Simple backup and restore should work fine. Stop the SMS_EXECUTIVE, backup up the volume, expand the volume, restore, restart SMS_EXECUTIVE. As long as the backup and restore preserves permissions and you use the same drive letter, ConfigMgr won't know anything has changed - it can't because technically nothing has changed - the files are all still in the same logical/relative location.
Also, did you know that you can directly remove all content from a DP in that's DP's properties or removing it from the DP group? And you can re-add content to a DP using either DP groups or by multi-selecting in the console? Or PowerShell ffor either task also? J From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Miller, Todd Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 3:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] Recover DP from package volume failure Running SCCM 2012 R2 w/CU1 My (only) DP is running low on space so I am going to add a couple more drives and expand it to Raid 10. I am pretty sure this will be destructive to the data on the volume. The DP's OS is not on this volume, but the packages and the SiS for the DP is. I am not sure what I should do to prepare before or what to do after. This is the only DP on the site. The site is not currently servicing any production clients. My current thinking is to use the Cory Becht tool to remove all packages from the DP, delete the server as a DP in the console, then expand the package share drive, then setup DP as a DP in the console again, then use the Becht tool again to distribute all the packages to that DP. Is that a good/bad idea? Some better way? I suppose I could copy the data somewhere, redo the drives and then copy the data back, but I think that is probably just as much load on the network and not really any faster or safer, right? ________________________________ Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. ________________________________
