SOLVED How to expand SCCM drive (volume) spaces without impacting prod?

[eavenhuang]

Dear Experts,

I've been googling around trying to expand one of our SCCM drives where all content library resides. This has caused issues with our DP and reporting service point and failed for CB update prerequisite check.

I was advised to expand the drive by changing it from BASIC to DYNAMIC but I'm not sure what is the side effect and any risks of destroying our prod server. I'm also looking for third-party tools like EaseUS but seems they are also offering to change the disk to dynamic

I tried to clean up the content library but it showed me "Approximately 0 bytes would have been freed if this tool was run in delete mode." I was also thinking about initiating a new drive, change it next to G drive, deleting the volume and expand F drive to use the space but that seems very risky in production...

This is our primary site and we have only one Win 2019 server hosting everything including the SQL server. I might also need to expand other drives later but I'm totally lost now

Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks a lot for your assistance in advance.

 

[Garth]

is this a vm or physical server?

 

[eavenhuang]

is this a vm or physical server?

It's a VM hosted on Esxi, with some snapshots

 

[Garth]

It's a VM hosted on Esxi, with some snapshots

Then just extend the VHD in esxi then go into windows and extend the drive.

 

[eavenhuang]

Then just extend the VHD in esxi then go into windows and extend the drive.

The concern is that - the F disk needing extending is NOT the last drive, there are also several in-use drives after it any ideas?

 

[Garth]

The concern is that - the F disk needing extending is NOT the last drive, there are also several in-use drives after it any ideas?

I would make sure that you have a good backup and then just do it.

 

[eavenhuang]

I would make sure that you have a good backup and then just do it.

Thanks a lot Garth! I've expanded the disks by converting them to dynamic, except C drive which seems risky to me

 

[Garth]

Thanks a lot Garth! I've expanded the disks by converting them to dynamic, except C drive which seems risky to me

That I do all the time, works without issues.