Kris Nijs @ Business IT Solutions

De feature in ESX 3.5 U2 die ervoor zorgt dat je een virtuele disk HOT kan extenden is erg handig in combinatie met het tooltje ExtPart (Dell). Hiermee kan je een Basic Disk in Windows hot extenden, geen reboot nodig!

C:\dell\ExtPart>extpart /?

ExtPart – Utility to extend basic disks (Build 1.0.4)
(c) Dell Computer Corporation 2003

Usage: extpart [volume size]
volume  – volume to expand. eg. f:, g: etc. (only basic volumes)
size    – size in megabytes to expand the volume

Return codes for script mode
(If parameters are not specified extpart will run in interactive mode)
0       – Success
1       – Parameter error. size parameter is invalid
2       – Invalid volume or failed to connect to volume
3       – Invalid volume type or failed to get volume properties
4       – Requested size is invalid or volume expansion operation failed
5       – Unable to retrieve volume properties after expansion completed
6       – Invalid size requested for expansion (minimum value is 8 MB)

De tool is te downloaden via http://ftp.dell.com/app/ExtPart.exe

Kris Nijs Microsoft, Tools, Vmware