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- Resizing Volumes - &PRODUCT; does not provide the ability to resize root disks or data disks; the disk size is fixed based on the template used to create the VM. However, the tool VHD Resizer), while not officially supported by Cloud.com or Citrix, might provide a workaround. To increase disk size with VHD Resizer: - - Get the VHD from the secondary storage. - Import it into VHD Resizer. - Resize the VHD. - Upload the new VHD. - Create a new VM. - Take a snapshot, then create a new template from that snapshot. - For more information, see How to Resize a Provisioning Server 5 Virtual Disk at the Citrix Knowledge Center - + Resizing Volumes + &PRODUCT; provides the ability to resize data disks; &PRODUCT; controls volume size by using + disk offerings. This provides &PRODUCT; administrators with the flexibility to choose how much + space they want to make available to the end users. Volumes within the disk offerings with the + same storage tag can be resized. For example, if you only want to offer 10, 50, and 100 GB + offerings, the allowed resize should stay within those limits. That implies if you define a 10 + GB, a 50 GB and a 100 GB disk offerings, a user can upgrade from 10 GB to 50 GB, or 50 GB to 100 + GB. If you create a custom-sized disk offering, then you have the option to resize the volume by + specifying a new, larger size. + Additionally, using the resizeVolume API, a data volume can be moved from a static disk + offering to a custom disk offering with the size specified. This functionality allows those who + might be billing by certain volume sizes or disk offerings to stick to that model, while + providing the flexibility to migrate to whatever custom size necessary. + This feature is supported on KVM, XenServer, and VMware hosts. However, shrinking volumes is + not supported on VMware hosts. + Before you try to resize a volume, consider the following: + + + The VMs associated with the volume are stopped. + + + The data disks associated with the volume are removed. + + + When a volume is shrunk, the disk associated with it is simply truncated, and doing so + would put its content at risk of data loss. Therefore, resize any partitions or file systems + before you shrink a data disk so that all the data is moved off from that disk. + + + To resize a volume: + + + Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as a user or admin. + + + In the left navigation bar, click Storage. + + + In Select View, choose Volumes. + + + Select the volume name in the Volumes list, then click the Resize Volume button + + + + + resize-volume-icon.png: button to display the resize volume option. + + + + + In the Resize Volume pop-up, choose desired characteristics for the storage. + + + + + + resize-volume.png: option to resize a volume. + + + + + If you select Custom Disk, specify a custom size. + + + Click Shrink OK to confirm that you are reducing the size of a volume. + This parameter protects against inadvertent shrinking of a disk, which might lead to + the risk of data loss. You must sign off that you know what you are doing. + + + + + Click OK. + +
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