Extending a disk system has never been easier ...
Be a system disk space is not a problem. In the virtual environment it is manageable with the expansion of the disc, but it is required downtime to enlarge the logical partition. Not always ....
This time we are in aid of, with so small yet powerful software that can expand a logical disk hot, ie with the operating system on.
Obviously there are some limitations: the disc must be Basic (does not support dynamic disks) must be in NTFS and must expand at least 8MB, of course Windows only. The utility of these calls ExtPart and was created to support systems PowerVault Series 750, 755, 770 and 775, but it magically works with virtual machines. ExtPart is dated July 30, 2003, so there is some concern about compatibility with newer systems.
The use of this tool is very simple: once you have unpacked the files in a folder, open a command prompt, navigate to the folder where you extracted the executable and run the command with the following parameters:
extpart volume size
Within the archive where you can find a quick readme explains everything. As always it is highly advisable to make a snapshot before changing discs.
Dell ExtPart (17.5 KiB)
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