Extending a volume

If enough free space is available on the relevant storage pool, you can extend the size of an existing volume.

Complete the following procedure to extend the size of a volume.

  1. In vSphere Web Client, locate a volume that you want to extend by going to IBM Storage Volumes and selecting the required volume.
  2. Right-click the volume and choose Extend Volume.
    Figure 1. Extend Volume option in the pop-up menu
    This image illustrates the Extend Volume option.

    The Extend Volume dialog box is displayed.

  3. In the Volume Size text box, enter the new size for the volume.
    Figure 2. Extend Volume dialog box
    This image illustrates the Extend Volume dialog box.
  4. Click OK.
    Important: Extending the size of a volume does not automatically increase the datastore capacity.