Method 2 - Expanding the Existing Virtual Disk¶

Note

A virtual machine’s hard disk cannot be expanded (edited) when the VM contains a snapshot. The snapshot must be deleted in VMware before expanding the existing virtual disk. Alternatively, you may follow Method 1 - Adding a Second Virtual Disk (.vmdk) to add a new “physical” disk.

This method requires that the existing virtual disk (HDD) size has already been edited (expanded) using the CML server’s virtual machine settings.

Procedure

Log into the System Administration Cockpit as the system administrator account. See Logging into the System Administration Cockpit.

Click Storage in the navigation bar on the left side of the page.

Edit Volume Group. Click vg00 volume group shown in the Devices group.

Selecting the volume group on the Storage page¶

Add Physical Volume. In the Physical Volumes group, click the + button to add the new virtual hard disk.

Adding a physical volume to the volume group¶

Select Disk. Select the new unpartitioned space and click Add. Note: disk will be marked as /dev/sda.

Grow Logical Volume. Expand the lv_var volume in the Logical Volumes area and click Grow.

The Grow Logical Volume pop-up dialog is shown.

Grow Logical Volume Dialog. Use the slider to increase the disk size to the desired amount; then click the Grow button in the dialog.

The Logical Volumes group should now report the new total size. The new disk size is also shown in the Dashboard.