Vmware server 1.0.3 Increase disk space on virtual OS

[offmyrocker]

Have SBS 2003 virtual image running on a MS server 2003 standard shell. Want to increase the disk space on the SBS virtual machine. What is the best practice for this?

 

[offmyrocker]

After researching this further, it's seems like I should use vmware-vdiskmanager, but I'm still unsure how to do this.

In Vmware directory I've got the image split into 2GB files, thus making the .vmdk file only 3kb.
Also in the virtual machine it's partition in 2 disks.

 

[theravager]

assign more disk to it then use windows diskpart to extend the partition

 

[offmyrocker]

Trying the following command to expand disk.
crogram files\vmware\vmware server>vmware-vdiskmanager -x 60GB F:\PATH\PATH\FILENAME.vmdk

Keep getting this error:
Failed to expand the disk..the parameters supplied is invalid 1

I've checked all the parameters and see anything out of place.
Anyone else have this issue?

 

[Provogeek]

Try

vmware-vdiskmanager -x 60GB [!]"[/!]F:\PATH\PATH\FILENAME.vmdk[!]"[/!]


Also, keep in mind this only grows the disk space, does nothing for the partition.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1647

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[offmyrocker]

Tried that, still get the same error!