- Increase a file system's storage capacity

# Increase a file system's storage capacity

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Perform the following procedures to increase a file system's storage capacity. This section applies to managed, high-availability file systems. For instructions on increasing the capacity a monitored file system, see Detect and monitor existing Lustre file systems.

Add a storage server

Adding another storage server may not be necessary if storage servers already present can accept additional OSTs. Remember that in HA systems, each OST is served by a primary and a failover server.

Perform the following procedures to add a storage server.

• | Configure a storage server

• | Configure primary and failover servers (required for HA)

• | Add power distribution units (required for HA)

• | Assign PDU outlets to servers (required for HA)

Add an Object Storage Target

See Add an Object Storage Target for instructions to add targets/volumes. Each target must already be connected to its server (or two servers in HA configurations).