Paul
Sun Oct 26 14:28:15 CST 2003
Thanks - I'll give it a try
Paul
"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@hotmail.com_no_spam> wrote in message
news:edy%23%23K8mDHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Is there anything else I
> > might do about it or, alternatively, is there a non-destructive way of
> > increasing the partition size...
>
> Imaging software like Ghost 2003 (less than $50) might be able to help you
> here. Reports in this NG indicate that it works with most RAID5 hardware
> (though not supported by Symantec), if you have that kind of
configuration.
> If you have a single drive or software mirrored drives, Ghost will also
> work. It allows you to image the drive (using the parition to image
> method), then reformat and restore the image while resizing the
partitions.
> You'll need a spare drive (IDE or SCSI) to store the image during creation
> and restore. An external USB 2.0 hard drive is handy (and fast) for this
> but a spare internal IDE will also do the job. The imaging software (in
> conjunction with your normal tape backup) will also help you overcome the
> SFN/LFN issue if you ever have to do a bare metal restore of the server.
>
> --
> Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> ===================================
>
> "Paul" <paul@paccts.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:eqHkWT7mDHA.424@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks for this. It does indeed work.
> >
> > On the partition size thing - I had around 700MB free until I installed
> SBS
> > SP1a which seemed to consume nearly half a Gigabyte. This did not
include
> > archiving the rollback files 'cos I deliberately stored these on a
> different
> > drive.
> >
> > I've have shifted the dynamic stuff I know about (eg Exchange server
> > databases, print spooler directory) on to different drives but the
unused
> > space on the boot partititon continues to reduce. Is there anything else
I
> > might do about it or, alternatively, is there a non-destructive way of
> > increasing the partition size (without paying a fortune for server
> versions
> > of Partition Magic)?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@hotmail.com_no_spam> wrote in message
> > news:%234K%23fSdmDHA.1072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Hmmm...(no confirmation if this actually was a fix for the stated
> problem)
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=nQT8a.48700%24Ge.1021444%40twister.rdc-kc.rr.com&rnum=14&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dsbs%2BError%2B0x80072030%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26start%3D10%26sa%3DN
> > >
> > > and yes, 300 MB left is asking for trouble. You probably need to move
> to
> > a
> > > bigger HD once you get your ICW issue figured out..
> > >
> > > --
> > > Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> > > ===================================
> > > "Paul Crisp" <paul@paccts.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > news:OgTNOicmDHA.2820@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > My SMTP outgoing post is not outgoing and I can't understand why.
The
> > > > Internet Connection Wizard falls over with an apparently meaningless
> > error
> > > > message. I hope someone out there can help me.
> > > >
> > > > I have SBS 2000 patched to SP1a. Until yesterday, both incoming and
> > > outgoing
> > > > mail was moving. During the course of yesterday, I realised that no
> post
> > > was
> > > > getting to the external addressees though post was coming in. The
SMTP
> > > > virtual server cues were showing empty but mail was not hanging up
in
> > > users'
> > > > outlook mail boxes.None of it has been delivered.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to check/reset the configuration using the Interconnect
> > Connection
> > > > Wizard. This rapidly completes the internet setup but falls over -
> after
> > a
> > > > long delay - when trying to configure Exchange Server. The error
> message
> > > > says look in the icw.txt log. This is very long, but right at the
end
> it
> > > > says
> > > >
> > > > Error 0x80072030 returned from call to GetBOConnector().
> > > >
> > > > The wizard then asks me to ignore this or abort. When I looked this
> > error
> > > up
> > > > in the MS KB, I found only article 280038 seemed to refer to this
> > problem
> > > > but this said that I could 'safely ignore' the error.
> > > >
> > > > There is no SMTP connector in my Exchange Server setup (and I can't
> > > remember
> > > > if there used to be. I have tried manually creatijng and configuring
a
> > > SMTP
> > > > virtual server and, although it looked alright, I still can't test
> > traffic
> > > > out through the door.
> > > >
> > > > My boot drive (a 4 Gb partition) has only 300Mb left and I was
> > wondering
> > > if
> > > > some of my problems are caused by lack of disk space. I have tried
> > > > reinstallying the SP1 patch. None of this works.
> > > >
> > > > Is this a known problem - and does anyone have any suggestions. How
> > > feasible
> > > > is it to reinstall either Exchange or, if necessary, the whole SBS
> > > > operation. What woujld I need to do to safeguard my data in this
> > > situation?
> > > >
> > > > Any help or pointers very gratefully received.
> > > >
> > > > Paul - Coventry UK
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have moved offices recently and had a lot of trouble with moving
my
> > ADSL
> > > > connection. For two weeks I had only dial-up connectivity. In
> > consequence,
> > > I
> > > > was messing around with the POP3 connectors and SMTP configurations
to
> > try
> > > > to lash up some kind of a service.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>