Expanding Reporting Data Disk

To expand Reporting and Analytics disk

1. Add a new external disk as per your platform.

   • For HyperV - Refer step 1 to 16 of Adding Reporting Data Disk on HyperV

   • For ESXi - Refer step 1 to 7 of Adding Reporting Data Disk on ESXi

   • For KVM - Refer step 1 to 4 of Adding Reporting Data Disk on KVM

   • For Azure - Refer step 1 to 8 of Adding Reporting Data Disk on Azure

2. In the CLI console, enter safemode. Run safemode. Type yes when prompted for confirmation.

   

3. Boot using SonicCoreX.

   

4. Enter option number for SCX Console when prompted to select option from Recovery menu.

   

5. Run show disks.

   

6. Initialize the disk.

   Run disk initialize.

   Enter the name of the disk to initialize.

   Type yes when prompted for confirmation.

   Enter a new password when prompted for password.

   

7. Backup the disk.

   Run disk backup.

   Enter name of the disk to backup (old disk).

   Enter password of the old disk.

   Enter name of the backup disk (new disk).

   Enter password of the new disk.

   

8. Activate the disk.

   Run disk activate.

   Enter the name of the new disk to activate.

   Enter the password of the new disk.

   Type yes when prompted for reboot.

   

9. Remove the old Reporting and Analytics Disk.

   • From HyperV - Refer Removing the Reporting Data Disk on HyperV

   • From ESXi - Refer Removing the Reporting Data Disk on ESXi

   • From Azure - Refer Removing the Reporting Data Disk on Azure

   • From KVM - Refer Adding Reporting Data Disk on KVM