Server 2012 - Partition Issues
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I was hoping it was smart, and could just extend out to the front of the front, but clearly not
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So I am thinking this is the only way to fix this:
- Add a third drive in VMware, thin provisioned , 1TB.
- Make it E: or whatever.
- Copy folders one by one from *D: to E:
I don't think I want to keep the data on this drive (spanned, or whatever it is)
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@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
Part of the problem is the free space was on the front of the drive, so it couldn't really extend the drive...
Oh right, of course, I knew that that was an issue but didn't think about it. It can't do that because of the ToC. So it had to span instead of traditional extension.
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@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
So I am thinking this is the only way to fix this:
- Add a third drive in VMware, thin partitioned, 1TB.
- Make it E: or whatever.
- Copy folders one by one from *D: to E:
I don't think I want to keep the data on this drive (spanned, or whatever it is)
It's not THAT bad. Ideal? No. Horrible? No.
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@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
I was hoping it was smart, and could just extend out to the front of the front, but clearly not
That's a big ask for Microsoft's disk management
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This really isn't that big a deal. It's one of the reason LVM (and by extension Dynamic Volumes) exists. Does it look pretty in Disk Manager? No. Does it affect the functionality or use of the drive? No.
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@coliver @scottalanmiller would you fix it or just leave it as it was?
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@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
@coliver @scottalanmiller would you fix it or just leave it as it was?
I don't think it's really something to fix. I would probably just leave it.
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@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:
@coliver @scottalanmiller would you fix it or just leave it as it was?
I'd leave it. Very minor issue. Now that we have identified it.
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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.
