Adding a new hard disk
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Chapter 14.
Adding a new hard disk
If you don't have enough space for your data, you can replace the old disk with a higher-
capacity one (data transfers to new disks are described in the previous chapter). But you
can also add a new disk only to store data, leaving the system on the old disk. If the server
has space for another disk, it would be easier to add it, then clone.
To add a new disk, you must first install it on your server.
Note that
disk cloning and disk addition operations are not available for mounted disks
. In
such cases, you will need to run Acronis True Image Server for Linux from a rescue CD.
14.1
Selecting a hard disk
Select the disk you've added to the server.
This window might be bypassed if the program detects the new disk itself. In that case, you will
immediately proceed to the
New partition creation
.
If there are any partitions on the new disk, they must be deleted first.
Select
Delete partitions on the destination hard disk
and click
Next
to continue.
14.2
Creating a new partition
At this step, you will see the current partition layout. Initially, all disk space will be
unallocated. This will change after you add partitions.