---
title: "Increasing the Data or Archive Pool Size"
slug: "increasing-the-data-or-archive-pool-size-8-1"
tags: ["Portal", "8.3"]
updated: 2025-06-18T14:30:26Z
published: 2025-06-18T14:30:26Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/increasing-the-data-or-archive-pool-size-8-1"
---

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# Increasing the Data or Archive Pool Size

**Note**

          

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

The following procedure includes creating a snapshot of the existing volume as a backup.

**To increase storage:**

1. Log in to your Amazon Web Services account.
2. Perform the following steps to take a snapshot of the CTERA volume as a backup.
  1. In the **Amazon Web Services > Compute** area, click **EC2**.  

The **EC2 Dashboard** screen is displayed.
  2. Under **Resources** click **Volumes**.  

The **Volumes** page is displayed.
  3. Locate the EBS volume to enlarge, right-click it and click **Create snapshot**.  

The **Create snapshot** pane is displayed.
  4. Optionally, enter a description for the snapshot.
  5. Click **Create snapshot**.
3. Locate the EBS volume to enlarge, right-click it and click **Modify volume**.  

The **Modify volume** window is displayed.
4. Increase the size to the desired size.
5. Click **Modify**.
6. In the **EC2 Dashboard** under **Resources**, click **Instances**.
7. Select the CTERA Portal instance and click **Connect**.
8. Select the **Session Manager** tab and click **Connect**.
9. Change to the root user by running the following command: `sudo -i`
10. Run the following command to stop the portal services: `portal-manage.sh stop`
11. For the data pool, run the following: `portal-storage-util.sh resize_storage`  

For the archive pool, run the following: `portal-storage-util.sh resize_db_archive_pool`  

The volume is enlarged.
12. Run the following command to start the portal services: `portal-manage.sh start`