Partition Magic 8 for Windows Server on Mirrored Volume!!!

[Harry]

Hi! All,

I have Windows Server 2003 R2 installed on a 300 gb HDD which has been
mirrored.

The server has 2 partitions C Drive is 50gb and D drive is 250 gb. Now I am
running out of disk space on theC drive and would like to use the partition
magic to shrink D Drive and extend the C Drive.

I would like to know if this is possible using partition magic.
I hope it will not cause any problems to the RAID?

Appreciate any help and advice.

Thank you
Regards
Harry

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Re: Partition Magic 8 for Windows Server on Mirrored Volume!!!

Hello Harry,

With a C drive of 50GB for 2003 R2 you should normally have enough space
for OS. What have you installed on the server that it's not enough? Operations
like this can always bring problems. So make sure you have an actual tested
backup from the server.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi! All,
>
> I have Windows Server 2003 R2 installed on a 300 gb HDD which has been
> mirrored.
>
> The server has 2 partitions C Drive is 50gb and D drive is 250 gb. Now
> I am running out of disk space on theC drive and would like to use the
> partition magic to shrink D Drive and extend the C Drive.
>
> I would like to know if this is possible using partition magic. I hope
> it will not cause any problems to the RAID?
>
> Appreciate any help and advice.
>
> Thank you
> Regards
> Harry

 

[Harry]

Re: Partition Magic 8 for Windows Server on Mirrored Volume!!!

Hi! Meinolf,
Thank you for the reply. Correction here - I have given C drive 20gb of
space. I have a few applications installed on the C drive. So now I am left
with 5 gb of space.
Thats the reason I would like to extend it.
I checked with Norton Partition Magic website - they say Partition Magic 8
doesnt support Win 2003 .
So I have to look for other softwares or methods to assist me.
Do you guys have any way to perform this operation without using any 3rd
party tools??

Thank you
Regards
Hari

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ff16fb6670608cae36b0d7bf63c@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Harry,
>
> With a C drive of 50GB for 2003 R2 you should normally have enough space
> for OS. What have you installed on the server that it's not enough?
> Operations like this can always bring problems. So make sure you have an
> actual tested backup from the server.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Hi! All,
>>
>> I have Windows Server 2003 R2 installed on a 300 gb HDD which has been
>> mirrored.
>>
>> The server has 2 partitions C Drive is 50gb and D drive is 250 gb. Now
>> I am running out of disk space on theC drive and would like to use the
>> partition magic to shrink D Drive and extend the C Drive.
>>
>> I would like to know if this is possible using partition magic. I hope
>> it will not cause any problems to the RAID?
>>
>> Appreciate any help and advice.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Regards
>> Harry
>
>

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Partition Magic 8 for Windows Server on Mirrored Volume!!!

Harry <hvmadhuna@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi! Meinolf,
> Thank you for the reply. Correction here - I have given C drive 20gb
> of space. I have a few applications installed on the C drive. So now
> I am left with 5 gb of space.
> Thats the reason I would like to extend it.
> I checked with Norton Partition Magic website - they say Partition
> Magic 8 doesnt support Win 2003 .
> So I have to look for other softwares or methods to assist me.
> Do you guys have any way to perform this operation without using any
> 3rd party tools??
>
> Thank you
> Regards
> Hari

You'd need ServerMagic - but I don't know if that's still made. Check out
Acronis Disk Director.


>
> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb6670608cae36b0d7bf63c@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> Hello Harry,
>>
>> With a C drive of 50GB for 2003 R2 you should normally have enough
>> space for OS. What have you installed on the server that it's not
>> enough? Operations like this can always bring problems. So make sure
>> you have an actual tested backup from the server.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>>> Hi! All,
>>>
>>> I have Windows Server 2003 R2 installed on a 300 gb HDD which has
>>> been mirrored.
>>>
>>> The server has 2 partitions C Drive is 50gb and D drive is 250 gb.
>>> Now I am running out of disk space on theC drive and would like to
>>> use the partition magic to shrink D Drive and extend the C Drive.
>>>
>>> I would like to know if this is possible using partition magic. I
>>> hope it will not cause any problems to the RAID?
>>>
>>> Appreciate any help and advice.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>> Regards
>>> Harry

 

[Olaf Engelke [MVP]]

Re: Partition Magic 8 for Windows Server on Mirrored Volume!!!

Hello,
Harry wrote:
> Thank you for the reply. Correction here - I have given C drive 20gb
> of space. I have a few applications installed on the C drive. So now
> I am left with 5 gb of space.
> Thats the reason I would like to extend it.
> I checked with Norton Partition Magic website - they say Partition
> Magic 8 doesnt support Win 2003 .
> So I have to look for other softwares or methods to assist me.
> Do you guys have any way to perform this operation without using any
> 3rd party tools??
>
you could do a full backup of your data partition to an external medium.
Delete the partition.
Boot from a Vista or Server 2008 DVD.
In system repair options open the command prompt.
Use diskpart to extend the disk (dont forget to add the size parameter as
described in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590).
The DVD boot is necessary, because the Windows Server 2003 version of
diskpart does not allow to extend the system partition.
Recreate the data partition and restore the files.
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf

 

[stella]

Re: Partition Magic 8 for Windows Server on Mirrored Volume!!!


"PartitionMagic, while under PowerQuest, was updated regularly, adding
new and useful features. Since Symantec purchased the application in
2003[1], there has not been a new release, and Symantec has stated that
it has no plans on releasing a new version." You can check at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_Magic. You may try some other
ones,such as Acronis, EASEUS,etc.
By the way, There are some info I picked up from website:

1. Without partition software. You can resize other partitions, just
not the boot partition which is the one that the Windows server 2003
files are located on. To resize it, use the disk configuration tool
after starting up with the 2003 disk. You'll have to reinstall when you
do this.

2. There is no free windows server 2003 partition software, there are
two great partition software for windows server 2003.

* Partition Magic will do not the trick. Use Norton Ghost to copy the
partition onto another HD, and uninstall your Windows Server 2003. Then
install Windows Operating System which Partition Magic supported, such
as Windows 2000, XP.
* EASEUS Partition Manager has the same functions, and as you know,
partition magic has stopped upgrading, so this might be your best
choice. Notice, you need to use EASEUS Partition Manager Server Edition
- windows server 2003 supported. This partition software can help you
repartition easily under windows server 2003.

You may have a look of this article:
http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/EASEUS-Partition-Manager-Server--Review-92249.shtml

Hope this is helpful!


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