Adding disks to disk groups

Last published : Jul 06, 2026
Using the Management Server console, you can add one or more free disks to an existing disk group in your data center.
A disk that is already a part of another disk group cannot be added to a disk group. Also, you cannot add disks to a deported disk group.
This operation can be launched from the contexts of disks and disk groups.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the host or the Server perspective. The permission on the host may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent Organization.
Note: For Windows operating system, if the disk group site consistency is enabled (by selecting theDo you want to tag disks with the underlying enclosure site tag), the new added disk will be tagged with the site tag of the enclosure.
To add a disk to a disk group
  1. In the Management Server console, go to the Server perspective and expand Manage in the left pane.
  2. Expand Organization or Uncategorized Hosts to locate and select the host.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Expand the host and locate the disk group to add disks. Right-click on the disk group and select Add Disk.
    • Click on the Disks tab to locate the required disk on the host. Right-click on the disk and selectAdd to Disk Group.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • If you launched the operation in the context of disk groups, in the Disk Selection wizard panel, select the required disks from the list. To search for disks using one or more filter criteria, click Edit. Click** Next**.
See Select Disks panel options.
See Filter Criteria panel options.
  • If you launched the operation in the context of disks, in the Select Disk Group wizard panel, select the disk group to which you want to add the selected disks. Click Next. If some of the disks are not eligible for the specified disk group type, the wizard lists the not eligible disks. You can continue with the operation for the remaining disks. Click** Next**.
See Select Disk Group panel options.
  1. In the Create Disk Group - Change internal disk name wizard panel, specify an option to name the disk. Click Next.
See Create Disk Group - Rename disks panel options.
  1. In the Add Disk To Disk Group Summary wizard panel, verify your selections. Click Finish.
  2. In the Result panel, verify that the disks have been added to the disk group successfully.
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