1. Remove the onboard backup repository from VA

2. Log into vSphere Client and add a new hard drive disk to Nakivo VA

3. Log into Nakivo VA using root/root credentials

4. Rescan the scsi bus for a new hardware by executing the following commands:

   1. cat /proc/partitions and note the list of devices
   2. apt-get install scsitools
   3. rescan-scsi-bus
   4. cat /proc/partitions and see what devices was added. For example, you will see sdb device

5. Create a partition on the new disk by executing the following commands:

   1. parted /dev/<new device>, for example, sdb
   2. mklabel gpt (type Yes)
   3. unit TB
   4. mkpart primary 0 100%
   5. You will see the warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance. Ignore/Cancel? You can type Ignore or use sections 1,2 and 3 of this article
   6. print
   7. quit
   8. type cat /proc/partitions to see if a new partition has been created. For example, you will see sdb1

6. Create LVM structure on newly created partition by executing the following commands:

   1. pvcreate /dev/sdb1
   2. pvdisplay to see that pv has been created
   3. vgcreate <Volume_Group_Name> /dev/sdb1
   4. vgdisplay to see that vg has been created
   5. lvcreate -l 100%FREE -n <Logical_Volume_Name> <Volume_Group_Name>
   6. lvdisplay to see that lv has been created

7. Create filesystem on the LVM

   1. mkfs -t ext4 /dev/<Volume_Group_Name>/<Logical_Volume_Name>

8. Mount your LVM to /etc/fstab file

   1. edit the file fstab: nano /etc/fstab
   2. add the following line: /dev/mapper/<Volume_Group_Name>-<Logical_Volume_Name> /mnt/repository ext4 defaults 0 2
   3. to create a mount point you have to go to, for example, to mnt directory (cd /mnt), and create a folder called "repository": mkdir repository
   4. execute mount -a to make LVM bootable
   5. execute df -h -T to see the file system and mount point of your backup repository

9. Give proper permissions to the repository folder

   1. chmod -R 775 /mnt/repository
   2. chown -R bhsvc:bhsvc /mnt/repository