[THIN] Re: I have tried everything....I think
- From: Robert Walk <rwalk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 25 Oct 2002 17:03:13 -0400
We use an inexpensive product called Paragon Partition Manager and it
"usually" works pretty well. I don't know if it will do everything you
need but it does work on servers.
Rob
On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 16:54, Columna, Melvin wrote:
>
> Partition Magic doesn't work on a Server. You need Server Magic.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S=E9rgio Fonseca [mailto:Fonsecase@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 11:23 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: I have tried everything....I think
>
>
>
> Wy not "Partition Magic" ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Hopley [mailto:khopley@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: quarta-feira, 9 de Outubro de 2002 14:28
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] I have tried everything....I think
>
>
>
> A tricky one I feel:
>
> NT4/MF1.8 server running short on disk space. The idea was to ghost the =
> =3D
> partitions and bring them back down to larger partitions on a new =
> larger =3D
> hard drive. This has worked fine before on other servers other than =3D
> service failures as the ghosting process reallocates default drive =3D =
> letters
> C & D - start disk administrator and change drive letters back =3D to x =
> & Y
> ... sorted.
>
> This particular server is not having any of it. After the ghosting =3D
> process, restart the server and the server goes through a normal boot =
> as =3D
> far as the Metaframe back screen... there is still the odd flicker of =
> =3D disk
> activity but no CTRL/ALT/DEL screen is displayed - cannot logon, no =3D
> network services so no network access.
>
> I have tried the process in variety of different ways but always come =
> up =3D
> with the same result. I am sure it is down to the drive letter =3D =
> allocation
> cos when the original drive is put in as an extra drive in =3D the =
> server, the
> system (booting from the new disk) sees the old disk as =3D X and boots
> normally.
>
> I have also tried using volume manager - which incidentally also =3D
> reallocates default drive letters to any volume that it plays with - so =
> =3D I
> get the same result.
>
> Is there anyway to reallocate the drive letters prior to system =3D =
> start-up.
> I have looked on Technet and found an article that allows you =3D to do =
> it if
> the machine is booted and can access the registry. I have =3D also =
> tried
> loading the hive from the server onto another test server but =3D the =
> "Mounted
> Devices" section that Q223188 talks about is not available =3D unless =
> booted.
>
> Has anyone else had anything similar or does anyone have any other way =
> =3D of
> increasing volume sizes??
>
> Help please
>
> Kev Hopley
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