Expands the size of one or more specified volumes.

>>-expandvol--+--------+--+------------------------+------------>
+- -?----+ '- -client --client_name-'
+- -h----+
'- -help-'
.-------------.
V |
>--+---volume_name-+-+-----------------------------------------><
'- - -------------'
Parameters
- –? | –h | –help
- Displays a detailed description of this command, including syntax, parameter
descriptions, and examples. If you specify a help option, all other command
options are ignored.
- –client client_name
- Specifies the name of a client that is zoned to access the volume that
is being expanded.
To create a volume in a user storage pool, you must specify
a SAN File System client that meets the following conditions:
- The client must have access to the volume that is being added as a SAN
File System volume. To list all active clients that can access the volume,
use the reportclient –lun command.
- The client must be active and appear in the registered (active) client
list.
Restriction: Do not specify a client if you expanding
a volume in the system storage pool.
- volume_name
- Specifies the name of one or more volumes to expand to the new size.
- –
- Specifies that you want to read the names of one or more volumes to expand
from stdin (for example, – << /work/vol_list.txt).
Prerequisites
You must have Administrator privileges to use the command.
You must be logged in to the operating system
on the engine hosting the master metadata server to run this command.
Description
The volume can only be expanded. You cannot make a volume smaller.
Example
Expand a volume The following
example expands the volume myOtherVol:
sfscli> expandvol -client superClient myOtherVol
Volume myOtherVol was expanded successfully.