The Storage Expansion Option in the Port 9443 Appliance Console must temporarily unmount the disk target in order to complete a disk expansion. However, because the /var partition contains the system log volume, it is constantly being written to and cannot be unmounted while the system is running.
Therefore, expanding the /var partition requires a manual process, as follows:
Shut down the appliance and use the VMware management tools to increase the size of Disk 3. For example, edit the disk size in Settings and save the changes.
Start the appliance.
Using your management browser, access the Port 9443 Appliance Console > Storage icon.
Select the /var partition and click Expand Partitions.
At the appliance’s terminal prompt, log in as root.
Edit /etc/fstab, remove the line: /dev/sdc1 /var ext3 rw 0 0 and save the change.
Shut down the appliance.
Start the appliance in failsafe mode by using the down arrow on the boot screen.
At the appliance’s terminal prompt, log in as root.
Edit /etc/fstab and insert the line: /dev/sdc1 /var ext3 rw 0 0, then save the change.
Enter the following command:
/opt/novell/base_config/va_expand_partition
Restart the appliance.
The appliance is now using the expanded /var partition.