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  • 18 Maret 2012 16:08
     
     
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    We have Windows server 2003 Active-passive cluster.
    We want to add a new drive to the cluster and make it a GPT drive so that we can increase the drive space beyond 2TB in the future. How can I make the drive as a GPT drive?
    I think I will also have to make the drive as a resource dependent in the cluster so that when failover happens this new drive can be seen in the other node too, but not sure how I should do that. Can you send me any article about adding a new drive to a active-passive cluster.

    Thanks.

    sqldev

     

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  • 18 Maret 2012 19:14
     
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    Hi,

    In relation to GPT, when the storage is presented to the host, you will need to initialise it in Windows LVM. Here you will be presented with the GPT option once initialising has been selected.

    In relation to failover, are you using MPIO or any 3rd party MPIO DSM's?

    Martin

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  • 19 Maret 2012 2:52
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     Jawab
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    Hi,
     
    Please check the following guides.
     
     
     
    A hotfix is available that adds support for GUID partition table (GPT) volumes that are larger than 2 terabytes on a Windows Server 2003-based server cluster
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919117
     

    Vincent Hu

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  • 20 Maret 2012 20:47
     
     
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    I am new to clustering. From computer management I just initialized disk and I now see:
    Disk 3(Basic) Online      299.99 GB Unallocated

    When I was initializing I didn't get GPT option.

    Do I create a new partition?

    From Computer management: When I right click, Convert to GPT disk is disabled. All I see is properties option.

    How can I assign a drive letter to this new disk?

    Any ideas? Thanks!

    • Diedit oleh sqldev1 21 Maret 2012 12:55
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  • 21 Maret 2012 12:58
     
     
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    Any ideas please. Thanks.

    sqldev

     
  • 22 Maret 2012 17:29
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     Jawab
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    Make sure you have hotfix 919117 installed on all cluster nodes.

    Do you have any partitions created on the disk? If so, delete them.

    If you have no partitions and you still are not able to convert to GPT, open a command prompt and type DISKPART. In the diskpart prompt, select the disk "select disk #" where # is the proper disk number. Then type CONVERT GPT to make it a GPT disk. Now you should be able to create a partition and mount it.

    Hope that helps.

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