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Modify the Size of a Virtual Appliance Partition
There are three partitions for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance: Data Collector, database, and root partitions.
About this task
The Data Collector partition contains data used for running the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance. The database partition contains
database data stored for the Data Collector. The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance allows you to expand the Data Collector and database
partitions. In the VMware vSphere Client the Data Collector partition is labeled Hard disk 2 and the database partition is labeled Hard disk 3.
Steps
1 Using the VMware vSphere Client, connect to the vCenter server hosting the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
2 Rignt-click on the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance then select Edit Settings.
The Virtual Hardware dialog box opens.
3 Select the hard disk for the partition you wish to expand.
• For the Data Collector partition, select Hard disk 2.
• For the database partition, select Hard disk 3.
4 Modify the size of the disk to one of the suggested sizes.
• For the Data Collector partition, change the disk size to 15 GB, 20 GB, or 40 GB.
• For the database partition, change the disk size to 20 GB, 40 GB, or 80 GB.
5 Click OK.
The server expands the disk size.
6 Launch the console for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
7 Log in to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
8 Press 2 and Enter to display the Conguration menu.
9 Press 6 and Enter to resize a partition.
10 Select which partition to resize.
• Press 1 and Enter to select the Data Collector partition.
• Press 2 and Enter to select the database partition.
The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance expands the partition to the available size of the disk.
View a Summary of the Conguration Settings
Use the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance console to view a summary of the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance conguration settings.
1 Using the VMware vSphere Client, launch the console for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
2 Log in to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI.
3 Press 2 and Enter to display the Conguration menu.
4 Press 7 and Enter.
The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI displays a summary of the conguration settings.
5 Press Enter to return to the Conguration menu.
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