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Extend a Dynamic Volume

The Extend Volume option allows you to add subdevices to an existing

dynamic volume. When you extend the volume on which a filesystem is

mounted, you can optionally increase the size of the filesystem to fill the

size of the volume.

NOTE: The subdevices used for a striped dynamic volume are called a

stripeset. When a striped dynamic volume is extended, the new

subdevices form another stripeset. The original stripeset is filled

first; then the new stripeset is filled. If you want the entire

dynamic volume to be in the same stripeset, you will need to

recreate the volume.

To extend a dynamic volume on the Management Console, select Storage

> Dynamic Volume > Extend Volume and then choose the volume that

you want to extend.

If a filesystem is on the volume, the Extend Dynamic Volume window

shows information for both the dynamic volume and the filesystem.