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Dell ExtPart - Utility to Extend Basic Disks

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Contents
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I.    Features of ExtPart
II.   Requirements/Limitations
III.  Before you begin
IV.   Installation Instructions
V.    Extending basic disks using extpart
VI.   Usage

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I. FEATURES OF EXTPART
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The ExtPart utility provides support for online volume expansion of NTFS formatted basic disks in stand-alone or Dell cluster configurations with Dell OpenManage Array Manager installed.

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II. REQUIREMENTS/LIMITATIONS
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Dell PowerVault/PowerEdge stand-alone or Cluster SE400, FE300 or FE400 configuration.

Disk Type:  Basic
Disk Formatted: NTFS
Minimum expansion: 8MB
PowerVault Systems: 750, 755, 770, 775

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III. BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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Before installing ExtPart and extending a volume, ensure that you have a working backup of your operating system. This will allow you to quickly restore the previous operating system configuration in the event that you need to troubleshoot your system. See your System Administrator's Guide for more information on creating a system state backup.

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IV. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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*NOTE: To perform the procedures in this section on a Dell PowerVault NAS stand-alone or cluster system, you must use the Terminal Services Advanced Client or attach a keyboard, mouse and monitor to the system.

To install the utility, perform the following steps:

1) Download the self-extracting executable ExtPart.exe from support.dell.com.
2) Run the self-extracting executable to extract the utility (extpart.exe) to the hard disk of your system. The default extract location is c:\dell\ExtPart.

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V. EXTENDING A BASIC DISK USING EXTPART
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1) From the Start Menu select Run.
2) Type 'cmd' and click OK to run the command line utility.
3) Change directories to c:\dell\ExtPart or the location the utility extpart.exe was extracted.

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VI. USAGE
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extpart [volume size]
volume - the volume to extend. e.g. f:, g:, etc (only basic volumes)
size - the size in megabytes by which to extend the volume.

Example:
To extend the g: volume by 1 GB (1024 MB) use the following command:
extpart g: 1024 



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June, 2003