How to extend stand-alone tiered storage spaces

This article shows how to extend stand-alone tiered storage spaces.

Applies to:   Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2
Original KB number:   4562879

The following article explains how to expand tiered storage spaces on a stand-alone server. Here's an example of a tiered space created with a 12.1 TB size in Windows Server 2016.

Here's how to extend the Tiered Storage Space:

1. Add hard drives to the storage pool.

   

2. Update the Media Type of the new added disk.

   

3. Run the get-physicaldisk | fl * cmdlet and copy the UniqueId of the newly added disk:

   

4. Run the following cmdlet to change the Media Type of the newly added disk:

   Set-PhysicalDisk -UniqueId 6002  -MediaType HDD
   

   Refresh the Server Manager to change the Media Type.

   

5. Run this cmdlet to expand the disk:

   Resize-StorageTier -FriendlyName Vdisk01_Microsoft_HDD_Template -size 16.1TB
   

   

6. Resize the disk volume in the Disk Management.

   

7. The storage has been expanded.