We have a Proliant server running Win Server 2008 R2 Foundation with the B110i Raid Array Embedded. Currently it is set up with two 160GB hard drives set up in RAID 1 configuration. The volume is set up with two partitions, C Drive (the system partition) and the D drive (The data partition). Well the C partition is almost full. Initially I wanted to try and steal space from the D partition but while Windows will let me shrink the D partition it will not let me expand the C partition. So what I want to do is replace both hard drives with larger ones. Trying to figure out the best way to do it. This is what I had in mind:
Purchase two larger hard drives (1TB is appropriate for our needs)
Create two partitions on them in the sizes needed. Thinking dividing it 50/50.
Clone both partitions from the existing array to the two partitions on one of the new hard drives.
Remove old the old drives and insert the new cloned one and the new uncloned one.
Rebuild the array.
I assume at that point the array will rebuild the mirror on the second new one and all will be good.
Let me know if I have this right or if I what the best procedure to pull this off is.
Thanks in advance,
Adam