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Chapter 3 Command Descriptions 87
expand volume
Description
Expands a standard volume or snap-pool volume—but not a master volume—by a
specified size. Expansion is restricted to the available space on the virtual disk that
hosts the volume. If insufficient space is available for expansion on the virtual disk,
first expand the virtual disk by using
expand vdisk
.
Note – To expand a master volume:
1. Delete all of its snapshots by using
delete all-snapshots
.
2. Convert it to a standard volume by using
convert master-to-std
.
3. Expand the standard volume by using
expand volume
.
4. Convert the expanded volume to a master volume by using
convert std-to-
master
.
Input
To expand a volume to a specific size:
To expand a volume to the maximum size:
expand volume
volume
size
size
MB|GB|TB
expand volume volume size
max
Parameter Description
volume
Specifies the volume to expand. For the syntax to use,
“Volume Syntax” on page 25.
size
size
MB|GB|TB
Specifies the volume size in
MB
(Mbyte),
GB
(Gbyte), or
TB
(Tbyte). The size uses base 10 (multiples of 1000) or
base 2 (multiples of 1024); to see the current base setting,
type
show cli-parameters
.
size max
Expands the volume to fill the available space on the
virtual disk.