How do I add more storage to existing Azure HCI on-prem cluster?

Question

I have a 4 server cluster running Azure Stack HCI OS. We are starting to get full on disk space. If we purchase additional drives to install into the servers, how do we allocate this new space into the existing pools?

Answer 1

Hello Brian Koch,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

I understand that you would like to add more storage to existing Azure HCI on-prem cluster

Kindly follow the steps below and check the links for more details:

1. Prepare the New Drives for Azure Stack HCI and install the Drives in the Server: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-stack/hci/concepts/hardware-requirements
2. Initialize and Format the New Drives: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/diskpart
3. Add New Drives to Storage Pools: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/overview and https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/
4. Rebalance the Storage Pool: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/rebalance-a-storage-space
5. Expand Existing Virtual Disks: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/manage-virtual-disks

NOTE: Some of the links might have error 404 because of multiple links associated with it, kindly check the appropriate topic or the last two directory in the links.

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