Comments on: Extending the System Disk in Windows Server 2008 http://www.jonathanmedd.net/2009/11/extending-the-system-disk-in-windows-server-2008.html Scripting. Powershell, VMware, Windows, Active Directory & Exchange. All that kind of stuff..... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:16:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Windows Server 2008 drive doesn’t expand correctly after extending in VMware VI client « TheSaffaGeek http://www.jonathanmedd.net/2009/11/extending-the-system-disk-in-windows-server-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-7521 Windows Server 2008 drive doesn’t expand correctly after extending in VMware VI client « TheSaffaGeek Thu, 27 May 2010 10:52:10 +0000 http://www.jonathanmedd.net/?p=228#comment-7521 [...] want to know how to extend your drive via Windows Server 2003 Jonathon Medd has detailed it in a blog posting along with the steps I did [...] [...] want to know how to extend your drive via Windows Server 2003 Jonathon Medd has detailed it in a blog posting along with the steps I did [...]

]]> By: Gregg Robertson http://www.jonathanmedd.net/2009/11/extending-the-system-disk-in-windows-server-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-6298 Gregg Robertson Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:13:50 +0000 http://www.jonathanmedd.net/?p=228#comment-6298 You can also use this tool http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&releaseid=R64398&formatcnt=2&fileid=83929 Expand it using the Edit Settings for that VM and then console in and unzip this tool on the disk. Command prompt and then execute it. It will ask by how much you want to exted it, enter the difference and voila you have expanded the disk. You can also use this tool

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&releaseid=R64398&formatcnt=2&fileid=83929

Expand it using the Edit Settings for that VM and then console in and unzip this tool on the disk.
Command prompt and then execute it.
It will ask by how much you want to exted it, enter the difference and voila you have expanded the disk.

]]> By: Jonathan Medd http://www.jonathanmedd.net/2009/11/extending-the-system-disk-in-windows-server-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-2904 Jonathan Medd Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:36:23 +0000 http://www.jonathanmedd.net/?p=228#comment-2904 Indeed, always good to be extra cautious. I thought though that if you tried to extend a vmdk in Edit Settings and there was a snapshot it would not let you do it? Indeed, always good to be extra cautious. I thought though that if you tried to extend a vmdk in Edit Settings and there was a snapshot it would not let you do it?

]]> By: Louw Pretorius http://www.jonathanmedd.net/2009/11/extending-the-system-disk-in-windows-server-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-2900 Louw Pretorius Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:37:19 +0000 http://www.jonathanmedd.net/?p=228#comment-2900 When using the second method of using alternate vm's to extend in Win2003 be VERY carefull and make SURE that you do NOT have ANY snapshots on the VM you want to grow. Take a word of advice from the bitten-hand Louw Pretorius When using the second method of using alternate vm’s to extend in Win2003 be VERY carefull and make SURE that you do NOT have ANY snapshots on the VM you want to grow.

Take a word of advice from the bitten-hand

Louw Pretorius

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