Windows Server 2016: Extend Storage Pool and Storage Space

Windows Server 2016: Extend Storage Pool and Storage Space

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// Current Storage Pool TestPool1 has Free Space: 0.00 GB 

 
1) [Server Manager - WS2016-DC01] > Dashboard > File and Storage Services > Storage Pool > you'll see: Name: [Windows Storage (1)]  TestPool1 | Type: Storage Pool | Managed by: WS2016-DC01 | Available to: WS2016-DC01 | Read-Wrote Server: WS2016-DC01 | Capacity: 99.3 GB (i.e. total physical capacity of all harddisks added to storage pool | Free Space: 0.00 GB 

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// Increase Storage Pool TestPool1 capacity by adding new physical harddisks


1)a) right-click TestPool1 > Add Physical Disk > select new physical harddisk (E.g.:-  (x) Name: VBOX Harddisk | Capacity: 100 GB | Bus: SATA) > OK

1)b) Server Manager - WS2016-DC01] > Dashboard > File and Storage Services > Storage Pool > under Physical Disks, you'll see newly add:- Name: VBOX Harddisk | Capacity: 100 GB | Bus: SATA

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// TestPool1 capacity has now changed to 199 GB, Free Space has changed
// to 99.0 GB

1)c) [Server Manager - WS2016-DC01] > Dashboard > File and Storage Services > Storage Pool > you'll see: Name: [Windows Storage (1)]  TestPool1 | Type: Storage Pool | Managed by: WS2016-DC01 | Available to: WS2016-DC01 | Read-Wrote Server: WS2016-DC01 | Capacity: 199 GB (i.e. total physical capacity of all harddisks added to storage pool | Free Space: 99.0 GB

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// Extend capacity of vDisk1

2) [Server Manager - WS2016-DC01] > Dashboard > File and Storage Services > Storage Pool > select Virtual Disks (Name: vDisk1 | Layout: Simple | Provisioning: Fixed | Capacity: 99.0 GB | Allocated: 99.0 GB | Volume: E: > Extend Virtual Disk > Specify Size: 150GB  (Maximum size: 198GB Current size:
99.0 GB )

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// vDisk1 capacity has increased to Capacity: 150 GB | Allocated: 150 GB
 

2)a) [Server Manager - WS2016-DC01] > Dashboard > File and Storage Services > Storage Pool > select Virtual Disks (Name: vDisk1 | Layout: Simple | Provisioning: Fixed | Capacity: 150 GB | Allocated: 150 GB | Volume: E: >

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//  TestPool1 Free Space: 48.0 GB (i.e. 50 GB has been assigned to  
// vDisk1 (- transfered from Storage Pool to Virtual Disk) )

2)b) Server Manager - WS2016-DC01] > Dashboard > File and Storage Services > Storage Pool > you'll see: Name: [Windows Storage (1)]  TestPool1 | Type: Storage Pool | Managed by: WS2016-DC01 | Available to: WS2016-DC01 | Read-Wrote Server: WS2016-DC01 | Capacity: 199 GB (i.e. total physical capacity of all harddisks added to storage pool | Free Space: 48.0 GB

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// Extend capacity of Volume: E:

3) Server Manager - WS2016-DC01] > Dashboard > File and Storage Services > Volumes > right-click  Volume: E:  | File System Label: New Volume | Provisioning: Fixed | Capacity: 98.8 GB | Free Space: 97.5 GB > Extend Volume > Current size: 98.8 GB | Maximum size: 150 GB | New size: 150 GB

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// Volume: E: has (extended to) Capacity: 150 GB

4) Server Manager - WS2016-DC01] > Dashboard > File and Storage Services > Volumes > Volume: E:  | File System Label: New Volume | Provisioning: Fixed | Capacity: 150 GB | Free Space: 148 GB

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