Server 2012 - Partition Issues
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The problem is that it is dynamic. I'm betting dynamic disks expand like this instead of changing the partition table, should be safer then expanding the drive and changing the table.
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Non-dynamic disks can't do it either. They'd just be unable to cope.
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@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
Non-dynamic disks can't do it either. They'd just be unable to cope.
Are you sure? I thought non boot drives could grow, in fact I'll put $5 on it.
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I think this became an option in 2008.
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@Dashrender said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
Non-dynamic disks can't do it either. They'd just be unable to cope.
Are you sure? I thought non boot drives could grow, in fact I'll put $5 on it.
Grow backwards? I don't think so.
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@Dashrender said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
I think this became an option in 2008.
How do simple disks tackle this? Doesn't seem possible since it is the partition table limitation affecting the dynamic disks already.
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@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
@Dashrender said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
I think this became an option in 2008.
How do simple disks tackle this? Doesn't seem possible since it is the partition table limitation affecting the dynamic disks already.
Ohhh looks like I lose... Backwards... Yeah maybe not.
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I have done that with a third party utility before though.
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@Dashrender said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
I have done that with a third party utility before though.
I have too. Should I have used MiniTool Partition Wizard Server
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@Dashrender said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
@Dashrender said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
I think this became an option in 2008.
How do simple disks tackle this? Doesn't seem possible since it is the partition table limitation affecting the dynamic disks already.
Ohhh looks like I lose... Backwards... Yeah maybe not.
LOL, yeah that is the complication. Combining the partitions is doable, but it would break NTFS' ToC inside of the second partition when you do.
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@Dashrender said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
I have done that with a third party utility before though.
I think it would need to image the original partition, then replace it after completing.
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@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
@Dashrender said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
I have done that with a third party utility before though.
I think it would need to image the original partition, then replace it after completing.
Nope that was not needed. It was definitely time Intensive.
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You definitely do not have to move everything. If you want to clean it up, you can, but I would not waste time doing it.
