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Add SATA Space to Your VPS

Written by: on 01 August 2022 12:25 PM 01 August 2022 12:25 PM

Do you having existing VPS and would like to add SATA space to it? You can do so by following VPSBlocks instructions. SATA Space is for use for backup purposes only.

Portal Login Explained

If you login to the portal website using your email address and account level password you can administer all your VPSs, change account details, place new orders etc.

If you login to the portal website using your VPS username and VPS password you will only have access to manage a single VPS, no mention of VPSBlocks is made, and no ability to modify your account or order services.

How to add SATA space to your VPS

If you have an existing VPS and would like to or add SATA space, you can do so by following these instructions (note SATA space will be added as a separate drive and cannot be used to expand your existing NVME/Flash disk). SATA space is for backup use only, and is not backed up within our infrastructure:

1. Login to the https://portal.controlmyvps.com.au using your email address and password

2. Click on 'Virtual Machines'

3. Click on 'Manage' next to the machine you wish to modify.

4. Click on the 'Modify' tab

5. Click on 'Upgrade/Downgrade Options'

5. Here you can add SATA disk space, extra RAM, CPU Cores, Bandwidth and Disk Space. You can also select a different operating system, however, for the new operating system to take affect you must reprovision your VPS (see: https://www.vpsblocks.com.au/support/Knowledgebase/Article/View/85/0/how-to-reprovision--reinstall--setup-your-vps-again )

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