From: Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG <s.priebe@profihost.ag>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] how to online resize pv?
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:50:24 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5017AA60.1010306@profihost.ag> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1343726748.1876.2.camel@hex.usersys.redhat.com>
Am 31.07.2012 11:25, schrieb Bryn M. Reeves:
> On Tue, 2012-07-31 at 08:26 +0200, Stefan Priebe wrote:
>> Am 31.07.2012 07:10, schrieb Fred van Zwieten:
>>> Try this
>>> <http://epsilon.eridani.nl/2012/06/11/hot-resize-lvm2-lv-in-vmware-linux-gues/>
>>
>> this just guarantees / updates the disk size. THis is not my problem the
>> disk size is correct. I just can't change the partition table.
>
> Reading between the lines in that post the user added a new partition on
> the newly-allocated region of disk (this is fine - it's only in-use
> partitions that are a problem) and then extended the VG onto the new
> partition.
>
> It's an OK workaround if you have no option but I normally prefer to
> arrange some downtime and enlarge the existing partition rather than end
> up with multiple PVs on the same disk (the tools work fine I just feel
> it looks messy).
OK that's right that's why i had the other idea to use the whole disk
for LVM but then grub doesn't want to install ;-(
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-07-31 9:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-07-30 19:14 [linux-lvm] how to online resize pv? Stefan Priebe
2012-07-30 19:25 ` Scott Merrilees
2012-07-31 6:25 ` Stefan Priebe
2012-07-31 10:02 ` andreas nastke
2012-07-31 11:30 ` Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG
2012-07-30 20:25 ` Stuart D Gathman
2012-07-30 20:45 ` Stefan Priebe
2012-07-31 5:10 ` Fred van Zwieten
2012-07-31 6:26 ` Stefan Priebe
2012-07-31 9:25 ` Bryn M. Reeves
2012-07-31 9:50 ` Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG [this message]
[not found] ` <501700E1.4040708@bmsi.com>
2012-07-31 6:58 ` Stefan Priebe
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