Server 2012 - Partition Issues

~~Is that a 2008R2 server or 2012?~~ Sorry didn't see the heading.

It's a Dynamic disk which is basically Windows software RAID 0. It shouldn't be showing like that though.

Dynamic Disks is LVM, not RAID.

Alex Sage

@dafyre I have a backup but everything is running fine.....

scottalanmiller

@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

Any downtime options? Like evenings or weekends?

If need be, yes.

I'm thinking that you take it down and trying changing the drive letter of the hopefully unused partition to E or F and see what happens.

coliver

@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

@coliver said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

~~Is that a 2008R2 server or 2012?~~ Sorry didn't see the heading.

It's a Dynamic disk which is basically Windows software RAID 0. It shouldn't be showing like that though.

Dynamic Disks is LVM, not RAID.

Sorry, you're right LVM.

Alex Sage

It just looks funny, maybe everything is fine, but it looks funny, and that's bugging me.

The full space is available, and the shares are all working perfectly, but I am wondering what the heck it is doing, and what will happen in the future, say if I need to expand the drive again, etc.

scottalanmiller

@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

It just looks funny, maybe everything is fine, but it looks funny, and that's bugging me.

The full space is available, and the shares are all working perfectly, but I am wondering what the heck it is doing, and what will happen in the future, say if I need to expand the drive again, etc.

Maybe you did a span by accident?

Alex Sage

A simple volume is a dynamic volume that is made up of disk space from a single dynamic disk. A simple volume can consist of a single region on a disk or multiple regions of the same disk that are linked together. You can create simple volumes only on dynamic disks.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725610(v=ws.11).aspx

scottalanmiller

@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

A simple volume is a dynamic volume that is made up of disk space from a single dynamic disk. A simple volume can consist of a single region on a disk or multiple regions of the same disk that are linked together. You can create simple volumes only on dynamic disks.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725610(v=ws.11).aspx

Yup, that's basically a generic "how LVMs work" article

Alex Sage

@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

Maybe you did a span by accident?

No, I right clicked on the 836.05 GB Partition and Clicked "Extend Volume" then told it to use the unallocated space.

Reid Cooper

I have not seen a span in a very long time, but that might be what it looks like.

scottalanmiller

@aaronstuder said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

Maybe you did a span by accident?

No, I right clicked on the 836.05 GB Partition and Clicked "Extend Volume" then told it to use the unallocated space.

Did you delete the other one first?

Alex Sage

@scottalanmiller said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

Did you delete the other one first?

Yes, that's how I had unallocated space

dafyre

@Reid-Cooper said in Server 2012 - Partition Issues:

I have not seen a span in a very long time, but that might be what it looks like.

I have, and that is indeed what it looks like.