Prev: Cannot create virtual machine in VPC 2007 beta
Next: DirectX & Direct3D Issues
From: Mickey Ferguson on 1 Dec 2006 19:36
I created a VPC setup such that it had a 16 GB hard disk that was a
dynamically expanding virtual hard disk. I've now come to realize that it's
not nearly large enough - it's reporting that I am near the disk size limit.
Is there a way to change it from 16 GB maximum to, say, 30 GB, yet keeping
it as a dynamically expanding VHD? Or is there any other way for me to
accomplish the main objective of having a lot more disk space available for
me? I've got plenty of disk space left on the real HD where the .VHD is
located - still over 200 GB left.


From: Colin Barnhorst on 1 Dec 2006 20:39
Unfortunately, no. A vhd is like a real hd. You can't change its size.

You can have three vhd's for a virtual machine, though, so if it help you,
create a new vhd with the New Virtual Disk Wizard and then attach it to your
vm in the Settings hard drive 2 or 3. Use the wizard to create new vhd's
whenever you do not want the default size, when creating a new vm.

Another solution is to use imaging software. Create an image, create a new
vhd, set the new vhd as hard drive 1 and then restore the image to the new
vhd which you can use as your new C: drive.

"Mickey Ferguson" <MFerguson(a)plantcml.com> wrote in message
news:%23Lze8naFHHA.3368(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I created a VPC setup such that it had a 16 GB hard disk that was a
>dynamically expanding virtual hard disk. I've now come to realize that
>it's not nearly large enough - it's reporting that I am near the disk size
>limit. Is there a way to change it from 16 GB maximum to, say, 30 GB, yet
>keeping it as a dynamically expanding VHD? Or is there any other way for
>me to accomplish the main objective of having a lot more disk space
>available for me? I've got plenty of disk space left on the real HD where
>the .VHD is located - still over 200 GB left.
>


From: Bill Grant on 1 Dec 2006 20:40
The simplest thing to do is to shut down the vm, create a new virtual
hard disk and attach it to the vm. When the vm boots up, format the new hard
disk and give it a drive letter. Leave you OS on the first disk and move
some applications or data files to the new one (as you would when adding an
extra hard disk to a real machine). .

"Mickey Ferguson" <MFerguson(a)plantcml.com> wrote in message
news:%23Lze8naFHHA.3368(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I created a VPC setup such that it had a 16 GB hard disk that was a
>dynamically expanding virtual hard disk. I've now come to realize that
>it's not nearly large enough - it's reporting that I am near the disk size
>limit. Is there a way to change it from 16 GB maximum to, say, 30 GB, yet
>keeping it as a dynamically expanding VHD? Or is there any other way for
>me to accomplish the main objective of having a lot more disk space
>available for me? I've got plenty of disk space left on the real HD where
>the .VHD is located - still over 200 GB left.
>


From: info on 5 Dec 2006 23:04

Mickey Ferguson wrote:
> Is there a way to change it from 16 GB maximum to, say, 30 GB, yet keeping
> it as a dynamically expanding VHD?


The new tool, VHD Utility, recently released by Xtralogic, Inc. can do
exactly that. Moreover, it can expand a fixed VHD too, which may come
especially handy, since provisioning too much storage for a fixed VHD
from the beginning is quite inefficient. Using VHD Utility, a fixed VHD
can be expanded on as needed basis.
Free 30-day trial is available at
http://www.xtralogic.com/products_vhd_utility.shtml

 | 
Pages: 1
Prev: Cannot create virtual machine in VPC 2007 beta
Next: DirectX & Direct3D Issues