With the volume you want to expand selected, in the “Activities” box, select “Modify settings. At this open a popup titled “Modify volume settings” then select the “Space Tab”. Here is where you can change the size.
Depending on the OS using the volume, you may (or may not) need to disconnect from the volume first before expanding it on the array side.
Once the volume is expanded on the array side, you will need to expand the file system on the OS side to the new size.
What happens when you type in a larger size and click ok? Does it give a message that there's not enough pool space, does it ask if you want to take a snapshot before resizing, or does something else come up?
Also, after the volume has been made larger, the partition isn't automatically larger; you still have to grow the partition to use the extra space.
The sliders that you see are only used when using thin provisioning. The first one is the minimum reserved size, the second one is for when you want to be warned about how large the data has grown to, and the third is the max used size (defaults to 100%).
The field where you type is indeed the place where you specify the size.
Joe S586
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September 4th, 2012 06:00
You may need to lower your snapshot reserve (not only this volume but others as well) in order to allow for the free space to be used.
On the Group information screen, take a look at how much you have reserved for snapshots.
-joe
Joe S586
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September 4th, 2012 06:00
With the volume you want to expand selected, in the “Activities” box, select “Modify settings. At this open a popup titled “Modify volume settings” then select the “Space Tab”. Here is where you can change the size.
Depending on the OS using the volume, you may (or may not) need to disconnect from the volume first before expanding it on the array side.
Once the volume is expanded on the array side, you will need to expand the file system on the OS side to the new size.
-joe
spgsit
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September 4th, 2012 06:00
Sure, before posting I got as far as Modify settings, but even with free space showing it does NOT allow me to expand the volume
Is that the "need to disconnect from the volume first" action?
Will have to try tonight
Seb
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September 4th, 2012 07:00
Playing with snapshot % settings does not make any difference to allow me the resize option, but it does increase free space in the pool
Seb
spgsit
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September 4th, 2012 08:00
Thank you.
The slider did not allow to be moved, but typing the value in a size box made the volume bigger after snapshot decrease settings
Now I have the volume bigger as needed
Seb
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September 4th, 2012 08:00
What happens when you type in a larger size and click ok? Does it give a message that there's not enough pool space, does it ask if you want to take a snapshot before resizing, or does something else come up?
Also, after the volume has been made larger, the partition isn't automatically larger; you still have to grow the partition to use the extra space.
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September 5th, 2012 06:00
The sliders that you see are only used when using thin provisioning. The first one is the minimum reserved size, the second one is for when you want to be warned about how large the data has grown to, and the third is the max used size (defaults to 100%).
The field where you type is indeed the place where you specify the size.