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ToreTrygg
Asked: 2010-01-05 08:23:22 +0800 CST

Expand Datastore Question

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I added storage to my LUN and want to expand the datastore in vCenter. Is it as easy as running the Expand wizard? Can it expand on the fly with VM's running? Do I need to backup my VM's before I do this? Will I lose and data?

This is a production array and I can't afford anything to happen to the data on this array. I would appreciate any help with this.

Thanks,

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  1. Best Answer

    Yes it's that easy and yes it can safely be done 'live', though the VMs may momentarily pause for a very short period of time as you do the expand so you may wish to schedule it to happen at a time of low usage. You may also wish to backup your VMs first if you wish.

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