ntfs 4.0/5.0 on a win nt 4.0 server (migrating to 2k)

[jnine]

We are migrating from nt 4.0 to win2k advanced server. We will be doing a clean install, so ntfs 5.0 will be the file system. However, we run a scsi raid, and this will be disabled until the OS is fully loaded. Is there a utility to convert this raid that is ntfs 4.0 to ntfs 5.0? We are looking for something similiar to the built in feature of w2k. Can we use this utility after the install?

Thanks

Jason

 

[Smilin]

I'm not quite sure I understand the confusion but I'll try to answer (before the mod moves this to the operating systems forum hehe)

I believe w2k uses NTFS 4 until you convert your drives from simple to dynamic then it becomes 5.0

Also NT 4 can read w2k drives just fine as long as you have the latest service pack.

 

[jnine]

What we are trying to do is convert the existing array that is ntfs 4.0 over to 5.0 after the OS has been loaded. We are wondering if there is a way just to convert over from 4.0 to 5.0 in win2k without having to format.

Thanks again

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Before this is moved...

Install the OS, connect the RAID array. Windows will recognize it as an NTFS4 array. To upgrade to NTFS5, upgrade the array to a dynamic disk using microsoft's procedure:

Upgrade a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk
Before you upgrade a basic disk to a dynamic disk, note the following:
[*]You must have at least 1 MB of unallocated disk space available on the basic disk that you want to upgrade.
[*]When you upgrade to a dynamic disk, the existing partitions on the basic disk are converted to simple volumes on the dynamic disk. In addition, any existing mirrored volumes, striped volumes, RAID-5 volumes, or spanned volumes are converted to the dynamic volume equivalent.
[*]After you upgrade to a dynamic disk, the dynamic volumes cannot be changed back to partitions. You must first delete all dynamic volumes on the disk, and then convert the dynamic disk back to a basic disk.
[*]After you upgrade to a dynamic disk, local access to the dynamic disk is limited to the Windows 2000 operating system.

To upgrade a basic disk to a dynamic disk:
[*]In the graphical view of the Disk Management window, right-click the basic disk that you want to upgrade, and then click Upgrade to Dynamic Disk.

NOTE: You must right-click the gray area that contains the disk title at the left of the Disk Management details pane, for example, Disk 0.

[*]In the Upgrade to Dynamic Disk dialog box, click to select the check box beside the disk that you want to upgrade, and then click OK.
[*]In the Disks to Upgrade dialog box, click Details if you want to view the list of volumes in the disk.
[*]Click Upgrade.
[*]Click Yes when you are prompted to upgrade, and then click OK.

Oh, and before I forget:

WARNING: Upgrading a disk to dynamic storage will render the entire disk unreadable to operating systems other than Windows 2000. This is a one-way process. In order to change back to basic disk format, the drive must be repartitioned.