Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, Release 3.2.x

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Add a physical disk for backup and restore

Updated: May 4, 2026

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Overview

Details how to add a physical disk for backup and restore operations.

Use this procedure to add a physical disk that can be used for only Catalyst Center on ESXi backup and restore operations.

Procedure

1.

Power off the Catalyst Center on ESXi virtual appliance by shutting it down from a console session with the sudo shutdown command.
2.

Log in to VMware vSphere and verify that it is powered off.
3.

From the vSphere client left pane, right-click the ESXi host and then choose Edit Settings.

The Edit Settings option in the list of available actions.
4.

In the Edit Settings dialog box, click Add New Device and then choose Hard Disk.

The Hard Disk option in the Add New Device drop-down list.
5.

In the New Hard disk field, enter the desired storage size.

The New Hard disk field shows the storage size set to 125 GB.
Note

For information on the recommended storage space for backup, see Backup storage requirements.
6.

Click OK.
7.

Power on the appliance's virtual machine.

The Power On option is shown in the list of available actions.

What to do next

You can now configure the added physical disk for backup. For information on how to configure the physical disk, see Configure the location to store backup files.