To use more than 2 gig the disk needs to be converted to a GPT disk
See the following links.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device…e/LUN_SP1.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device…e/GPT_FAQ.mspx
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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| >Subject: Server 2003 and 2008 maximum volume size
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| >Hello,
| >I have a 5 TB and a 1 TB volume available via ISCSI. The 1 TB volume
| >shows up under Disk Management and I have no problems there. However,
| >the 5 TB volume does NOT show up under Disk Management. The ISCSI
| >initiator says I’m connected. My own observations/testing and googling
| >leads me to believe the issue is the size of the volume.
| >
| >What is the largest volume that 2003 will recognize?
| >What is the largest volume that 2008 will recognize?
| >
| >Through googling, it seems the answer is 2 TB. However, the MBR is
| >always mentioned as the limiting factor. That does not seem right if
| >I’m not trying to boot from this volume (i’m not). So, if 2 TB is the
| >limit, why?
| >
| >Thanks!
| >
