User`s guide

D-2
Re-installing to the Hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk
If you want to keep the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk,
note the following issue:
 Do not select the partition in which the OS had been installed as the partition on which to re-install the OS.
 Select "Use the current File System" as the format of the OS partition.
Mounting MO Device
Do not mount an MO device on your server during the Windows installation.
Media such as DAT
During the OS installation, do not attach any unnecessary media to the system, such as a DAT.
About the System Partition Size
The size for the partition on which the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula.
Size necessary to install the system + Paging File Size + Dump File Size
+ Application Size
Size necessary to install the system = 4100MB (Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions)
= 4100MB (Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions with Service Pack2)
= 5900MB (Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions + Service Pack 2
CD-ROM)
Paging File Size (Recommended) = Mounted Memory Size × 1.5
Dump file Size = Mounted Memory Size + 1MB
Application Size = Required Size
IMPORTANT:
 The above-mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information
(memory dump). A paging file with an initial size large enough to store the dump file in
the boot drive is required.
Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to a virtual memory
shortage if the paging file is insufficient, so set a paging file size large enough for the
entire system.
 Regardless of the size of the mounted memory, or the Write debugging information
(type of memory dump), the maximum size of the dump file is 'The size of the mounted
memory + 1MB'.
 If you need to install any additional software applications, add necessary space to the
partition to install these programs.
For example, if the mounted memory size is 512MB, the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as
follows:
4100MB + (512MB * 1.5) + (512MB + 1MB) + Application Size = 5381MB + Application Size
If the required partition size is larger than the size of a hard disk drive, we recommend you split the file across several
disks.
1. Set the "Size required for installation + Paging file size".
2. Set the debugging information (equivalent to the dump file size) so that it is written to a separate disk. (If
necessary, install an additional new disk.)