Create Space for a Backup or Restore#

If a No space left on device message is received during a backup or a restore, carry out the following steps:

  1. In VMware, add a disk to the system:

    1. Click on VM > Edit Settings….

    2. Click Add….

    3. Select Hard Disk, then Create a new virtual disk.

    4. Set the size to be the same as the DB disk - 250GB.

    5. Click Finish

  2. Log into platform account, and run drives list. Make note of the disk under Unused disks:.

  3. Run drives reassign <disk from step 2> services:backups

Once done, all current data would have been moved to new disk and the old one can be removed from VMware. The restore command can now be rerun.