Technical Tip: Extending disk space to FortiMail-VM log disk only
Description
This article describes how to add a new virtual disk to extend the disk space to the FortiMail-VM log disk only.
Scope
FortiMail.
Solution
- Before extending the disk space, you may run the following command 'get sys status' to check the current size of the FortiMail-VM log disk.
# get sys status Version: FortiMail-VM v6.4.4(GA), build446, 2021.02.04 Architecture: 64-bit Serial-Number: FEVM320000210901 BIOS version: n/a VM Registration: Valid: License has been successfully authenticated with registration servers. VM License File: License file and resources are valid. VM Resources: 1 CPU/32 allowed, 2003 MB RAM/1048576 MB allowed, 249 GB Disk/24576 GB allowed Log disk: Capacity 49 GB, Used 32 MB (0.07%), Free 49 GB Mailbox disk: Capacity 198 GB, Used 273 MB (0.14%), Free 198 GB
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From the output above, FortiMail-VM has 49 GB for the log disk.
Note: Make sure the VM license can support the hard disk volume after extending the hard disk.
For this example, the VM license can support up to 24576 GB.
- Take a VM snapshot, backup the current configuration, and all necessary data before proceeding.
- Shutdown the FortiMail-VM and add a new virtual disk of 100GB to FortiMail.
- After that, power on the FortiMail-VM.
- Run the following command in FortiMail-VM.
# exe lvm enable 100 LVM is already enabled in this device Note: By default, it will allocate 20% to the log disk and 80% to the mailbox disk.
Set '100' which means 100% for log disk and all the hard disk space will be allocated to log disk.
# exe lvm extend 100 This will stop all mail services and then extend log and spool devices, are you sure (Y/N)?y Fortimail will REBOOT !!
- Now the FortiMail log disk is successfully extended to 149 GB.
# get sys status Version: FortiMail-VM v6.4.4(GA), build446, 2021.02.04 Architecture: 64-bit Serial-Number: FEVM320000210901 BIOS version: n/a VM Registration: Valid: License has been successfully authenticated with registration servers. VM License File: License file and resources are valid. VM Resources: 1 CPU/32 allowed, 2003 MB RAM/1048576 MB allowed, 349 GB Disk/24576 GB allowed Log disk: Capacity 149 GB, Used 32 MB (0.03%), Free 149 GB Mailbox disk: Capacity 198 GB, Used 318 MB (0.16%), Free 198 GB
