Dell EMC PowerFlex Rack Using PowerFlex Manager

Resize a volume

After adding volumes to a service, you can resize the volumes in managed mode.

1. Log in to PowerFlex Manager.
2. On the Services page, click the volume component and choose Volume Actions > Resize.
3. Choose the volume that you want to resize:
   1. Click Select Volume.
   2. Enter a volume or datastore name search string in the Search Text box.
   3. Optionally, apply additional search criteria by specifying values for the Size, Type, Compression, and Storage Pool filters.
   4. Click Search.
      PowerFlex Manager updates the results to show only those volumes that satisfy the search criteria. If the search returns more than 50 volumes, you must refine the search criteria to return only 50 volumes.
   5. Select the row for the volume you want to resize.
   6. Click Save.
4. Update the sizing information:

   If you are resizing a volume for a hyperconverged service, perform these steps:

   1. In the New Volume Size (GB) field, specify a value that is greater than the current volume size.
   2. Optionally, select Resize Datastore to increase the size of the datastore.

   If you are resizing a volume for a storage-only service, enter a value in the New Volume Size (GB) field. Specify a value that is greater than the current volume size. Values must be in multiples of eight, or an error occurs.

   If you are resizing a volume for a compute-only service, review the Volume Size (GB) field to see if the volume size is greater than Current Datastore Size (GB). If it is, PowerFlex Manager expands the datastore size.

5. Click Save.