making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

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Hi

as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same size
when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error
saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation" there
is no programs running at all..

i tried searching solution but failed..

please help.

Thansk
Imran,.
 
RE: making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

hi there? have you created a volume on the second disk to use as the mirror
volume? You must have a volume to mirror to not just an empty disk.
James
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Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk


"Imran" wrote:

> Hi
>
> as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same size
> when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error
> saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation" there
> is no programs running at all..
>
> i tried searching solution but failed..
>
> please help.
>
> Thansk
> Imran,.
>
>
>
 
Re: making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

HI james

no you dont have to create any volume or else add mirror will be greyed
out.. disk 1 has to be left un allocated..
this is something new i dont know. lets see if some MVP answers...

Thanks.
Imran.

"James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" <JamesYeomansBScMCSE@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:28BFC4FE-4B7F-4D70-83EF-315B94BEC956@microsoft.com...
> hi there? have you created a volume on the second disk to use as the
> mirror
> volume? You must have a volume to mirror to not just an empty disk.
> James
> --
> James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE
> Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk
>
>
> "Imran" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same size
>> when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error
>> saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation"
>> there
>> is no programs running at all..
>>
>> i tried searching solution but failed..
>>
>> please help.
>>
>> Thansk
>> Imran,.
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

my mistake you are in fact correct. Hope there is an MVP out there who can
help you.
--
James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE
Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk


"Imran" wrote:

> HI james
>
> no you dont have to create any volume or else add mirror will be greyed
> out.. disk 1 has to be left un allocated..
> this is something new i dont know. lets see if some MVP answers...
>
> Thanks.
> Imran.
>
> "James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" <JamesYeomansBScMCSE@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message news:28BFC4FE-4B7F-4D70-83EF-315B94BEC956@microsoft.com...
> > hi there? have you created a volume on the second disk to use as the
> > mirror
> > volume? You must have a volume to mirror to not just an empty disk.
> > James
> > --
> > James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE
> > Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk
> >
> >
> > "Imran" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same size
> >> when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error
> >> saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation"
> >> there
> >> is no programs running at all..
> >>
> >> i tried searching solution but failed..
> >>
> >> please help.
> >>
> >> Thansk
> >> Imran,.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
Re: making mirror on server 2008 gives disk space error

Hi anyone out there to reply...on this issue

thanks.
imran.

"James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" <JamesYeomansBScMCSE@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:1CBE83A6-2FCB-4D9E-B4FA-2203E3E88340@microsoft.com...
> my mistake you are in fact correct. Hope there is an MVP out there who
> can
> help you.
> --
> James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE
> Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk
>
>
> "Imran" wrote:
>
>> HI james
>>
>> no you dont have to create any volume or else add mirror will be greyed
>> out.. disk 1 has to be left un allocated..
>> this is something new i dont know. lets see if some MVP answers...
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Imran.
>>
>> "James Yeomans BSc, MCSE" <JamesYeomansBScMCSE@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote in message
>> news:28BFC4FE-4B7F-4D70-83EF-315B94BEC956@microsoft.com...
>> > hi there? have you created a volume on the second disk to use as the
>> > mirror
>> > volume? You must have a volume to mirror to not just an empty disk.
>> > James
>> > --
>> > James Yeomans, BSc, MCSE
>> > Ask me directly at: http://www.justaskjames.co.uk
>> >
>> >
>> > "Imran" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> as per istruction both my disk 0 and disk 1 are dynamic and of same
>> >> size
>> >> when i try to right click and add mirror and select disk 1 i get error
>> >> saying that "there is not enough disk space to perform this operation"
>> >> there
>> >> is no programs running at all..
>> >>
>> >> i tried searching solution but failed..
>> >>
>> >> please help.
>> >>
>> >> Thansk
>> >> Imran,.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
 
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