Questions about Changing from Basic to Dynamic

[Cered]

Can I change from Basic to dynamic, without losing the data on the HD? I know it's a silly questio, but most of the documentation suggests that it can be done.

Thanks,
Charles

 

[qfkeon]

Yes, you can change from basic to dynamic without loss of data. However, let me tell you of my experience with this. I wanted to utilize dynamic disks to create a mirrored volume. Everything worked fine until I tried to upgrade to a new server. I figured I could just pull one of the drives and copy data from my data partitions to the new server. What I found out was that the partitions that I had created while the disks were dynamic were not recognized - no, GONE! Apparently there is a virtual partition created rather than a physical partition when using dynamic disks. While the drive was removed I had booted the old server with only one drive. After I re-installed the second drive back into the old server the "dynamic" partitions were not there.

 

[vbrocks]

Did you use rescan disks in the action menu?