How To Increase a Hard Disk Partition Size on Windows Servers
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Introduction
Using Windows Server 2008
Using Windows Server 2003
Introduction
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VMware virtual server technology allows for simple expansion of disk storage for your Cloud Server at the click of a button. If you require an additional storage please
contact our support team
with your requirements so that we can increase your virtual disk sizes accordingly. Once your storage capacity has been upgraded you will need to increase the partition sizes on your server to take advantage of the available space. To do this, follow the instructions below for your particular operating system.
Using Windows Server 2008
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NOTE: Before you can increase the partition size to maximize your available storage you
must first reboot your Virtual Server
in order for Windows Server to detect the revised size of the virtual disk system.
Click on the Windows
Start
menu, and choose the
Server Manager
application from the
Administrative Tools
menu.
Select
Disk Management
under the
Storage
section.
Right-Click
on the drive partition that you wish to increase in size, and choose the
Extend Volume
option. Note that the disk must indicate that there is available space directly adjacent to the current partition, otherwise you cannot extend the volume.
Click next to commence using the Extend Volume Wizard. On the second screen, check or set the amount of space you want to
add to the current partition
. You can normally
accept the default value
if you wish to extend the partition across the remaining unused size of the virtual disk.
Once finished you should see the partition now fills all the available space on the virtual disk. Available storage space for that drive letter will have increased on the windows server.
Using Windows Server 2003
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Please
contact our support team
to increase the partition size on Windows Server 2003. Alternatively you can follow the instructions on Microsoft Technet -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590