If you would like to increase the quota of a site collection, you need to consider the below cases and recommended solutions.
- If the Site collection quota request is for 50/100 GB -
- You should create a new content database.
- Move the Site collection to new content database.
- If the Site collection database has more than the expected site collections -
- You should create a new content database.
- Move the site collection to new content database.
- If the SQL instance for the Site collection database ihas low space in SQL Server drives -
- You should create a new content database in a different SQL instance where you have plenty of space.
- Move the site collection to new content database.
Steps for moving the Site collection to new content database for RBS enabled Farm using DocAve 6.0
- Move the Site collection to new content database in the same SQL instance.
- You need to open AgentToolSP2010MoveStub tool of DocAve 6.
- Run –MoveSPSite command to move the site.
Example
MoveSPSite [Site Collection URL] [DestinationDatabaseName] [SourceRBSProvider] [DestinationRbsProvider]
- Move the Site collection to new content database in a different SQL instance.
- Take the backup of the site from Source database, using SharePoint Native command.
- Enable RBS and configure rules in the destination database.
- Restore the site in the destination database using SharePoint Native command.