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I am interested how to grow a RAID 10 array on Windows SBS 2011 machine? Basically I have added two additional disks, expanded array and now I want to grow my c: filesystem to take advantage of new space?

It is hardware RAID, Controller is Smart Array P410i 512Mb on HP server. The move was from RAID1 (2 disks, 300Gb) to RAID10 (4disks, 600Gb)

Thanks

John
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You can boot to GParted or Partition Magic Free (or other similar utilities)to extend the disk space in the Windows OS.

colealtdelete
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  • am I in danger of loosing any data? – John Oct 14 '13 at 14:37
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    No, it *should* work fine without loosing data. *Should*. Unless the power fails midway. Or something else which was unexpected happens. So always have a recovery strategy and up-to-date backups. Having said that: No, there should be no data loss. – Hennes Oct 14 '13 at 15:37
  • @Hennes how to check that the cache battery is connected and fully charged? – John Oct 14 '13 at 18:54
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    @John I believe the HP Array Configuration Utility should allow you to see that information. – colealtdelete Oct 14 '13 at 20:03
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    This can actually be done in sbs 2011 without any additional software. It is a two click procedure in manage storage section – John Oct 25 '13 at 11:49