Re: [PCTECH] Span drives in NT 4.0 server

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also, I think you have to back up the data.  Create the volume set, format
the new volume and restore data.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Taylor" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users'" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:31 PM
Subject: RE: [PCTECH] Span drives in NT 4.0 server


> You can do it if both drives are formatted as NTFS. I no longer have an
> NT system available to me, so I can't give you step-by-step
> instructions, but what you're talking about is called a "Volume Set" in
> NT speak. In the Administrative Tools menu folder, there is a function
> called "Disk Administrator". That is the tool you'd use to accomplish
> your goal.
>
> Note that Volume Sets have one severe disadvantage: if you lose just one
> drive in the set, you lose the whole volume.