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Growing a Volume

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Figure 3-24. Warning Message when Destroying a Volume 3. Click OK to destroy the selected volume or Cancel to keep the volume. 3.3.4 Growing a Volume There may be times when you want to increase the capacity of a volume. In this case, you can "grow" the volume. To grow a volume: 1. In the Volume View, click a volume in the Main Display. 2. Perform one of the following steps: - On the Volumes menu, click Grow Volume. - Click Grow Volume in the Volume Actions panel. - Press the right mouse button and click Grow Volume from the shortcut menu. Any of these steps displays the Grow Volume dialog box (seeFigure 3-25).This dialog box shows the current size of the volume and the maximum size that you can grow it. Figure 3-25. Grow Volume Dialog Box 3. Using the New Volume Size controls, increase the size of the volume as required. Do not exceed the Maximum size shown. 4. Click OK. 5. Record the new size in Table C-1. 46 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes

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Chapter 3
Managing Volumes
Figure 3-24. Warning Message when Destroying a Volume
3.
Click
OK
to destroy the selected volume or
Cancel
to keep the volume.
3.3.4 Growing a Volume
There may be times when you want to increase the capacity of a volume. In this case,
you can “grow” the volume.
To grow a volume:
1.
In the Volume View, click a volume in the Main Display.
2.
Perform one of the following steps:
On the
Volumes
menu, click
Grow Volume
.
Click
Grow Volume
in the
Volume Actions
panel.
Press the right mouse button and click
Grow Volume
from the shortcut menu.
Any of these steps displays the Grow Volume dialog box (see
Figure 3-25
).This
dialog box shows the current size of the volume and the maximum size that you
can grow it.
Figure 3-25. Grow Volume Dialog Box
3.
Using the
New Volume Size
controls, increase the size of the volume as required.
Do not exceed the
Maximum size
shown.
4.
Click
OK
.
5.
Record the new size in Table C-1.