task_add_space_to_data_disk_of_microsoft_windows.adoc

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Adding space to the logical drive of the Microsoft Windows server

If you need to increase the amount of disk space for the Unified Manager database, you can add capacity to the logical drive on which Unified Manager is installed.

What you’ll need

You must have Windows administrator privileges.

We recommend that you back up the Unified Manager database before adding disk space.

Steps

1. Log in as administrator to the Windows server on which you want to add disk space.

2. Follow the step that corresponds to method you want to use to add more space:

   Option	Description
   On a physical server, add capacity to the logical drive on which the Unified Manager server is installed.	Follow the steps in the Microsoft topic: Extend a Basic Volume
   On a physical server, add a hard disk drive.	Follow the steps in the Microsoft topic: Adding Hard Disk Drives
   On a virtual machine, increase the size of a disk partition.	Follow the steps in the VMware topic: Increasing the size of a disk partition