how to increase storage from another partition

Hello dell_J,

Could you please check troubleshooting steps from this article:

https://dell.to/3H44LS9

Please create a validated backup of your data before starting any action.

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Hi ,

this method will not work. In order to extend the C storage, you need to shrink the D partition first. If you do this than the unallocated space will be sitting after the D partition not after the C partition.

In order for the above solution to work the unallocated space should come immediately after the volume you want to extend.

Hello dell_J,

Thank you for your reply. I found simular post in Dell Comminuty forum, maybe it will be also helpful:

https://dell.to/3yQWiyS

Please ask me if you have any questions,

You can try below option. I am not sure whether this will work but you can try it out

Take a backup of partition D then delete partition D. This will allow you to extend partition C. Once C drive is extended then you ca recreate disk drive D and copy the data from backup.

Hi , yeah I found out about this method earlier and wanted to try it out but I was told if I backup/copy all files from the D partition and later restore/paste it, some applications may not work.. so I'm not really sure about this method.. 

Hi I know you answered in response to Shine's post but the method that shine gave is the most simple, easier and doesn't cost much. Applications can always be deleted and reinstalled. Just make sure back up and restore data files, I would say at this point.

Olá, sou novo por aki... tenho servidor Power Edge meu hd esta ficando cheio deixando maquina lenta, como faço para colocar + 01 ou 2 hd para aumentar o espaço? seria só instalara e reiniciar a maquina?

Hello,

If you want to increase the storage in your system, adding 1 or 2 hard drives would only be the first step. You would also need to either expand an existing virtual disk or create a new one. Once that is complete, you would need to either expand the filesystem to use the new space, or format if it is a new virtual disk and assign it an identifier.

However, there is not enough information in your post to provide you any further detail in how to do this. I would have to recommend looking at the manuals for your server and controller to determine the specific steps. 

Se você deseja aumentar o armazenamento em seu sistema, adicionar 1 ou 2 discos rígidos seria apenas o primeiro passo. Você também precisaria expandir um disco virtual existente ou criar um novo. Depois de concluído, você precisará expandir o sistema de arquivos para usar o novo espaço ou formatar, se for um novo disco virtual, e atribuir a ele um identificador.

Não há informações suficientes em sua postagem para fornecer mais detalhes sobre como fazer isso. Eu recomendaria olhar os manuais do seu servidor e controlador para determinar as etapas específicas.

It's a late response, I have tried but cannot delete D partition as it is greyed out

Tried to do that but the D drive delete partition/volume is greyed out..

Hi,

please check and explain how your disks are physically connected, your virtual disks management, and search if the RAIDs are working fine or if a failure is detected for example RAID degraded.

What power edge and which controller did you use?

Did you have any further questions?

Regards Martin

hi its Power Edge T430. In idrac the storage shows as physical disks 3, virtual disk 1. the Raid controller is PERC H330 Adapter (PCI Slot 3). Each Physical disk is 1862.50GB. The virtual disk 'Online RAID-5 3725.00 GB'

Dell_J,

The partition delete option normally will be greyed out if there is a Page File, system files, or the OS present on the partition. Would you confirm if any of these are indeed the case?

Also, the article here discusses the Online Capacity Expansion process for the H330.

Let us know.