Resizes the maximum amount of storage space that can be used for shadow copy storage.

Caution

Resizing the storage association may cause shadow copies to disappear.

Syntax

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for=<ForVolumeSpec> /on=<OnVolumeSpec> [/maxsize=<MaxSizeSpec>]

Parameters

Parameter Description

/for=<ForVolumeSpec>

Specifies the volume for which the maximum amount of storage space is to be resized.

/on=<OnVolumeSpec>

Specifies the storage volume.

[/maxsize=<MaxSizeSpec>]

  • Specifies the maximum amount of space that can be used for storing shadow copies. If no value is specified for /maxsize, there is no limit placed on the amount of storage space that can be used. The MaxSizeSpec value must be 1 MB or greater and must be expressed in one of the following units: KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, or EB. If no unit is specified, MaxSizeSpec uses bytes by default.

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