Windows 2000 Server Disk Manager volume mirroring - 1 Terabyte volume mirror limit ?

[johnston@nrcan.gc.ca]

Hello

We have been unable to mirror either of our two gigantic PST volumes
on our Windows 2000 SP4 server using the
native Windows 2000 Disk Manager application since these volumes have
have recently been increased in size to over 1 TeraByte. This Windows
2000 File Server accesses it's disk array units from a SAN. We ARE
able to mirror several volumes on this same Windows 2000 Server that
are in the 700 GB to 850 GB volume size.

My question is, is there a 1 TB volume limit in the native Windows
2000 Disk Manager for mirroring ?

I have been unable to glean any relevant information on this
particular topic from the Microsoft site or the Internet.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Kent Johnston
Natural Resources Canada

 

[Coraleigh Miller]

Hi Kent,

I found an MS article defining the disk size limits for volume
mirroring..according to the doc the minimun is 2TB, so im not sure that this
helps you much.
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...ec61-402e-96cd-986c89ef40eb1033.mspx?mfr=true

Are there any relevent errors in your server's event log?

BTW..are you the same Kent Johnson from BCIT class of 1999?

Coraleigh Miller

<johnston@nrcan.gc.ca> wrote in message
news:1185472743.592898.128820@b79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> Hello
>
> We have been unable to mirror either of our two gigantic PST volumes
> on our Windows 2000 SP4 server using the
> native Windows 2000 Disk Manager application since these volumes have
> have recently been increased in size to over 1 TeraByte. This Windows
> 2000 File Server accesses it's disk array units from a SAN. We ARE
> able to mirror several volumes on this same Windows 2000 Server that
> are in the 700 GB to 850 GB volume size.
>
> My question is, is there a 1 TB volume limit in the native Windows
> 2000 Disk Manager for mirroring ?
>
> I have been unable to glean any relevant information on this
> particular topic from the Microsoft site or the Internet.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Kent Johnston
> Natural Resources Canada
>

 

[johnston@nrcan.gc.ca]

Re: Windows 2000 Server Disk Manager volume mirroring - 1 Terabyte volume mirror limit ?

Hello Coraleigh Miller

Thank you so much for attempting to help us with a piece of the puzzle
concerning our 1 TB mirroring jigsaw dillema. I FINALLY found the
solution in the following Microsoft link.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827913

It turns out we needed a supported hotfix from Microsoft. I'm
surprised the solution was so hard to find
as it should be a common headache with Windows 2000/2003 and mirrors
larger than 1 TB.

As for being the Kent Johnston in the BCIT class of 1999 ? Sadly I
have never had a breath of British Columbian air.
However I plan to take a cross-Canada holiday VIA train trip next
summer from Halifax to Vancouver
so that I can finally see my own country with my own eyes.

Kent Johnston
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa









On Jul 28, 1:18 am, "Coraleigh Miller" <CoraleighMil...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi Kent,
>
> I found an MS article defining the disk size limits for volume
> mirroring..according to the doc the minimun is 2TB, so im not sure that this
> helps you much.http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/b51311b3-ec61-...
>
> Are there any relevent errors in yourserver'sevent log?
>
> BTW..are you the same Kent Johnson from BCIT class of 1999?
>
> Coraleigh Miller
>
> <johns...@nrcan.gc.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:1185472743.592898.128820@b79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Hello
>
> > We have been unable to mirror either of our two gigantic PST volumes
> > on ourWindows2000 SP4serverusing the
> > nativeWindows2000 Disk Manager application since these volumes have
> > have recently been increased in size to over 1 TeraByte. ThisWindows
> > 2000 FileServeraccesses it's disk array units from a SAN. We ARE
> > able to mirror several volumes on this sameWindows2000Serverthat
> > are in the 700 GB to 850 GB volume size.
>
> > My question is, is there a 1 TB volume limit in the nativeWindows
> > 2000 Disk Manager for mirroring ?
>
> > I have been unable to glean any relevant information on this
> > particular topic from the Microsoft site or the Internet.
>
> > Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> > Kent Johnston
> > Natural Resources Canada- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

 

[Coraleigh Miller]

Re: Windows 2000 Server Disk Manager volume mirroring - 1 Terabyte volume mirror limit ?

Excellent! That looks like the perfect article.
I hope you have a great trip, Vancouver is still my favorite city in the
world, and I just got back from London and Paris last week.

Coraleigh

<johnston@nrcan.gc.ca> wrote in message
news:1187640221.068118.288050@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Hello Coraleigh Miller
>
> Thank you so much for attempting to help us with a piece of the puzzle
> concerning our 1 TB mirroring jigsaw dillema. I FINALLY found the
> solution in the following Microsoft link.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827913
>
> It turns out we needed a supported hotfix from Microsoft. I'm
> surprised the solution was so hard to find
> as it should be a common headache with Windows 2000/2003 and mirrors
> larger than 1 TB.
>
> As for being the Kent Johnston in the BCIT class of 1999 ? Sadly I
> have never had a breath of British Columbian air.
> However I plan to take a cross-Canada holiday VIA train trip next
> summer from Halifax to Vancouver
> so that I can finally see my own country with my own eyes.
>
> Kent Johnston
> Natural Resources Canada
> Ottawa
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 28, 1:18 am, "Coraleigh Miller" <CoraleighMil...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi Kent,
>>
>> I found an MS article defining the disk size limits for volume
>> mirroring..according to the doc the minimun is 2TB, so im not sure that
>> this
>> helps you
>> much.http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/b51311b3-ec61-...
>>
>> Are there any relevent errors in yourserver'sevent log?
>>
>> BTW..are you the same Kent Johnson from BCIT class of 1999?
>>
>> Coraleigh Miller
>>
>> <johns...@nrcan.gc.ca> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1185472743.592898.128820@b79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > Hello
>>
>> > We have been unable to mirror either of our two gigantic PST volumes
>> > on ourWindows2000 SP4serverusing the
>> > nativeWindows2000 Disk Manager application since these volumes have
>> > have recently been increased in size to over 1 TeraByte. ThisWindows
>> > 2000 FileServeraccesses it's disk array units from a SAN. We ARE
>> > able to mirror several volumes on this sameWindows2000Serverthat
>> > are in the 700 GB to 850 GB volume size.
>>
>> > My question is, is there a 1 TB volume limit in the nativeWindows
>> > 2000 Disk Manager for mirroring ?
>>
>> > I have been unable to glean any relevant information on this
>> > particular topic from the Microsoft site or the Internet.
>>
>> > Any help would be much appreciated.
>>
>> > Kent Johnston
>> > Natural Resources Canada- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>