7.10 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive

You can add more disk drive space, or expand, a logical drive, to increase its capacity.

The expanded logical drive must have a capacity that is greater than or equal to the original logical drive.

Note: You can expand a logical drive only into the free space of the host array. To add physical drives in an array, see Modifying an Array

To increase the capacity of a logical drive:

  1. In the Enterprise View, select a controller, then select the logical drive you want to expand.
  2. On the ribbon, in the Logical Device group, click Expand/Migrate.

    The Expand/Migrate Logical Device wizard opens.

  3. Click Expand, then click Next.
  4. Enter the new logical drive size in the space provided. It must be greater than or equal to the current size.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Review the summary of logical drive settings. To make changes, click Back.
  7. Click Finish.
    The logical drive is expanded and its capacity is increased to the new size.