Hello,
We have a Windows OS in a VMware Vsphere virtual machine. There is lots of room on the SAN. However, the OS has run out of space and needs more room. We have extended the VMFS volume on which the virtual machine is running. Now, within the OS, is there a simple way to extend the amount of hard drive space windows sees without using a 3rd party tool to resize the partition's size from the viewpoint of the operating system? Is there a tool in VMware to do this, either built in, or that uses the VMware API's to make it easier than in a pure physical server world? When we have extended partitions on a physical server, it takes a long time and requires the server to be down during the whole process so I'm hoping there is a faster way requiring less downtime when the OS is in a virtual machine. Many thanks for your input/tips.
which product are these guests being hosted on?
If running on ESX(i)
a couple things, if 2008, you can use diskpart for both C: and any other data drives. For 2003, you can use diskpart for non system partitions, and something like extpart for system partitons.
....or if all else fails, use a helper VM, or VMware Converter.
which product are these guests being hosted on?
If running on ESX(i)
a couple things, if 2008, you can use diskpart for both C: and any other data drives. For 2003, you can use diskpart for non system partitions, and something like extpart for system partitons.
....or if all else fails, use a helper VM, or VMware Converter.