Specifications

Configuring iSCSI Initiators
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Verify that you have additional space available on the SnapServer to expand an
existing volume
• Open the browser-based Administration Tool for the SnapServer from a client
on the network.
• Navigate to
Storage > iSCSI.
• Select the iSCSI disk you intend to expand.
Note If you have not disconnected from the iSCSI disk at the host, you will be
unable to proceed to the configuration page.
• From the configuration screen, ensure that you have additional space on the
volume to expand the selected iSCSI disk.
• Make changes to the iSCSI disk size as desired.
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OK. The disk should now reflect the larger size.
Expanding the Basic Disk on the Microsoft Host
1 Open the Microsoft initiator tool.
2 Under Available Targets, highlight the specific iSCSI disk(s) you expanded in
the previous procedure.
3 Click LogOn. This will connect the initiator to the selected iSCSI target.
4 Close the Microsoft initiator tool.
5 Open the Disk Management tool by right-clicking My Computer and selecting
Manage. In the Computer Management GUI, select Disk Management.
Note The disk will automatically reattach, and the additional expanded space in
the iSCSI disk will appear as unallocated space on the same disk.
Expanding an iSCSI Volume using the Microsoft Diskpart Utility
1 In the Start menu, select Run and enter CMD in the Run dialog to open a
command-line window.
2 Enter the command:
diskpart
3 To show all the available disks on the host, enter:
list disk
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Identify the specific disk you are expanding.
5 To show all the available volumes on the host, enter:
list Volume