Add Hard Drive to Expand Existing RAID 0 on HP Smart Array

  1. Install the compatible hard drive to the empty bay on the HP server and make sure that the new hard drive is showing under “Unassigned Drives”

  2. Extend HP array logical drive to maximum size

  3. Extend Windows Volume Where the Target VMdisk is Located on the Host

  4. Go to Hyper-V Manager, select the target VM and edit the target VMdisk to expand the virtual hard disk

  5. Extend Windows volume of the Target Volume

  6. Verify the New Free Space on the Target Drive