Windows Server 2022 creates one recovery partition just on the right of the C: partition. So, when it is required to expand the C: partition it is impossible due to this recovery partition. I realised of this problem because our IT department provides Windows Server virtual machines users are unable to expand.

I would like to know how are you dealing with this problem. Do you remove the recovery partition? Do you keep the recovery partition? how?

  • plasticcheese@lemmy.one
    1·
    7 months ago

    As others have said, we remove the recovery partition when it gets in the way.

    We came across a very similar but more sticky issue the other day. One of our admins rightfully converted all our VMs from BIOS to UEFI. This, however, created an EFI partition sitting to the right of the OS partition for the majority of our servers. We’re now in a position where we can’t increase disk size on any of those servers without going through the process of rebooting the box with gparted and manually moving the partition to the left. We’re a 24 hour operation with hundreds of servers. This is bad :/

  • superkret@feddit.org
    1·
    7 months ago

    Remove the recovery partition, it’s pointless anyway.
    But what the hell was MS thinking doing that?

    • IHawkMike@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 months ago

      Recovery partitions on servers – especially VMs – are kind of pointless. Just boot the ISO if you need WinRM.

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        The recovery partition is used for automatic recovery and sometimes Windows Update. I wouldn’t go deleting it willy nilly.

      • zako@piefed.socialOPEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        I remember years ago one Windows Update of the vmware drivers that took down all our Windows Servers and they were unable to boot. I thought the recovery partition could be useful for those situations.