I have a win2k server that has a logical F: drive that
consists of 3 36gb scsi dirves in a raid 5 array. I have
added another disk to the system and want to extend my
volume on F: to include my new drive. When I open window
LDM I am able to see the new disk, but I am not able to
extend F: to include the new disk because F: was setup as
a Basic disk instead of a Dynamic disk. Will
diskpart.exe do this? I'm not sure if it will only extend
the volume to add additional space on the current disk or
if it will allow me to add an additonal disk. Any info
would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

yes it will do Basic disk. You will have to first expand the RAID to include
that disk which is usually done with the vendors tools like HP or Dell. Once
the new drive is part of the RAID you can use the diskpart tool.

"Tina" wrote:

> I have a win2k server that has a logical F: drive that
> consists of 3 36gb scsi dirves in a raid 5 array. I have
> added another disk to the system and want to extend my
> volume on F: to include my new drive. When I open window
> LDM I am able to see the new disk, but I am not able to
> extend F: to include the new disk because F: was setup as
> a Basic disk instead of a Dynamic disk. Will
> diskpart.exe do this? I'm not sure if it will only extend
> the volume to add additional space on the current disk or
> if it will allow me to add an additonal disk. Any info
> would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>

In Article - 325590 How to Use Diskpart.exe to Extend a
Data Volume, it says "For Basic volumes, the unallocated
space for the extension must be the next contiguous space
on the same disk." Can I extend the volume to include a
new disk? I have already extended the volume in the
Adaptec raid software and I can see the new disk in
windows LDM.

>-----Original Message-----
>yes it will do Basic disk. You will have to first expand
the RAID to include
>that disk which is usually done with the vendors tools
like HP or Dell. Once
>the new drive is part of the RAID you can use the
diskpart tool.
>
>"Tina" wrote:
>
>> I have a win2k server that has a logical F: drive that
>> consists of 3 36gb scsi dirves in a raid 5 array. I
have
>> added another disk to the system and want to extend my
>> volume on F: to include my new drive. When I open
window
>> LDM I am able to see the new disk, but I am not able to
>> extend F: to include the new disk because F: was setup
as
>> a Basic disk instead of a Dynamic disk. Will
>> diskpart.exe do this? I'm not sure if it will only
extend
>> the volume to add additional space on the current disk
or
>> if it will allow me to add an additonal disk. Any info
>> would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>>
>.
>

In order to extend on a basic disk, you should see it as an enlargement at
the end of your current disk, not as a separate disk.

Many hardware RAID adapters has the possibility to add a hard disk to a
current array, expanding the array, instead of presenting the hard disk as
a separate disk. Since I haven't used Adaptec RAID I cannot tell you the
steps to do this, but probably your documentation or Adaptec Support could
guide you through the steps.

Best regards

Bjorn
--
Bjorn Landemoo - (E-Mail Removed) - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In Article - 325590 How to Use Diskpart.exe to Extend a
>Data Volume, it says "For Basic volumes, the unallocated
>space for the extension must be the next contiguous space
>on the same disk." Can I extend the volume to include a
>new disk? I have already extended the volume in the
>Adaptec raid software and I can see the new disk in
>windows LDM.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>yes it will do Basic disk. You will have to first expand
>the RAID to include
>>that disk which is usually done with the vendors tools
>like HP or Dell. Once
>>the new drive is part of the RAID you can use the
>diskpart tool.
>>
>>"Tina" wrote:
>>
>>> I have a win2k server that has a logical F: drive that
>>> consists of 3 36gb scsi dirves in a raid 5 array. I
>have
>>> added another disk to the system and want to extend my
>>> volume on F: to include my new drive. When I open
>window
>>> LDM I am able to see the new disk, but I am not able to
>>> extend F: to include the new disk because F: was setup
>as
>>> a Basic disk instead of a Dynamic disk. Will
>>> diskpart.exe do this? I'm not sure if it will only
>extend
>>> the volume to add additional space on the current disk
>or
>>> if it will allow me to add an additonal disk. Any info
>>> would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>>.
>>