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.