Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Admin/StandardOperatingProcedures/GrowFileSystem


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Mar 6, 2012, 11:48:45 AM (13 years ago)
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Mikael Brandström Durling
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  • Admin/StandardOperatingProcedures/GrowFileSystem

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     1== Increase file system size on Linux server ==
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     3Filesystems residing in the logical volume manager can easily be grown, as long as there is free space in the volume group.
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     5 1. Log in to the machine which has the data
     6 1. Run ```sudo vgdisplay -C``` to check that there is free space in the volume group
     7 1. Run ```sudo lvextend -L +nnnG /dev/vg1/volume_name``` to grow the logical volume
     8 1. Run ```sudo resize2fs /dev/vg1/volume_name``` to grow the filesystem in order to make the additional space available.
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     10To list volumes and their sizes within a volume group use ```sudo lvdisplay -C vg1```