Member of Dynamic Volume Split into 2 or More Regions on a Disk (235561)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q235561 SYMPTOMS
When you create or view the layout of any of the following volume types, one of the members may be split into 2 separate regions of a disk:
- RAID-5
- Striped
- Spanned
- Mirrored volume
CAUSE
This problem can occur when you create one member of a volume and there
is extra space between two other volumes on a disk. When this occurs, Logical Disk Manager (LDM) may combine that space with the rest of the unallocated space on a disk.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem:
- Fully back up the volume, and then remove it.
- Re-create the volume on disks that only have contiguous regions
of unallocated space.
- Restore the data to the new volume.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
For example, this problem can occur when you want to create a RAID-5
volume on disks 0, 1 and 2. Disks 0 and 1 have 2GB of
contiguous unallocated space, but disk 2 has 2GB of
non-contiguous unallocated space available. Disk 2 has 1GB
between two simple volumes, left over from a volume that was
previously removed and 1GB at the end of the disk. After you create
the RAID-5 volume on disks 0, 1 and 2, the member of the volume on disk
2 is split between the middle and the end of the disk.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbui KB235561 |
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