Extending disk in Storage Spaces Direct cluster

hi there

i'm testing out storage spaces direct in lab environment , have working how i'd want. i've extended virtual disk added additional disks servers in cluster, i've attempted extend 1 of disks in storage pool 60gb 100gb virtual disk showing operational status "incomplete" , get-physicaldisk reveals 60gb disk marked "lost communication" of course has because it's 100gb disk.

friendlyname                   serialnumber         canpool operationalstatus  healthstatus usage        size  ------------                   ------------         ------- -----------------  ------------ -----        ----  vmware virtual disk                                 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 03000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 02000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 14000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 05000000000000000001 false   lost communication warning      auto-select 60 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 15000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 60 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 04000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 11000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 00000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 01000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 10000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 12000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb  vmware virtual sata hard drive 13000000000000000001 false   ok                 healthy      auto-select 40 gb      ps c:\> get-virtualdisk    friendlyname resiliencysettingname operationalstatus healthstatus ismanualattach   size  ------------ --------------------- ----------------- ------------ --------------   ----  mirror       mirror                incomplete        warning      true           244 gb  

is there step i'm missing in extended disk part of storage pool?

thanks

hi harfish,

according status, disk seems lost.

and please follow articles below try replace repair storage pool. (for now, find such information on server 2012r2)

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/timomta/2013/06/05/help-i-lost-a-disk-from-my-storage-spaces-mirror-how-do-i-recover/

https://hodgkins.io/replace-failed-disk-in-storage-spaces-pool-with-powershell

please note: since web site not hosted microsoft, link may change without notice. microsoft not guarantee accuracy of information.

in addition,  check information storage pool expansion

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askpfeplat/2013/09/24/storage-spaces-understanding-storage-pool-expansion/

best regards,

mary

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