A mirrored volume, also referred to as a RAID 1, is a fault-tolerant volume that duplicates data on two different physical disks. Mirrored volumes are supported on dynamic disk in Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 and the most up-to-date Windows 7, and give data redundancy by making use of two equivalent copies (mirrors) of the volume. If one of the disks fails, the data can nevertheless be accessed from the remaining disk.
Methods to extend mirrored volume on dynamic disk
Before, probably the most widely used way is to convert dynamic partition on mirrored volume to basic first, and then extend basic disk partition with Aomei Partition Assistant. After that, convert back to dynamic disk and add a mirror. Through by doing this, not only your data but also your entire weekends will be aborted together. No one wants that happen, is there a short-cut that could extend mirrored volume on dynamic disk directly?
The answer is yes. Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager is made for those who wish to resize volume on dynamic disk directly. Regardless it is the simple volume, spanned volume, striped volume, mirrored volume or RAID-5 volume, it could also do a perfect job. Here is an illustration on how to use Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager to extend mirrored volume on Windows Server 2003.
Extend mirrored volume with Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager
Note: To expand mirrored volume, there should be some unallocated space on two disks, otherwise, you need to shrink volume or delete volume to generate.
Step1. Launch Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager Server Edition, right-click mirrored volume E: and select "Resize/Move Volume" option in the pop-up menu.
Step2. In the pop-up window, drag the right slider rightwards to extend mirrored volume into unallocated space. Then, click "OK" to continue.
Step3. You may preview the increased mirrored volume in graphic view or volume list. To save the changes, you need to click "Commit" on the toolbar.
As overall software RAID management solution, Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager also assists you to resize dynamic disk, extend dynamic system volume, expand RAID-5 volume, add drive to RAID 5, remove drive from RAID, etc. You can free download the demo version of this software and try out.
Methods to extend mirrored volume on dynamic disk
Before, probably the most widely used way is to convert dynamic partition on mirrored volume to basic first, and then extend basic disk partition with Aomei Partition Assistant. After that, convert back to dynamic disk and add a mirror. Through by doing this, not only your data but also your entire weekends will be aborted together. No one wants that happen, is there a short-cut that could extend mirrored volume on dynamic disk directly?
The answer is yes. Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager is made for those who wish to resize volume on dynamic disk directly. Regardless it is the simple volume, spanned volume, striped volume, mirrored volume or RAID-5 volume, it could also do a perfect job. Here is an illustration on how to use Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager to extend mirrored volume on Windows Server 2003.
Extend mirrored volume with Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager
Note: To expand mirrored volume, there should be some unallocated space on two disks, otherwise, you need to shrink volume or delete volume to generate.
Step1. Launch Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager Server Edition, right-click mirrored volume E: and select "Resize/Move Volume" option in the pop-up menu.
Step2. In the pop-up window, drag the right slider rightwards to extend mirrored volume into unallocated space. Then, click "OK" to continue.
Step3. You may preview the increased mirrored volume in graphic view or volume list. To save the changes, you need to click "Commit" on the toolbar.
As overall software RAID management solution, Aomei Dynamic Disk Manager also assists you to resize dynamic disk, extend dynamic system volume, expand RAID-5 volume, add drive to RAID 5, remove drive from RAID, etc. You can free download the demo version of this software and try out.
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