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In the Windows 2003 Integration rebook (SG24-6959-00) it lists 2 methods
(other than reinstalling) for 'extending' a system drive:
1) Expanding the system partition using Windows Backup
2) Expanding the system using a partition utility
I tried the first method and it doesn't even seem to be documented properly
(the method of using Windows Backup to get the necessary files is very
vague, and not sure what it is referring to when it specifies to 'link your
new system partition to the drive as disk 0'). This of course didn't work,
but i'm not sure enough of the detail steps that aren't specified My
Windows Backup skills are lacking, but then again, so is the tool... ;)
The second option uses the method I mentioned earlier (which boots fine
into windows, but still has the old drive size with an unextendable system
partition). It adds the step afterward of using a third-party partition
management utility to extend the partition.
Does anyone have any experience using third party partition tools on an IXS
setup? Will it work correctly or are there any additional risks to data on
the iSeries OUTSIDE of the scope of that IXS and it's storage spaces?
Larry Bolhuis
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Increasing the system drive (boot drive) is also not easy but this is a
Microsoft restriction. The 'cheaters' way to do it though is to create
a new storage space, link it to the iXS/IXA. Now open up Disk Mangler
in Windows but instead of asigning the thing a drive letter mount it in
a directory of the "C" drive (a-la Unix). If you work it right you
should be able to find a directory tree with a lot of stuff, or at least
one that's taking the growth, This way even though the boot drive
itself didn't get bigger, you've at least given the system some growth
space. I have done this several times with good results.
Anything but the boot drive is a cake walk. Connect the new drive, use
disk mangler to flag is as a Dynamic Volum (you DID do that to the drive
that needs expanding yes?) Then just create a volume set by adding this
new 'disk unit' to the previous one. Shazaam now it's bigger.
- Larry.
ChadB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>
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>Does this hold true if you are trying to increase the size of a system
>drive on an IXS? I've got one where I was planning to:
>
>Vary off the server
>Create a storage space of a larger size as a copy of the system drive in
>question
>Unlink the original system drive
>Link the new drive in place of the system drive (with seq. number 3, etc.)
>
>Is it only a problem if you're trying to 'shrink' the drive?
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>Evan,
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> Depends if this is the boot drive for the server or just a data drive.
>
> If the boot drive, the best way is what you have already mentioned and
>that is to reload the server. Sucks yes. You may be able to use a
>product such as partition magic to copy the data in the server storage
>space (aka 'Disk') to a new smaller space, then relink them to the
>server. I've not tried this and anticipate that there could be issues
>because this is an active boot partition.
>
> If this is not the boot drive then you can link in a new space, copy
>the data to that new smaller space, then unlink the old space and use
>windows disk management to change the drive letter of the new one back
>to what is expected by the applications. This is pretty straight forward
>in this case.
>
> - Larry
>
>
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