How to redirect 301 for windows server?

Windows Server Re-Partition/Format

• I have a Windows 2003 Small Business Server which I purchased from Dell. I have a 3 Drive Raid setup with the drives partitioned like this: 12 gig for Windows 488 gig for file serving The 12 gigs is now not enough, as windows continues to download large updates. Additionally, the Exchange Server is running off the C and grows daily. Ideally, I'd like to repartition the drives, giving perhaps 50 gigs to windows, and 450 for file serving. Another solution, perhaps temporary, would be to redirect the exchange databases onto the file server to free up space. Thank you.

• Answer:

  durso... Since you had written: "So, I'm going to backup all my files and run the trial on Friday night. If it works, then I'll go for the whole thing which will give me the weekend to set my hair on fire if it doesn't work." ...I was asking if you'd prefer to wait until you determined your outcome on Friday, before I posted a formal answer. Given the confusion you've now expressed, I'll make the assumption that it's okay with you if I post the answer, and take my chances that you'll hunt me down... ; ) ------------------------------------------------------------- Taking a 'snapshot' of the current configuration would amount to cloning the setup to an external drive. When you restore, you would have the same partition sizes you have now, and I'm not sure about whether you can clone a raid configuration. I'm also not sure how well Partition Magic works with a RAID array, but with normal drives, it's fairly easy to use to resize partitions - especially if you're willing to leave Exchange Server and other programs in their current locations. Partition Magic http://www.powerquest.com/home_homeoffice/products/system_performance/pm80/index.html The user's manual for PM8 states that: "PartitionMagic supports hardware RAID level 0 (disk striping) and RAID level 5 (striping with parity)." --- I see the 160GB limit mentioned in the PDF. Oddly, on the website, it says: "Supports operations on partition sizes as large as 300 GB when partition is less than 90% full. Larger hard drives may require additional memory." Bottom of the page: http://www.powerquest.com/home_homeoffice/products/system_performance/pm80/features.html But I also understand your hesitation about 2003 Server not being specifically mentioned. You asked about a way to make a 'snapshot', and another customer recently pointed me to this product, CasperXP: http://www.fssdev.com/ However, once again there's no specific mention of 2003 Server, except this 'unofficial' remark in the FAQs: "While Casper XP SBE can be used to clone a Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows 2000 Advanced Server system, such use is not officially supported by Future Systems Solutions." http://www.fssdev.com/products/casperxp_sbe/faq.aspx#q1 It seems to support RAID configurations: http://www.fssdev.com/products/casperxp_sbe/faq.aspx#q8 So you might be able to clone the configuration and then play with one or the other to test Partition Magic. As with Casper, I suspect PM would work with 2003 Server, but is not officially supported. Image for Windows looks pretty good, too: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/imagew.html There's a write-up about it here: http://www.pcnet-online.com/content/utilities/bare-metal-recovery.htm BootIt Next Generation, from the same company, also looks good: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/prodgrid.html --- TrueImage was one of the programs profiled on the link I gave you at PCnet.com: http://www.pcnet-online.com/content/utilities/bare-metal-recovery.htm He had nothing but good things to say, so I think you're good to go. Just make sure you get a good backup. Acronis has a User's Guide here: http://download.acronis.com/pdf/DiskDirectorServer10.0_ug.en.pdf Good luck, and I hope you get to keep your hair! sublime1-ga