Add a Storage Disk to an AWS Virtual Machine

This procedure explains how to add a storage disk to an AWS virtual machine running TOS and is relevant for data nodes. There is no need to increase the storage of worker nodes.

1. Go to EC2 > Instances.

2. Copy the instance ID of the TOS deployment to a separate location.

3. Create the new volume.

   1. Go to EC2 > Volumes, and click Create Volume.

   2. Configure as follows:

      • Volume type: General purpose SSD.

      • Size: According to sizing calculator

      • IOPS: 7500

      • Throughput: The expected throughput will average 250MB/s with bursts of up to 700MB/s.

   3. Enter any relevant tags.

   4. Click Create Volume.

4. Attach the volume to the TOS Instance.

   1. Go to the volume you just created.

   2. Click Actions > Attach volume.

   3. In the Instance field, select the instance of your TOS deployment (using the ID you copied previously).

   4. In the Device field, select /dev/sdb.

   5. Click Attach Volume.

5. Increase the size of the /opt partition on the physical disk.