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sudoraptor
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P2V'd Server 2003 R2 w/ Extended Disks

I P2V'd a Server 2003 R2 instance and within VMware converter I had it expand three volumes:

C - System

D - Data

E - Logs

When I boot up the VM, My computer only shows that the D drive was extended properly. C and E kept their original storage space.

When I open Disk Management it shows that all three were extended.

In Diskpart it also shows that all three were extended.

Can someone point me in the right direction to get the other two properly extended?

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elgreco81
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That's weird...it usually works just fine.

If converter is not doing the trick for some reason, maybe a workaround could be a good solution here. If your Converter is not working properly with any machine, then maybe another instance of converter could help you.

If a workaround is a valid option, here are some links on how to extend disks sizes (boot partitions in legacy OS are a little bit particular)

http://blog.petecheslock.com/2009/04/07/how-to-extend-windows-boot-volumes-in-vmware/

http://vsphere-land.com/tips-tricks/re-sizing-virtual-disks

http://vsphere-land.com/tips-tricks/re-sizing-virtual-disks

Good luck,

elgreco81

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elgreco81
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That's weird...it usually works just fine.

If converter is not doing the trick for some reason, maybe a workaround could be a good solution here. If your Converter is not working properly with any machine, then maybe another instance of converter could help you.

If a workaround is a valid option, here are some links on how to extend disks sizes (boot partitions in legacy OS are a little bit particular)

http://blog.petecheslock.com/2009/04/07/how-to-extend-windows-boot-volumes-in-vmware/

http://vsphere-land.com/tips-tricks/re-sizing-virtual-disks

http://vsphere-land.com/tips-tricks/re-sizing-virtual-disks

Good luck,

elgreco81

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sudoraptor
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The first link fixed the issue just fine. No problems during that process.

Thanks!

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elgreco81
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Smiley Happy Great! Thanks for your feedback!

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