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Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Adding a disk to expand an existing logical volume
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> - Add disk to system
> - Partition it via fdisk. Set partition type to 8e (Linux LVM)
> - run pvcreate initialize the partition for LVM
> - run vgextend to expand your existing volume group with the new device.
> - run lvextend to grow your logical volume.
> - finally, run resize2fs (assuming you are using ext3/4) to grow the
> file system.
>
>Rich


I should note that this is a logical volume for a collection of Xen virtual=
ized environments so its not an actual EXT3 filesystem. I wouldn=E2=80=99t =
need to run the last step I imagine.