{"id":1041,"date":"2015-02-27T15:53:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T15:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2015-02-27T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T15:53:10","slug":"how-to-increase-disk-space-in-vmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?p=1041","title":{"rendered":"How to Increase Disk Space in VMware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever encountered out of disk space issues on your wonderful VMs when trying install a critical application? Here are a few easy steps that help you to solve the disk space problems on your VMware workstation VMs<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Make sure the following prerequisites are met:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The virtual machine is powered off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1042\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1042\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1-300x180.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1042\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1\" width=\"670\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The virtual disk is not mapped (on Windows guests) or mounted (on Linux Guests). You cannot expand a virtual disk while it is mapped or mounted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1043\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2-300x180.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1043\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2\" width=\"670\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet2-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The virtual machine has no snapshots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1044\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1044\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,436\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3-300x195.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1044\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3\" width=\"670\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet3-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The virtual machine is not a linked clone or the parent of a linked clone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1045\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1045\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4-300x190.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1045\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4\" width=\"670\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet4-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To determine whether the virtual machine has snapshots, is a linked clone, or is the parent of a linked clone, check the information at the top of the Summary tab for the virtual machine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1046\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1046\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5-300x180.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1046\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5\" width=\"670\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-1Bullet5-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Select VM &gt; Settings.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1047\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,487\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2-300x218.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1047\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2\" width=\"670\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-2-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">On the Hardware tab, select Hard Disk for the virtual hard disk to expand.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1048\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3-300x197.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1048\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3\" width=\"670\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-3-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><b class=\"whb\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Select Utilities &gt; Expand.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1049\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,433\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4-300x194.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1049\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4\" width=\"670\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-4-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Set the new maximum size for the virtual disk.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1050\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1050\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5-300x197.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1050\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5\" width=\"670\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-5-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Select Expand.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1051\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,452\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6-300x202.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1051\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6\" width=\"670\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-6-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Click OK after the disk expansion process is complete.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1052\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1052\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7-300x210.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1052\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7\" width=\"670\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-7-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step_num\"><\/div>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Download the <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/gparted.sourceforge.net\/download.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gparted iso<\/a>.<\/b> Gparted is a free disk management tool. You can use any of the available tools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1053\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8-300x182.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1053\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8\" width=\"670\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-8-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">Mount the Iso on the VM that we have just expanded and power on the VM.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ensure that the VM boots from the Gparted iso.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gparted provides a friendly UI to do partition and disk operations. The expanded size would appear as unpartitioned space. Resize the existing volume to claim the expanded size. Apply the changes and reboot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">On Reboot, the disk would reflect the new size.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?attachment_id=1056\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"670,486\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10-300x218.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1056\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10.jpg\" alt=\"670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10\" width=\"670\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/670px-Increase-Disk-Space-in-VMware-Step-10-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"whb\">For Linux guest machines<\/b><br \/>\nNow you should have LOTS of free space which can be checked with vgdisplay : Free PE \/ Size<\/p>\n<p>Extend the \/ partition<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush:bash\">lvextend -l +100%FREE \/dev\/mapper\/vg_cloud-lv_root\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>and resize the filesystem to match the new logical volume container<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush:bash\">resize2fs \/dev\/mapper\/vg_cloud-lv_root\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever encountered out of disk space issues on your wonderful VMs when trying install a critical application? 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