DISKWARN / DISKCRITICAL Increase Disk Space

msalmanzaib

• November 05, 2014 00:35

Dear Experts, Please help me instantly, I am using OVH dedicated server the default partition was 20GB while I have 2TB Disk. I am not advance server expert to reallocate this space. Now 20GB is almost full. Please help me so that I can increase default partition space without losing data. Current Disk Usage screenshot attached.

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  cPanelMichael

  • November 05, 2014 12:29

  Hello :) I suggest consulting with your data center or a qualified system administrator if you prefer to repartition the drive. It's not generally recommended, and you may even want to consider setting up a new server with a new partition scheme, transferring the accounts over to it, and then shutting down the existing server. This would reduce the downtime for your websites. Thank you.

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  msalmanzaib

  • November 06, 2014 16:57

  Thanks for reply. Getting new server and moving sites will cost much more as ovh charge setup fees for earch server. I am looking for a solution within current server to increase disk space. Can Cpanel support team resolve this issue if I submit a ticket ? Some people said that a good server administrator can reallocate disk space without losing data and some minutes downtime which is acceptable. Please guide me in detail. I am a graduate student and not good in server administration. Thanks in advance.

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  cPanelMichael

  • November 06, 2014 18:14

  Repartitioning a drive is not supported, and is not something our support team will complete for you. You could consult with a qualified system administrator to see what options are available to you, but you may want to review what is taking up that disk space first. The following document should help you determine where most of the usage is coming from: cPanel - Manage HD Space Thank you.

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  msalmanzaib

  • November 07, 2014 01:07

  He is output : root@server [~]# du -sh /var/* 4.0K /var/account 51M /var/cache 172M /var/cpanel 4.0K /var/cvs 8.0K /var/db 8.0K /var/empty 4.0K /var/games 287M /var/lib 4.0K /var/local 12K /var/lock 5.8G /var/log 0 /var/mail 355M /var/named 4.0K /var/nis 4.0K /var/opt 4.0K /var/preserve 64K /var/profiles 252K /var/run 11M /var/spool 53M /var/tmp 4.0K /var/yp root@server [/var/log/audit]# du -h /var/log/ 4.0K /var/log/varnish 4.0K /var/log/bandwidth/2013/Apr 8.0K /var/log/bandwidth/2013 128K /var/log/bandwidth/2014/May 124K /var/log/bandwidth/2014/Sep 28K /var/log/bandwidth/2014/Nov 128K /var/log/bandwidth/2014/Aug 128K /var/log/bandwidth/2014/Jul 44K /var/log/bandwidth/2014/Apr 128K /var/log/bandwidth/2014/Oct 124K /var/log/bandwidth/2014/Jun 836K /var/log/bandwidth/2014 860K /var/log/bandwidth 5.2G /var/log/nginx 9.2M /var/log/sa 4.0K /var/log/audit 16K /var/log/dcpumon/boot.1413479401 8.0K /var/log/dcpumon/boot.1413480001 100K /var/log/dcpumon/2014/May 124K /var/log/dcpumon/2014/Sep 28K /var/log/dcpumon/2014/Nov 128K /var/log/dcpumon/2014/Aug 128K /var/log/dcpumon/2014/Jul 128K /var/log/dcpumon/2014/Oct 160K /var/log/dcpumon/2014/Jun 800K /var/log/dcpumon/2014 32K /var/log/dcpumon/boot.1413478502 20K /var/log/dcpumon/boot.1413481201 8.0K /var/log/dcpumon/boot.1413479701 1.2M /var/log/dcpumon 5.8G /var/log/ Logs taking much space. 5.8G /var/log 5.2G /var/log/nginx How can I delete logs as its taking huge space and stop them further. I want to keep current server and no downtime for sites. Please let me know if anything else is unnecessary. Thanks alot.

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  jols

  • November 07, 2014 05:17

  I take zero responsibility for the following: Usually logs can be deleted without any problem, thus you may be able to simply do this without any problem. The following assumes that nginx is a file, and not a directory: cd /var/log/ > nginx Then afterward, to prevent this from recurring, if you have plenty of space in your home directory you might want to do this: mv /home/nginx ln -s /home/nginx /var/log/nginx But then again, I don't have nginx installed on my server, so please take the above with a grain of salt.

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  cPanelMichael

  • November 07, 2014 13:33

  I suggest reviewing the Nginx documentation to determine how to better rotate the logs. In the meantime, you should likely empty the log files instead of removing them. EX:
  echo "" > /var/log/nginx/example.log
  Thank you.

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  msalmanzaib

  • November 08, 2014 02:41

  I logged in via FTP port 22 as ROOT and deleted 5.2G /var/log/nginx now I have 5GB free space and getting no issue. It resolved my issue. Thank you.

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