How to expand a SAN volume in windows?

How to expand a SAN volume in windows?

* Make sure you have extended the spaces on the SAN first

Windows 2000 / Windows 2003
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You will need to use the “diskpart” utility tool to do this.

1. Start up the command prompt
2. Type in “diskpart”
3. Type “list volume” to display all the volumes
4. Choose the volume you want by using the “Select volume num” command
5. Type “extend [size=n] [disk=n]” to expand the volume.

Windows 2008
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For Windows 2008, you can use the Disk Management to extend the volume.

1. Start the “Disk Managerment” utility
2. Right click on the volume and select “Extend Volume” to expand the volume.