SCSI, Windows Server 2003

Neoni · 1 Dec 2009 at 01:52

Hi all, im doing work at a hotel and there using SCSI drives, the main C: drive is 15gb in size and is now full! so they need more space, there is 3 drives, the other 2 are in use for various things

Now how would i go about installing another SCSI drive into the server, in terms of formatting, and would i simply be able to put another drive in and allocate the C: drive space to this, therefore using the space on this drive? carrying over as such.

Bit stuck need help!

zetec452 · 1 Dec 2009 at 02:08

Your not going to able to expand the C drive easily. You cannot just allocate space to C. What I would do first is run a full verified system backup.

What server are you working on? Is the new drive exactly the same as the exisiting drives?

I would add the second drive in move swap and any other static files to the new drive (i386 etc). Also, check how many user profiles are on the server etc and try to tidy those up.

Neoni · 1 Dec 2009 at 02:14

JonRohan said:
Your not going to able to expand the C drive easily. You cannot just allocate space to C. What I would do first is run a full verified system backup.

What server are you working on? Is the new drive exactly the same as the exisiting drives?

I would add the second drive in move swap and any other static files to the new drive (i386 etc). Also, check how many user profiles are on the server etc and try to tidy those up.

it seems quite a tricky process then, how would i backup?

zetec452 · 1 Dec 2009 at 02:15

Yep it can be as the risk is high for data loss. I would simply do what you can currently to free up some space short term.

zetec452 · 1 Dec 2009 at 02:34

Neoni · 1 Dec 2009 at 02:36

JonRohan said:
Sorry just saw the "how would I backup". I hate saying this but please get somebody who knows what they are doing to fix this.

You'll end up causing a right mess which potentially will cost a lot to fix.

i know how to back up in general, but its a server, so i might have to leave it alone

zetec452 · 1 Dec 2009 at 02:37

Generally backing up is simple if the server is a standalone file server etc. If it has mail, AD and other services etc then you need to be a bit more careful.

Does the server have a tape drive of sorts? Has it ever been backed up?

Neoni · 1 Dec 2009 at 02:39

JonRohan said:
Generally backing up is simple if the server is a standalone file server etc. If it has mail, AD and other services etc then you need to be a bit more careful.

Does the server have a tape drive of sorts? Has it ever been backed up?

the server controls absolutely everything, if it goes down, there stuffed, i was allowed to turn it off today for 30 seconds lol

zetec452 · 1 Dec 2009 at 03:28

Best leave that then dude.

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