Nope - that's a rebuild, pretty much. Unless you have dynamic disks, then you might be able to reduce the size.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Lum, David [mailto:DLum@;textronfinancial.com] > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:16 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: Dedicated DC's and [OT] Raid reconfiguration > > > Devin, > > Thanks for your post. I can't agree more with not having DC's > do much else > other than authenticate! We had an NT4 DC that was also a > DHCP and WINS > server at one site, which added a little complexity when it > came time to > move to AD. Doable, but would have been easier if we'd set it > as a dedicated > authentication server. > > A RAID Q: We have a retired production server that is now a > development > server - a Dell PowerEdge 4300 (Adaptec controller) initially > with 5 HDD's > configured as RAID 5. One of these drives died, and I was wondering if > there's a way to revonfigure this machine to use only 4 > drives in a RAID5 > configuration w/out blowing away the OS. I wouldn't think so, > but there was > less than 50% space used. Also RAID is configured at the > adaptor level not > the OS level. > > Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial > 503-675-5510 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Meade, Devin [mailto:dmeade@;fsb-ae.com] > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 08:31 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Novell > > > Hello all, > > I got my CNA in 96 and my CNE4 in 97 and updated to CNE 5 in > 00. I'll pass > on the CNE6 (maybe). I'll also pass on the Windows/NDS argument. I > designed three NW 4.x networks (including my current > employer). Then I took > our firm to a native ADS network. Either one will get the > job done. I was > pretty much a Novell dude when we decided to move to W2K ADS > - and used the > opportunity to learn, learn, learn and then learn more about Windows > networking. > > From memory, the items that come to mind are (and these are > minor IMHO): > > 1. The way file system rights are issued - Novell was simpler. > 2. The delay when a user is added or removed from a group. > 3. NW4.11 took MUCH less processor power than W2K ADS. Put > you DC's on > dedicated machines - don't let them serve files or printers. > > We are doing MUCH MUCH more with our Windows servers than we > ever did with > our NetWare servers - DHCP, DNS, IIS, Domain logins (and some > more that I > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
