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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>How to add a disk for Hyper-V, VMware, or Citrix</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <p>If you did not attach a disk during the appliance deployment steps, you can use the following instructions to attach a virtual disk to any Unitrends Virtual Appliance (Engines are the appliances you will be using to create and store your backups).<br><br>For more information on "Out of Space" conditions see <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Funitrends-support.zendesk.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Farticles%2F360013172657">Error: No more space on device</a></p> <h2 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h2> <p></p> <p><strong>To add an attached virtual disk to an appliance using the Hyper-V Manager Console</strong></p> <ol><li>In Hyper-V Manager, select the appliance and click Settings. The Settings dialog opens.</li> <li> Click <strong>SCSI Controller</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" height="473" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/KH2F1C747GDX/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjhu." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li> Click <strong>Hard Drive</strong>, then click <strong>Add</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" height="209" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/VLAXYDMBQ40M/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjhz." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>Next, click <strong>New</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" height="376" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/LPZ8F92VI1R1/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjhj." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br><br> The <strong>New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard</strong> opens.<br> </li> <li>Click <strong>Next</strong> to begin the wizard.</li> <li>At the Choose Disk Format step, select <strong>VHDX</strong> then click <strong>Next</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/OFW49SL2B39V/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjho." class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>At the Choose Disk Type step, select <strong>Fixed</strong> then click <strong>Next</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/WSQ8ZYRW1SGB/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjht." class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>At the <strong>Specify Name and Location</strong> step, enter a name for the disk, for example UBDS.vhdx, and its location. Make sure to select a location that has enough free space for the size of the disk you will be using.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" height="376" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/BL0C8HPN7HEL/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjhy." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>At the <strong>Configure Disk</strong> step, enter the size of the new disk. This disk must be large enough to store all of your backups. If you run out of free space, you can always attach additional disks to the Engine appliance later to increase the size of your backup data store.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" height="376" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/S38VYDKTZBIT/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mji3." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>Click <strong>Next.</strong> </li> <li>At the final step, click <strong>Finish </strong>to complete the wizard. The virtual disk is created and attached to your appliance VM.<br><br> When you configure your backup storage either using the Quick Setup or later, you will choose this attached disk as your backup data store.</li> </ol><p> </p> <h2 data-id="to-add-an-attached-virtual-disk-to-an-appliance-using-the-vsphere-client">To add an attached virtual disk to an appliance using the vSphere Client</h2> <ol><li>Select the appliance and click <strong>Edit virtual machine</strong> <strong>Settings</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/6JGZ5OE01P8R/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mji8." class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br><br> The <strong>Virtual Machine Properties</strong> dialog will open.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" height="484" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/YPLXTGMENSZK/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjin." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>Click <strong>Add</strong>. The <strong>Add Hardware</strong> dialog will open.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/1XJ3F9LJDRQ4/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjix." class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>Select <strong>Hard Disk </strong>and click <strong>Next</strong>.</li> <li>Choose the <strong>Create a new virtual disk</strong> option and click <strong>Next</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/FDRJ7LVU5T58/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjic." class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>Set the <strong>disk capacity</strong>. The size entered here is the amount of space you will allocate for storing backups. Configuring the disk as thick provisioned and in independent-persistent mode is recommended. When finished click <strong>Next</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" height="344" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/MA6XAEL5WRQA/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjim." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>Set the <strong>Virtual Device Node </strong>and click <strong>Next</strong>. Note that the disk must be added to the second virtual device node, SCSI (0:2).<br><br><img alt="User-added image" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/949IIEDNSWBT/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjiw." class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br> </li> <li>Review your settings and click <strong>Finish</strong> to add the disk. Click <strong>Back</strong> to change settings.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/80HIT8ZV6486/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjj6." class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br><br> When you configure your backup storage either using the Quick Setup or later, you will choose this attached disk as your backup data store.</li> </ol><h2 data-id="to-add-an-attached-virtual-disk-to-an-appliance-using-citrix-xencenter">To add an attached virtual disk to an appliance using Citrix XenCenter</h2> <ol><li>Within XenCenter, select the appliance VM, click the <strong>Storage</strong> tab, and then click <strong>Add…</strong>.<br><br><img alt="User-added image" height="272" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/DSEHRFBWLV2I/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjjl." width="500" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></li> <li>Enter a name, size, and location for the new disk and click <strong>Add</strong>. The size entered here is the amount of space you will allocate for storing backups. Location can be either local storage or a remote storage repository (recommended).<br><br><img alt="User-added image" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/XTXOMUYEMZ88/eid-ka01w0000000owr-feoid-00n40000003czqx-refid-0em40000000mjja." class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br><br> Add as many virtual disks as needed to create the backup data store size you require.<br><br> When you configure your backup storage either using the Quick Setup or later, you will choose this attached disk as your backup data store.</li> </ol> </article> </main>