Help - Server drive completely out space

Over Clocker · 26 Feb 2010 at 08:54

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

Over Clocker · 26 Feb 2010 at 09:28

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?

Over Clocker · 26 Feb 2010 at 09:35

iaind said:
Is it just a DC? Can you clear enough space to get it running again?

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!

Over Clocker · 26 Feb 2010 at 09:51

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 · 26 Feb 2010 at 10:19

iaind said:
Why not just move some user data from C to another partition?

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!

Over Clocker · 26 Feb 2010 at 12:43

PAz said:
Clear down any update uninstallers as well.

Have done that, have removed most programs etc also.