Cloud Parallel File Storage:Scale out a file system

Prerequisites

You have created a file system. For more information, see Create a file system.

Precautions

• The CPFS for Lingjun file system must be in the Running state. Scale-out is not supported for file systems in other states.

• CPFS for Lingjun file systems support only scale-out, not scale-in. The scaling step size is 10,240 GiB. You can scale out the capacity to 1 PiB. You can create a file system with a maximum capacity of 20 PiB. To create a file system of this size, you can submit a ticket.

• When file system usage is high, performance may degrade due to a high degree of file fragmentation. We recommend that you scale out the file system before its usage reaches 90%.

• During a scale-out operation, CPFS may automatically balance data to optimize storage distribution. This balancing process consumes some disk and network bandwidth, which can cause a temporary and slight decrease in performance.

Scale out a CPFS for Lingjun file system

1. Log on to the NAS console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose File System > File System List.

3. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

4. Find the target CPFS for Lingjun file system. In the Actions column, click the icon and choose Upgrade.

   Note

   The file system supports only scale-out, not scale-in. The scaling step size is 10,240 GiB. You can scale out the capacity to 1 PiB. You can create a file system with a maximum capacity of 20 PiB. To create a file system of this size, you can submit a ticket.

5. In the Upgrade panel, in the Capacity section, drag the slider to adjust the capacity.

6. Click Buy Now, complete the purchase as prompted.

References

• To view the capacity usage of your file system, see View CPFS capacity monitoring.

• To receive timely alerts about file system capacity and performance, you can configure alerts for monitoring metrics. For more information, see Configure basic alert rules and Configure advanced alert rules.