Updated on 2025-08-07 GMT+08:00

Expanding Disk Capacity

Scenarios

If the data or system disk capacity of a purchased desktop does not meet requirements, you can expand the desktop's disk capacity.

Prerequisites

You can expand the capacity of a system disk or data disk only when the desktop is running or stopped.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the console.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Desktops > Desktops.

    The Desktops page is displayed.

  3. Select the desired desktop and choose More > Disks and Snapshots > Expand Disk Capacity in the Operation column.

    The page for expanding disk capacity is displayed.

  4. Select System Disk or Data Disk.
  5. (Optional) If there are multiple data disks, select the data disks for capacity expansion.
  6. Set the Added Capacity (GB).

    • The system disk capacity that can be added is displayed on the page. The total capacity after expansion cannot exceed 1,020 GB.
    • The data disk capacity that can be added is displayed on the page. The total capacity after expansion cannot exceed 8,200 GB.
    • Disk capacity expansion is not supported for hourly-billed Flexus desktops.

  1. Select I understand the impact of this operation and will perform it and click Next.
  2. Confirm the information and click OK.