Unable tp create partition

[JAG]

I have an SBS2003 server with the following RAID 5 logical drive:

C: 20Gb (System)
D: 7Gb (VSC Storage)
E: 96Gb (Data)
F: 12Gb (Spec Data)

I expanded the logical drive by adding another 72Gb hard drive. I can see
the unallocated space in Disk Management, but the option to create a
partition is greyed out. Research indicates that there is a 4 partition
limit that I am up against.

My question is, what are the consequences of deleting the D: partion? I
assume that by deleting D: (which was never used) we would lose 7Gb of space,
since it is not at the end of the drive. I can live with that as long as it
would then allow us to create a new partition out of the additional 70Gb we
just added.

Comments/suggestions appreciated.

Thanks >> Joe

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

"JAG" <JAG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F4E82C42-F124-482F-B20E-59634CD3514B@microsoft.com...
>I have an SBS2003 server with the following RAID 5 logical drive:
>
> C: 20Gb (System)
> D: 7Gb (VSC Storage)
> E: 96Gb (Data)
> F: 12Gb (Spec Data)
>
> I expanded the logical drive by adding another 72Gb hard drive. I can see
> the unallocated space in Disk Management, but the option to create a
> partition is greyed out. Research indicates that there is a 4 partition
> limit that I am up against.
>
> My question is, what are the consequences of deleting the D: partion? I
> assume that by deleting D: (which was never used) we would lose 7Gb of
> space,
> since it is not at the end of the drive. I can live with that as long as
> it
> would then allow us to create a new partition out of the additional 70Gb
> we
> just added.
>
> Comments/suggestions appreciated.
>
> Thanks >> Joe

Your mistake was to create all partitions as primary partitions.
If you must have so many partitions then you should change
your strategy so that you have room to maneuvre. Deleting
Drive D: will allow you to create an extended partition. Inside
this extended partition you can create (almost) as many
logical drives as you like.

If you're unfamiliar with the concept then I recommend you
play with partitions on a test machine before moving on to
the server. And, of course, you must have full backups
(fully tested!) of your important stuff.

 

[JAG]

After more research, I see where there is little need for more than one
Primary and one Extended partition on a basic server install.

Thanks for the help.

Best >> Joe

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "JAG" <JAG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F4E82C42-F124-482F-B20E-59634CD3514B@microsoft.com...
> >I have an SBS2003 server with the following RAID 5 logical drive:
> >
> > C: 20Gb (System)
> > D: 7Gb (VSC Storage)
> > E: 96Gb (Data)
> > F: 12Gb (Spec Data)
> >
> > I expanded the logical drive by adding another 72Gb hard drive. I can see
> > the unallocated space in Disk Management, but the option to create a
> > partition is greyed out. Research indicates that there is a 4 partition
> > limit that I am up against.
> >
> > My question is, what are the consequences of deleting the D: partion? I
> > assume that by deleting D: (which was never used) we would lose 7Gb of
> > space,
> > since it is not at the end of the drive. I can live with that as long as
> > it
> > would then allow us to create a new partition out of the additional 70Gb
> > we
> > just added.
> >
> > Comments/suggestions appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks >> Joe
>
> Your mistake was to create all partitions as primary partitions.
> If you must have so many partitions then you should change
> your strategy so that you have room to maneuvre. Deleting
> Drive D: will allow you to create an extended partition. Inside
> this extended partition you can create (almost) as many
> logical drives as you like.
>
> If you're unfamiliar with the concept then I recommend you
> play with partitions on a test machine before moving on to
> the server. And, of course, you must have full backups
> (fully tested!) of your important stuff.
>
>
>