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Disk Partitioning for Win 2003 Server

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by gquintana

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I'm looking for a disk partitioning tool/utility for Windows 2003 server. I bought an IBM basic server and it partitioned my server with a 4G C Drive and now I'm running out of space. Its an EIDE HD so its very basic. Symantec has a product called Volume Manager but it only supports Win 2000 and they have no plans on Win 2003. What can I do to increase my 4G Partition without taking down my server thats in production at a small site? Thanks for the help.

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by jdclyde

You can mount other partitions and drives at a mount point on the C drive which makes it look like a part of the partition.

Just a thought.

For a better answer, post your questions under the Q&A section instead of the discussion section. They know their stuff over there..

by roger99a

I'm still trying to fix what VolumeManager did to my server. I have heard that older versions of Partition Magic might work. Meanwhile, have you moved you swap file and all the apps & files you canto another drive? I wonder, since it's an IDE drive, can you ghost it?

by matterofacts

I have looked at some evaluations of different products. Acronis Disk Director Suite seems to have the most versatility among different OS's and file formats. I have not found anything that works with Dynamic disks however.

by voicu

Hello.

I got that problem last year.

You can deal with it using VCOM PARTITION MANAGER.

Have a good time.

Bye

by geek4hire

Microsoft has a very basic partition management tool called diskpart. It's a free download, and I've successfully used it a few times to extend partitions.

by ceritek

I have always found partition magic to be an excellent tool, always make a complete backup of you current drive first though just in case.........

by laman

Partition Magic 8 won't work for server. You need Partition Magic 8 Professional to do the job.

by laman

Mandrake Linux 9.0 and after comes with a disk partitioning utility. It is free and it works. Just download disk 1 and create a bootable CD. Boot from the CD and follow the instruction as if you are to install Mandrake Linux. It will come to the point that the partitioning utility comes up and you will be able to resize any FAT or NTFS partition.

Laman

by ccarvell

Hello,
Knoppix has some tools that will allow repair, resize of NTFS partitions. I think it is called diskpart, but I could be wrong. Check into that, it is free, and great tool for any OS admin.

Cade

by 41991437

yes,anotherone named ASEUS Partition Manager Server Edition may also support server:)

by saraline

Yes, partition magic doesn't support Windows Server definitely as well as RAID.
Last year, when I try to extend my Windows 2003 Small Business Server with RAID array, partition magic fails to help me and I find on the Google that PQ doesn?t support Windows Server.

Finally, I have to Google with ? Extend Server 2003 partition? and get another Partition Magic Server alternative to extend my server 2003 system drive without reboot within several clicks. If anybody come across the same problem, here is a solution:
http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/resize-Windows-Server-2003-partition.htm

By the way, you would better to backup all the data firstly : http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy

by techrepublicer

There are so many server partition software in the market, for example, acronis disk director, partition master, partition wizard, partition assistant, etc.

No matter which tool you choose, remember to backup the system and files before any operations to the server.

by techmakerz

Unlike Windows 7/Vista/2008, the snap-in Disk Management in Windows 2003 couldn't support extend/shrink volume. In such case, the only way is to reformat the drive, reinstall the Windows Server 2003 Operating System and repartition hard drive.

What's more, the Diskpart Command Line can only extend a data volume when there is contiguous unallocated space.

Therefore, it is a wise and good choice to extend system partition for Windows Server 2003 with the benefit of third-party software.

Extend System Partition in Windows Server 2003 Easily and Safely
http://www.partition-magic.org/windows-server-2003/extend-system-partition-windows-server-2003.html

Two Ways to Resize a Windows Server 2003 Partition without Reinstallation
http://www.partition-magic.org/windows-server-2003/resize-partition-windows-server-2003.html

by microtecher

It seems that many people have such experience, I've read many articles and downloaded many trial copies. Luckly, I solved this bad problem.
I have to say 4GB is too small, our server c drive is 15GB, it also runs out quickly.
In fact, there are many tools, paragon, acronis, easus, pms, etc. To me, pms partition magic server is better, as to resize and extend c drive, you just need to drag and move, very easy. The most important, it integrates snapshot to protect data and no reboot required to extend the partitions.
http://www.partition-magic-server.com/extend-partition/extend-c-drive-windows-2003-server.html

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