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Hi all, 

we have a physical server DL380 Gen10 with ubuntu LTS that use for Veeam immutable backup. 

we want to expand the existing repository RAID with anther 9 disks.

do we need to break the existing RAID or it’s possible in ubuntu to expand the existing without break?

Thanks

Yep it’s certainly possible. Once your virtual disk is extended from a RAID controller perspective then (assuming you’ve hardened your server) you’d reboot into single user mode and extend the disk from an Ubuntu perspective.


Yep...should be able to using sudo growpart /dev/sd# command. Then don’t forget to resize your filesystem as well: sudo resize2fs /dev/sd# . You can then verify your additional storage size: sudo parted /dev/sd# print free 

Hope that helps!


if I got that right - just add the disks the physical server then enters the Array Configuration Utility and select the RAID 5 we did and expand it with the new disks ? 
and restart the server than expand the repository volume in Ubuntu and rescan in Veeam?

without break the existing RAID 


Yep that’s the long short of it 🙂 as @coolsport00 said don’t forget to extend the file system too!


Yes...that should do it. I’d review HPE documentation on extending your RAID in the ACU though just so you’re following proper procedures.


thank you all for your answers. 👍


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