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Service Overview
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- What Is DSS?
- Region and AZ
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- Storage Pool Capacity Description
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- Device Types and Usage Instructions
- Shared Disks and Usage Instructions
- Disk Encryption
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- Billing
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- Change History
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Getting Started
- Operation Procedure
- Step 1: Apply for a Storage Pool
- Step 2: Create a Disk
- Step 3: Attach a Disk
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Step 4: Initialize a Data Disk
- Introduction to Data Disk Initialization Scenarios and Partition Styles
- Initializing a Data Disk in Windows (Windows Server 2008)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Windows (Windows Server 2016)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Linux (parted)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Windows (Windows Server 2008)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Windows (Windows Server 2012)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Linux (parted)
- Change History
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User Guide
- Permissions Management
- Storage Pool Management
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Disk Management
- Detaching a Disk
- Attaching an Existing Disk
- Deleting a Disk
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Expanding the Capacity of a Disk
- Introduction to Expansion Scenarios
- Expanding an In-use Disk
- Expanding an Available Disk
- Extending Partitions and File Systems on Windows
- Extending Partitions and File Systems on Linux (fdisk)
- Extending Partitions and File Systems on Linux (parted)
- Extending Partitions and File Systems of a SCSI Data Disk on Linux (fdisk)
- Extending Partitions and File Systems of a System Disk on Linux (fdisk)
- Managing Encrypted Disks
- Managing Shared Disks
- Managing Backups
- Change History
- API Reference
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FAQs
- What Are the Risks of Not Expanding the Storage Pool Capacity?
- How Many Statuses Does a Storage Pool Have?
- How Many Statuses Does a Disk Have?
- Troubleshooting and Impacts on the DSS Usage
- Can I Attach a Disk to Multiple Servers?
- Will Data in the DSS Disk Be Lost When the DSS Disk Is Detached?
- What Should I Do If an Error Occurs on My DSS Disk?
- How Can I Test DSS Disk Performance?
- What Are the Restrictions on Attaching a Disk to an ECS?
- What Are the Precautions for Detaching a Disk from an ECS?
- Why My Disk Cannot Be Attached to a Server?
- Can the Disk Space Usage Be Reduced If I Delete Files on a Server?
- Videos
- Glossary
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More Documents
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User Guide (Paris and Amsterdam Regions)
- Introduction
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Quick Start
- Operation Procedure
- Step 1: Apply for a Storage Pool
- Step 2: Create a Disk
- Step 3: Attach a Disk
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Initialize a Data Disk
- Introduction to Data Disk Initialization Scenarios and Partition Styles
- Initializing a Data Disk in Windows (Windows Server 2008)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Windows (Windows Server 2016)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Linux (parted)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Windows (Windows Server 2008)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Windows (Windows Server 2012)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Linux (parted)
- Obtaining the Domain Name
- Obtaining the Region
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Management
- Storage Pool Management
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Disk Management
- Detaching a Disk
- Deleting a Disk
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Expanding the Capacity of a Disk
- Introduction to Expansion Scenarios
- Expanding an In-use Disk
- Expanding an Available Disk
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a Windows Disk
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a Disk in Linux (parted)
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a SCSI Data Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a System Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Managing an Encrypted Disk
- Managing a Shared Disk
- Managing a Backup
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FAQs
- What Are the Risks of Not Expanding the Storage Pool Capacity?
- How Many Statuses Does a Storage Pool Have?
- How Many Statuses Does a Disk Have?
- Troubleshooting and Impacts on the DSS Usage
- Can I Attach a Disk to Multiple Servers?
- Will Data in the DSS Disk Be Lost When the DSS Disk Is Detached?
- What Should I Do If an Error Occurs on My DSS Disk?
- What Are the Restrictions on Attaching a Disk to an ECS?
- What Are the Precautions for Detaching a Disk from an ECS?
- Why My Disk Cannot Be Attached to a Server?
- Change History
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User Guide (Paris and Amsterdam Regions)
- General Reference
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Introduction to Expansion Scenarios
What Is Capacity Expansion?
If the capacity of an existing disk is insufficient, you can expand the disk capacity.
Both system disks and data disks can be expanded. Currently, disk capacities can be expanded only. Capacity reduction is not supported.
How to Expand the Disk Capacity?
- Expanding an In-use disk means that the to-be-expanded disk has been attached to a server. Currently, only some server OSs support the expansion of In-use disks. Therefore, ensure that your server OS meets the requirements before you expand an In-use disk. For details, see Expanding an In-use Disk.
- Expanding an Available disk means that the to-be-expanded disk has not been attached to any server. For details, see Expanding an Available Disk.
- If the MBR partition style is used, the maximum disk capacity supported is 2 TB (2048 GB), and the disk space exceeding 2 TB cannot be allocated and used.
- If the GPT partition style is used, the maximum disk capacity supported is 18 EB (19327352832 GB). A data disk supports up to 32 TB (32768 GB) so that you can expand the capacity of a data disk to up to 32 TB when GPT is used.
If the in-use partition style is MBR and the disk capacity needs to be expanded to over 2 TB, change the partition style from MBR to GPT. Ensure that the disk data has been backed up before changing the partition style because services will be interrupted and data on the disk will be cleared during this change.
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