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title: "Hyper-V Specific Management"
slug: "hyper-v-specific-management-5-1-1"
tags: ["Portal"]
updated: 2026-04-12T10:32:59Z
published: 2026-04-12T10:32:59Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/hyper-v-specific-management-5-1-1"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Hyper-V Specific Management

## Increasing the Data or Archive Pool Size

          **Note**

          

CTERA recommends changing the storage with the help of [CTERA Support](https://ctera.com/support).

**To increase the storage:**

1. For each CTERA Portal instance you have installed, stop CTERA Portal services, by doing the following:
  1. Log on to the Hyper-V Manager.
  2. Right-click the CTERA Portal virtual machine and click **Shut Down...**.
  3. Right-click the CTERA Portal virtual machine and click **Settings...**.  

The **Settings** window is displayed.
2. Attach a VHDX drive to the CTERA Portal server, by doing the following:
  1. Select **IDE Controller**, under **Hardware** and then **Hard Drive** under the IDE Controller options.
  2. Click **Add**.
  3. Specify the controller and location for the hard drive.
  4. Click **New** under the **Virtual hard disk** option.  

The **New Virtual Hard Disk** wizard is displayed.
  5. Select the disk format you want, VHD or VHDX, and click **Next**.  

The **Choose Disk Type** window is displayed.
  6. Select the type of disk you want and click **Next**.  

The **Specify Name and Location** window is displayed.
  7. Specify a name to identify the disk and a location for it and click **Next**.  

The **Configure Disk** window is displayed.
  8. Specify the size for the disk and click **Next**.  

The **Completing the New Virtual Hard Disk** **wizard** window is displayed, showing the details of the new disk.
  9. Click **Finish**.
  10. Click **Apply** and the **OK**.
3. Right-click the CTERA Portal virtual machine and click **Start**.
4. Run the command to stop the CTERA Portal services: `portal-manage.sh stop`
5. Extend the storage by doing the following:
  1. Log in as `root` to the CTERA Portal server over SSH.
  2. Run the following command to identify the name of the device you attached: `fdisk –l`  

Locate the device name according to its size and usage information.
  3. Run the following command to extend the data pool: `portal-storage-util.sh extend_storage deviceName`  

Where *deviceName* is the device name identified when you ran `fdisk -l`.  

Run the following command to extend the archive pool: `portal-storage-util.sh extend_db_archive_pool device`  

Where *device* is the device name identified when you ran `fdisk -l`.  

For example: `portal-storage-util.sh extend_db_archive_pool sde`
6. For each CTERA Portal instance, starting from the CTERA Portal main database and proceeding to the application servers, start CTERA Portal services by doing the following:
  1. Log in as `root` user to each CTERA Portal server over SSH.
  2. Run the following command to start the portal services: `portal-manage.sh start`