I have a 17GB SCSI disk in an SCO 5.0.6 server and it's running out of space because of a growing database on the disk. Consequently I would like to upgrade the 17GB to a 74GB disk and extend the partition.

First off, is partition extension available under HTFS - I know this is an old filesystem, and it would be easily achieved if the system ran ext3.


My thoughts so far - clone the present disk sector by sector to the new 74GB disk, then extend the partition using a partition tool (any suggestions which and important things to remember when doing?)

If this is not possible then alternatively I suppose I could clone the disk to the 74GB disk, keep the 17 GB partition, create a second 57GB partition on the same physical disk and create a symlink on the old partition to the new where the big database file is.

Please help is possible,
John