Comments on: How To Resize Windows 2003 Server Virtual Disk on VMware ESX http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tommy http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-2041 tommy Thu, 13 May 2010 09:51:13 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-2041 In almost every VMware system, it doesn't have the function about disk partition management itself. An article about "How to Manage Window Disk Partition in VMware and VMDK?" http://www.extend-partition.com/resource/disk-partition-vmware-and-vmdk.html In almost every VMware system, it doesn’t have the function about disk partition management itself. An article about “How to Manage Window Disk Partition in VMware and VMDK?” http://www.extend-partition.com/resource/disk-partition-vmware-and-vmdk.html

]]> By: luck http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 luck Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:42:45 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-1746 As I know, partition magic doesn't support Windows Server 2003. There are other tools, such as diskpart, partition master, GParted and so on. They all can resize the partitions on Server 2003. GParted is complex to resize. I use partition master, it is easy to resize Windows Server 2003 virtual disk on VMware(http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/vmware-server-partition-resize.htm), no need to reboot (http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/extend-ntfs-system-partition-without-reboot.htm). As I know, partition magic doesn’t support Windows Server 2003. There are other tools, such as diskpart, partition master, GParted and so on. They all can resize the partitions on Server 2003. GParted is complex to resize. I use partition master, it is easy to resize Windows Server 2003 virtual disk on VMware(http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/vmware-server-partition-resize.htm), no need to reboot (http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/extend-ntfs-system-partition-without-reboot.htm).

]]> By: Roy Smith http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1624 Roy Smith Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:36:23 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-1624 I have tried this in a production environment and it works well. After all, I don't imagine there would be much harm in using this if you have taken a snapshot before hand? :-) I have tried this in a production environment and it works well. After all, I don’t imagine there would be much harm in using this if you have taken a snapshot before hand? :-)

]]> By: Mortimer http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Mortimer Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:08:56 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-1623 You can very well expand system partitions with ExtPart with no downtime at all. You can very well expand system partitions with ExtPart with no downtime at all.

]]> By: craig http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 craig Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:24:31 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-1603 The solution sounds good, but I will not take risk to do this on my operating system partition. For dev and test machine I may consider that. Thanks for sharing. The solution sounds good, but I will not take risk to do this on my operating system partition. For dev and test machine I may consider that. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Roy Smith http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 Roy Smith Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:28:34 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-1602 If you have upgraded to vSphere then this process is now much easier. I have found an alternative way to do this here: http://www.jjclements.co.uk/index.php/2009/09/14/vmware-esx-vsphere-resize-disk If you have upgraded to vSphere then this process is now much easier. I have found an alternative way to do this here:

http://www.jjclements.co.uk/index.php/2009/09/14/vmware-esx-vsphere-resize-disk

]]> By: LeongKO http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-822 LeongKO Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:47:23 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-822 Hi Craig , The software is license . Thanks LeongKO Hi Craig ,
The software is license .

Thanks
LeongKO

]]> By: craig http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-781 craig Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:20:46 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-781 is this software consider free? is this software consider free?

]]> By: LeongKO http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-766 LeongKO Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:29:07 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-766 HI All , recently i try this software called acronis disk director server version 10 to extend my C:\ drive partition without reboot the server. Thanks LeongKO HI All ,
recently i try this software called acronis disk director server version 10 to extend my C:\ drive partition without reboot the server.

Thanks
LeongKO

]]> By: Olivier http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-resize-windows-2003-server-virtual-disk-on-vmware-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Olivier Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:44:44 +0000 http://malaysiavm.com/blog/?p=772#comment-729 Thanks Superman. Your procedure worked great for me. I was using W2003 SP2 on ESXi 3.5u3. Thanks Superman. Your procedure worked great for me. I was using W2003 SP2 on ESXi 3.5u3.

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