Data Disk Expansion

• Update disk size in GCP:
• Expand the disk on a cluster node

Update disk size in GCP:

• Login to GCP Console

• Navigate to VM Instances

• Click on the VM that requires the disk size to be increased.

  

• Navigate to the storage section and click on the boot disk name.

• Click on the Edit button

• Replace the disk size with a value larger than the current one.

• Reboot the VM from the GCP console (VM instances > select the VM > Reset) to apply the disk changes, then continue with the next section.

Expand the disk on a cluster node

To expand the available space on the disk after the underlying VM disk has been increased:

1. SSH into the node.
2. Select Node > Expand disk from the TUI.
3. The TUI will display the current disk layout and allow you to extend the partition to use the newly available space.