Storage Center OS Version 7 Command Utility Reference Guide

Description

Expands the size of a volume.

Format

volume expand {–deviceid 
                                 string | –index 
                                 integer | –name 
                                 string –serialnumber 
                                 string} –size 
                                 integer [k|m|g|t]
                              

Options

–deviceid 
                                 string
                              

Specifies the volume device ID. See About Device IDs for information.

–h

Shows help for command options.

–index 
                                 integer
                              

Specifies the volume index.

–name 
                                 string
                              

Specifies the volume name. Names that contain spaces must be enclosed in single quotes.

–serialnumber 
                                 string
                              

Specifies the volume serial number. (Available only when running on operating systems that expose serial numbers to the user.)

–size 
                                 integer [k|m|g|t]
                              

Specifies the amount by which to expand the volume. Enter the number of 512-byte blocks or the total byte size. To specify a total byte size, use k for kilobytes, m for megabytes, g for gigabytes, or t for terabytes. For example, enter 32m to specify a block size of 32 MB.

Example

Expand a volume:

volume expand -name 'volume 1' -size 3g

volume expand -deviceid 6000d3100000c90000000000000000ca -size 3g

volume expand -index 44 -size 3g