From: Alexander Gonta 
Subject: Re: HD free space?
Date: 1998/04/13
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Hi Peter,

Here's your problem, you had to add the entire hard disk as a Netware partition,
not just the disk space that reflects the size of the volume that will be mirrored,
i.e: 1.9Gig
Having created only 1.9Gig as Netware space, the size of the previous disk, the
remaing
2 Gig is "invisible".

Here's what you need to do:

If you're running mirroring via the operating system, not via a RAID controller
set for RAID1, then, purchase an additional 4 gig drive, and an additional 2 Gig
drive.
(You didn't mention if you are mirrored in your original config) Perform a full
tape backup of your 2 gig server prior to doing anything. Then, create the Netware
partition on so that you've done so on all the drives, and make the netware
partition
the size of the entire disk, not just the volume size. Even if a single volume will
be
on that disk, don't confuse volume sizes with netware partition sizes.

Thus, your config will be something like this:


   * Disk1, 2 Gig, 100 Meg FAT partition, 2% for Hot fix, or 2% of 2Gig, and about
     40 Meg, and about 1.96 Gig for Netware

   * Disk2, 2 Gig, exact copy of disk 1, and it's mirrored partner

   * Disk3, 100 Meg FAT, 2% for Hot Fix, or about 80 Meg, and about 3.82 as
     balance.

   * Disk4, Mirrored partner of Disk 3

I believe this is your problem and I hope I've helped.

                                Sincerely,

                                    Alex G.


Prhinow wrote:

> Hallo,
> we run our NW4.11 server with a 2G HD (100MB DOS + rest for NW). When I got a
> 4G IBM I copied the same DOS partition and mirrored the Novell part. When I now
> tried to add the free (ca.1.8GB ) space to the system via the install nlm, I
> did manage to do this.Which steps do i have to take?
> Peter.
>



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Hi Peter,

Here's your problem, you had to add the entire hard disk as a Netware
partition,
not just the disk space that reflects the size of the volume that will
be mirrored, i.e: 1.9Gig
Having created only 1.9Gig as Netware space, the size of the previous
disk, the remaing
2 Gig is "invisible".

Here's what you need to do:

If you're running mirroring via the operating system, not via a RAID
controller
set for RAID1, then, purchase an additional 4 gig drive, and an additional
2 Gig drive.
(You didn't mention if you are mirrored in your original config) Perform
a full
tape backup of your 2 gig server prior to doing anything. Then, create
the Netware
partition on so that you've done so on all the drives, and make the
netware partition
the size of the entire disk, not just the volume size. Even if a single
volume will be
on that disk, don't confuse volume sizes with netware partition sizes.

Thus, your config will be something like this:
 


Disk1, 2 Gig, 100 Meg FAT partition, 2% for Hot fix, or 2% of 2Gig, and
about

40 Meg, and about 1.96 Gig for Netware
 

Disk2, 2 Gig, exact copy of disk 1, and it's mirrored partner




Disk3, 100 Meg FAT, 2% for Hot Fix, or about 80 Meg, and about 3.82 as
balance.




Disk4, Mirrored partner of Disk 3

I believe this is your problem and I hope I've helped.

                               
Sincerely,

                                   
Alex G.
 

Prhinow wrote:
Hallo,
we run our NW4.11 server with a 2G HD (100MB DOS + rest for NW). When
I got a
4G IBM I copied the same DOS partition and mirrored the Novell part.
When I now
tried to add the free (ca.1.8GB ) space to the system via the install
nlm, I
did manage to do this.Which steps do i have to take?
Peter.
 
 

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