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shuckie69 · 06-09-2009, 09:00 AM

Hello everyone

I have recently expanded a RAID array in a HP Proliant server running Windows Server 2003 SP2. The unallocated space was detected OK in the HP Array Configuration utility and I expanded the array to the required size. I then used diskpart to extend volume 3 on disk 0, and this extension is shown in Disk Management. However, when I checked My Computer the original partition size was still shown. Rebooting the server made no difference.

I have searched the internet and came across the http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832316 knowledgebase article which seems to imply that this issue was resolved in Windows Server 2003 SP1. How come I have the problem on a 2003 server with SP2 installed?

I've looked into the diskpart "extend filesystem" command mentioned in the article, however this command is not recognised by either the version of diskpart which was already present of the server or another version I downloaded from Microsoft. Does anyone have a link to a version of diskpart which will recognise this command?

I would be grateful if someone could provide a solution ASAP please as a SQL database administrator colleague needs the extra space I am trying to create for SQL backup files.

Thanks!

06-09-2009, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
shuckie69 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Server 2003 SP2	Extended partition new size not shown in My Computer Windows Server 2003 SP2 Hello everyone I have recently expanded a RAID array in a HP Proliant server running Windows Server 2003 SP2. The unallocated space was detected OK in the HP Array Configuration utility and I expanded the array to the required size. I then used diskpart to extend volume 3 on disk 0, and this extension is shown in Disk Management. However, when I checked My Computer the original partition size was still shown. Rebooting the server made no difference. I have searched the internet and came across the http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832316 knowledgebase article which seems to imply that this issue was resolved in Windows Server 2003 SP1. How come I have the problem on a 2003 server with SP2 installed? I've looked into the diskpart "extend filesystem" command mentioned in the article, however this command is not recognised by either the version of diskpart which was already present of the server or another version I downloaded from Microsoft. Does anyone have a link to a version of diskpart which will recognise this command? I would be grateful if someone could provide a solution ASAP please as a SQL database administrator colleague needs the extra space I am trying to create for SQL backup files. Thanks!