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Resizing the data disk for FortiSandbox on Azure

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Resizing the data disk for FortiSandbox on Azure

Use the Size + performance settings to maintain the data disk on FortiSandbox on Azure and monitor the disk usage to ensure the data disk does not break.

Scenario 1: Modify FSA data disk without data lost and before disk broken
  1. On the Azure Portal, stop the FortiSandbox instance.
  2. Go to FSA Virtual Machine > Overview > Disks > datadisk > Size + performance.

  3. Expand Disk SKU and click Resize.

  4. Refresh the Azure Portal and ensure the disk size has been updated.
  5. On the Azure Portal, start FortiSandbox.

  6. Run the following CLI command: resize-hd

  7. After FortiSandbox reboots, run the CLI command status commnad to verify the Disk Size is correct.
Scenario 2: Detach/Attach a new FortiSandbox data disk without losing data
  1. On the Azure Portal, stop the FortiSandbox instance.
  2. Go to Data disk > Create snapshot.

  3. Use the snap shot to create a data disk and set the size to 256G or more if needed.

  4. Detach the old data disk.

  5. Attach the new data disk you created from the snap shot.

  6. Refresh the Azure Portal, and confirm the disk has been updated.
    1. Run the CLI command: resize-hd.
    2. After FortiSandbox reboots use the CLI command status to verify the Disk Size is correct.

Resizing the data disk for FortiSandbox on Azure

Use the Size + performance settings to maintain the data disk on FortiSandbox on Azure and monitor the disk usage to ensure the data disk does not break.

Scenario 1: Modify FSA data disk without data lost and before disk broken
  1. On the Azure Portal, stop the FortiSandbox instance.
  2. Go to FSA Virtual Machine > Overview > Disks > datadisk > Size + performance.

  3. Expand Disk SKU and click Resize.

  4. Refresh the Azure Portal and ensure the disk size has been updated.
  5. On the Azure Portal, start FortiSandbox.

  6. Run the following CLI command: resize-hd

  7. After FortiSandbox reboots, run the CLI command status commnad to verify the Disk Size is correct.
Scenario 2: Detach/Attach a new FortiSandbox data disk without losing data
  1. On the Azure Portal, stop the FortiSandbox instance.
  2. Go to Data disk > Create snapshot.

  3. Use the snap shot to create a data disk and set the size to 256G or more if needed.

  4. Detach the old data disk.

  5. Attach the new data disk you created from the snap shot.

  6. Refresh the Azure Portal, and confirm the disk has been updated.
    1. Run the CLI command: resize-hd.
    2. After FortiSandbox reboots use the CLI command status to verify the Disk Size is correct.