From: glporter@zeus.calpoly.edu (Glen Porter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Re-partitioning Novell volumes
Keywords: Re-partitioning Volumes
Date: 13 Aug 92 03:17:51 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

In article <1992Aug12.161009.1146175@zeus.calpoly.edu> aviray@zeus.calpoly.edu (Alex(is) Viray) writes:
>Currnently our Model 80 Server is running Novell 3.11.  We have a 300mb SCSI Hard drive that's partitioned as the following:
>
>		SYS:  30Mb
>		SYS2: 270Mb
>
>Volume SYS: is in need of addtional space, because I've noticed "Volume SYS: almost out of disk space" errors when our mac users our printing intense graphics files.
>
>Volume SYS2: is in desperate need of disk space because of the many applications we keep adding and as the number of user increase. 
>
>Currently SYS: and SYS2 have about 5Mb left (risky).  We have ordered a 400Mb
>SCSI Hard drive.   
>
>I was wondering how I'm going to approach the partitioning process.  Here is my thinking:  SYS2 is currently 270Mb.  If I installed a 400Mb and made this drive to be volume SYS2: that would leave me with 130Mb of disk space.
>
>Volume SYS: would have 300Mb of disk space, which is much more than is needed.  I was wondering if I could partition part of the original drive to include both SYS: and a part of SYS2: and have the new drive labeled as SYS2 also.
>
>Example:		SYS: 100Mb
>			SYS2: 200Mb (original drive)
>			SYS2: 400Mb (new drive)
>Is this crazy? Should I just create a new volume name (SYS2)?  That would meand that I'd have to change some of the mappings.
>
>Please respond to aviray@pan.calpoly.edu
>


You have brought up a good point . . . . 

Most Novell users have forget that they can add new harddrive space to an 
existing partition without loosing exixting data.

Also, From what a Novell Educator friend of mine says . . .  there is no 
advantage in having a second volume for MACintosh, since its name space
can be loaded along side the existing name space on the DOS partition.
This is a great advantage since you no longer have to worry about which
volume to give what space to.  (not Necc true if you need NFS name space,BTW)

My suggestion, is that you backup both volumes, and make it just one volume
then load the MAC name space BEFORE you mount the SYS: volume.  Then restore 
both of the previous volumes.  Please keep in mind that it involves 
re-doing the Bindery. - I know, a lot of work :-(   Then, once you get the new
400MB drive, just add its space using the install utility - look under something
like . . . adding partitions . . . .I cant remember off hand.  You can call me
in my office ( I'll bet you didn't know that I am your Novell Support for
Cal Poly SLO!!!! Network Administration x1295

You also have the option of splitting the new 400MB drive into two partitions
, and adding one to each of the existing volumes.  This not having to re-enter
your bindery!  I hope that you guess correctly on how to split up the new 
drive. . . .


There are a few other options . . . You will probably hear most of them on 
this newsgroup.

Give me a call, and we'll get you taken care of   :-)

-glen 

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