Resizing Partitions/Volumes on Dynamic Disks (Windows Server 2003)

Question

What is the best way to resize partitions on a server with a Dynamic Disk? I have 4 volumes in what appears to be 2 partitions. I have ghosted each of these volumes to separate image files. I will need to have the drive letters remain the same when the server OS boots back up. I know I need to use diskpart but I do not know how to make this work. Thanks.

Solution 1

I believe I extended a C: drive once using WinPE and DISKPART. Probably unsupported by Microsoft, however.

Can you post a screenshot of your disk management? 4 volumes in 2 partitions sounds strange to me.

Solution 2

Here is an article about resize dynamic disk. You need to first convert dynamic disk to basic, then use some partition software to resize partition, after completing, you can again convert basic to dynamic disk.

Solution 3

You cannot extend the Boot or System volumes. You can extend the rest of the partitions (if they have enough space) using DiskPart - see: http://ss64.com/nt/diskpart.html

If this is to increase the size of the C: drive, I would suggest you review this web page for methods of reorganizing your server data - the C: drive doesn't need to be that big if the server is managed appropriately. http://www.lwcomputing.com/tips/static/bootdrivesize.asp

Comments

[Greg Askew]

The Partition Magic 8.x web site states that it supports basic disks only. service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/powerquest.nsf/0/…