You might have to force a reconnection to the xenserver in order for CS to see it. On every connection, CS checks these items and updates its database.
--Alex > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 2:14 PM > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: Re: Expanding a volume on a SAN > > OK, great - thanks! > > So, it sounds like on XenServer, you have to perform some manual activity > for it to see the new size of the iSCSI target (and there is probably a > similar > requirement with ESX), but CloudStack will notice the size difference > automatically (once the storage repository or datastore has been manually > re-configured). > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Anthony Xu <xuefei...@citrix.com> wrote: > > > CS will see the new size, > > > > > > Anthony > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 5:25 PM > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > Subject: Re: Expanding a volume on a SAN > > > > Hey Anthony, > > > > I assume this would be a candidate situation where you'd put the > > primary storage in maintenance mode and then perform the steps you > referred me to? > > > > When the storage is brought out of maintenance mode, will it see the > > new size or is there something more that has to be done on the CS side? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Mike Tutkowski < > > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Anyone know if CloudStack will recognize the new size of a storage > > > repository or datastore on its own? > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Anthony Xu <xuefei...@citrix.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX120865 > > >> > > >> for XenServer, VMs need to be shut down or migrated away before > > >> expanding a volume. > > >> > > >> > > >> Anthony > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 2:25 PM > > >> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > >> Cc: Edison Su; John Burwell > > >> Subject: Expanding a volume on a SAN > > >> > > >> Hi everyone, > > >> > > >> I had a question posed to me today regarding how CloudStack and the > > >> underlying hypervisor deal with an iSCSI volume that is expanded. > > >> > > >> For example, let's say I'm using XenServer or ESX and I create a > > >> storage repository or datastore, respectively, for each hypervisor > > >> based on an iSCSI target. I then tie this into CloudStack as > > >> Primary > > Storage. > > >> > > >> If I increase the size of the iSCSI target (the SAN volume/LUN), > > >> does this increased size feed into the hypervisor and CloudStack? > > >> > > >> Thanks! > > >> > > >> -- > > >> *Mike Tutkowski* > > >> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > >> e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > >> o: 303.746.7302 > > >> Advancing the way the world uses the > > >> cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > >> *(tm)* > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > > o: 303.746.7302 > > > Advancing the way the world uses the > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > > *(tm)* > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > o: 303.746.7302 > > Advancing the way the world uses the > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > *(tm)* > > > > > > -- > *Mike Tutkowski* > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > o: 303.746.7302 > Advancing the way the world uses the > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > *(tm)*
