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--- tech:documentation:procedures:vm:vm_disk_expansion_lvm_xfs [2009/02/05 15:12] – ccumer
+++ tech:documentation:procedures:vm:vm_disk_expansion_lvm_xfs [2009/07/02 15:46] – kohofer
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 **THEN TAKE A SNAPSHOT!!!**
-then from on the vm either create an additional partirion on the free space. The partition type us 8e
+then from on the vm either create an additional partition on the free space. The partition type is 8e
 <code>
 cfdisk /dev/sda
-### for example if the new partition is /dev/sda3
+## for example if the new partition is /dev/sda3
+## create logical disk /dev/sda3
+# make disk visible to linux
+partprobe
 pvcreate /dev/sda3
 </code>
-or assign the whole new disk to lvm
+or assign the whole new disk to lvm assuming it's /dev/sdb
 <code>
+apt-get install scsitools
+rescan-scsi-bus.sh
 cfdisk /dev/sdb
 ### for example if the new partition is /dev/sda3
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 now you have to extend the volgroup. use ''lvdisplay'' to see which is the name of the group, in this example it's base
 <code>
-vdisplay
+lvdisplay
   --- Logical volume ---
   LV Name                /dev/base/root
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 check with ''pvscan'' if the extend was successfull
-Now we extend the "data" partition to 11.5 GB. See man lvextend for other options
+<code>
+pvscan
+</code>
+Now we extend the "data" partition to 11.5 GB. See man lvextend for other options\\
+.5 G is the NEW total size of the disk we want to extend!
 <code>
@@ Line 96: / Line 106: @@
 xfs_growfs /data
 </code>
+Check if filesystems are ok, and only then release the snapshot