Server for Linux

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Chapter 14. Adding a new hard disk

If you don't have enough space for your data, you can either replace the old disk with a

new higher-capacity one (data transfers to new disks are described in the previous

chapter), or add a new disk only to store data, leaving the system on the old disk. If the

server has space for another disk, it would be easier to add a data disk drive than to

clone a system one.

Note that you can not clone, add or replace mounted disks, so you will have to run

Acronis True Image Echo Server from a rescue CD in such cases. How to create a rescue

CD see in

Chapter 9. Creating bootable media.

To add a new disk, you must first install it in your server.

14.1 Selecting a hard disk

Select the disk that you've added to the server.

This window might be bypassed if the program detects the new disk itself. In this case,

you will immediately proceed to the new partition creation.

If there are any partitions on the new disk, they must be deleted first.

Select Delete partitions on the destination hard disk and click Next to continue.

14.2 Creating new partitions

Next you will see the current partition layout. Initially, all disk space will be unallocated.

This will change after you add new partitions.

To create a partition, select Create new partition in unallocated space and click

Next to perform steps required by the partition creation wizard.

You will be prompted to set the new partition location and size. You can do this by both

entering values to Unallocated space before, Partition size, Unallocated space

after fields, by dragging partition borders or the partition itself.