Help - Server drive completely out space

Over Clocker

Over Clocker

Over Clocker

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Hi guys,

One of our old customers has called because their domain controller has gone down.

We've looked into it and their drives are completely out of space.

They are running raid 1 I think, but need to double check this.

What would be the best (quickest) way of moving the entire load of data, as it is, eg imaging, onto a new, larger raid array in the same server?

Cheers,

Mal
 
Would the following work:

Install new Raid controller with 3x new drives, and setup an array.

Use Ghost or Acronis image the partitions from the old array to the new array. I know with Ghost you can specify a new size for the partition, but I have a feeling it only sees the first partition on the array?
 
iaind said:
Is it just a DC? Can you clear enough space to get it running again?
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It's an old, bad setup. It is DC, DNS, DHCP and user file and profile storage!

They have plans for a complete new setup, but we need to do something in the mean time.

It has a 10GB C: partition, so we really need to do something!
 
Have just been able to get to their site, I didn't realise the drive was at least partitioned off, so it is only the C: that is out of space. There is loads of space on other partitions.

Am going to take a full backup, and then use Partition Wizard Server Edition to resize the partitions and extend the C:.
 
Over Clocker said:
User data isn't on C:, there is nothing more we can move off CL, it only has Windows etc on it. The numpty who set this server up years ago used an 8GB C: partition!
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Well 8gig should be more than enough for a (properly set up) server. Is the pagefile on c:? That's usually a quick fix
 
Clear down any update uninstallers as well.

Heres a batch I use to get rid of that stuff;

c:
CD %WINDIR%
Del kb*.log
For /F "usebackq delims=" %%W in (`dir /d /b /ah $*.*`) Do RD %%W /S /Q
pause
 
This may be stating the obvious, but windows installations dont just expand with heat or anything - something has grown to take up the space, you need to find what it is and deal with it
 
Is it SBS? Exchange lives on the C: partition by default if it is. Very easy to move.

Otherwise take a backup of the C: partition then resize it with Acronis.

Get TreeSize on it (an older version, new one says gtfo on Server) and find out where the space is being used.
 
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