: to other partitions - Sharepoint, Exchange, Users
folders, etc. - and keep C: just for the SBS OS components. There are a
number of logistical reasons for doing this, most of which are not vital,
but there is one key reason for doing so - Windows does not like to run
out of space on the OS partition, and moving all the "growable" data off
helps to avoid that scenario.
>1. Complete System backup
>2. Ghost Copy
>3. Delete partition and startover.
>
>Any better solution is greatly appreciated. I don't even mind using
>both SATA drives as RAID 0 and using a software RAID. I don't have
>much experience with RAID so that is probably my main weakness in this
>problem.
RAID0 is an absolute no-no on a server.
--
Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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