== Increase file system size on Linux server ==

Filesystems residing in the logical volume manager can easily be grown, as long as there is free space in the volume group. 

 1. Log in to the machine which has the data
 1. Run ```sudo vgdisplay -C``` to check that there is free space in the volume group
 1. Run ```sudo lvextend -L +nnnG /dev/vg1/volume_name``` to grow the logical volume
 1. Run ```sudo resize2fs /dev/vg1/volume_name``` to grow the filesystem in order to make the additional space available.

To list volumes and their sizes within a volume group use ```sudo lvdisplay -C vg1```