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  1. Stop the DPOD virtual machine.
  2. Select Edit virtual machine settings
  3. Select Add > Hard Drive
  4. Ensure to configure the new hard drive as Thick Provision Eager Zeroed
  5.  Wait for the increase process to finish.
  6. Start the DPOD virtual machine


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configure new disk
configure new disk
Configure

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the new disk at the OS Level


  1. Verify the current size of the /data mount point:

    Code Block
    df -h /data

    The system output should resemble the following:

  2. Verify the new disk size:

    Code Block
    fdisk -l |grep /dev/sdd

    The system output should resemble the following:

  3. Create a new partition with the new size:

    Code Block
    fdisk /dev/sdd


    1. Press p to print the partition table and ensure there are no existing partitions. 
    2. Press n to create a new primary partition.
    3. Press p for primary.
    4. Press 1 for the partition number
    5. Press Enter twice
    6. Press t to change the system's partition ID.
    7. Type 8e to change the Hex Code of the partition for Linux LVM.
    8. Press w to write the changes to the partition table.
    9. Reboot the system:

      Code Block
      reboot


    10. When the system is back up, ensure the new partition is created:

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      fdisk -l |grep /dev/sdd

       The system output should resenble the following:

    11. Stop the application by running app-util.sh and selecting option 2 (stop all)
    12. Create a new LVM Physical Volume (PV):

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      pvcreate /dev/sdd1


    13. Extend the LVM Volume Group (VG):

      Code Block
      vgextend vg_data /dev/sdd1


    14.  Extend the LVM logical volume (LV) : 

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      lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/vg_data/lv_data


    15.  Identify the /data file system type (for CentOS 7.2 based appliances the type is xfs): 

      Code Block
      cat /etc/fstab |grep /data

       The system output should resemble the following:


    16.  Resize the file system. Select the correct command below for your file system type:

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      titleext4
      resize2fs /dev/vg_data/lv_data


      Code Block
      titlexfs
      xfs_growfs /dev/vg_data/lv_data

      The system output should resemble the following:


    17. To display the new  size of the /data mount point:

      Code Block
      df -h /data

      The system output should resemble the following:

 
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Update Configuration File
Update Configuration File
Update the Store Configuration File

Starting with v1.0.4.0, DPOD is shipped with a script that performs all the necessary steps to update the Store configuration file.

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Info

The script is available on DPOD v1.0.4 .0 and above. If you are using earlier version please contact DPOD support and the script will be provided.

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