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title: "Create or edit an Auto Extend policy"
slug: "create-or-edit-an-auto-extend-policy"
updated: 2024-08-28T12:15:10Z
published: 2024-08-28T12:15:10Z
canonical: "docs.zesty.co/create-or-edit-an-auto-extend-policy"
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# Create or edit an Auto Extend policy

This section describes how to create a new (or edit an existing) Auto Extend policy. When you create a new policy, it will not be applied until you apply it. Applying an exiting policy is described in [Apply an existing Auto Extend policy to a filesystem](/v1/docs/apply-an-existing-auto-extend-policy-to-a-filesystem).

### Prerequisites

- Login access to the Zesty platform

#### To create an Auto Extend policy:

1. From the Zesty platform, select **Zesty Disk**.
2. Select the **Policies** tab, then click **Create**. The Create policy dialog is displayed.
3. Select **Storage AutoExtend**.
4. Enter a name for the new policy.
5. Configure the policy:
  1. To configure a maximum disk size, beyond which Zesty will not extend, select **Set maximum size** and enter a maximum size (in GB).
  2. Select a preferred policy type, **Simple** or **Advanced**.
    1. For a **Simple** policy, define the **Threshold** and **Configuration**.
    2. For an **Advanced** policy define the **Comfort zone, Risk zone, Start, and End**. The value of **End** should be **Infinity** only for the last tier. To create initial tiers, click + and enter a numeric size in **End**.
  3. Review the policy simulation.
6. Click **Create**.

The new policy is created.

To apply the policy to a filesystem, see [Apply an existing Auto Extend policy to a filesystem](/v1/docs/apply-an-existing-auto-extend-policy-to-a-filesystem).

#### To edit an existing Auto Extend policy:

1. From the Zesty platform, select **Zesty Disk**.
2. Select the **Policies** tab.
3. Locate the policy you want to edit, hover over its **Action** column, and select **Edit**.
4. Edit the policy, then click **Update**.

The policy is updated.

The new parameters will be used wherever this policy was applied in the past or will be applied in the future.