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This page demonstrates how to ''resize'' the '''root''' file system by increasing it's size by '''2GB''' using the'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_Volume_Manager_(Linux) Logical Volume Manager (LVM)]'''. The follow environment exists:
 
This page demonstrates how to ''resize'' the '''root''' file system by increasing it's size by '''2GB''' using the'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_Volume_Manager_(Linux) Logical Volume Manager (LVM)]'''. The follow environment exists:
  
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* The root file system is under LVM control:
  
 
  [root@nst22 ~]# ssm list;
 
  [root@nst22 ~]# ssm list;
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# The root file sytem is of type '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFS xfs]'''
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* The root file sytem is of type '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFS xfs]'''
  
 
  [root@nst22 ~]# mount | grep root;
 
  [root@nst22 ~]# mount | grep root;
 
  /dev/mapper/nst22-root on / type xfs (rw,relatime,attr2,inode64,noquota)
 
  /dev/mapper/nst22-root on / type xfs (rw,relatime,attr2,inode64,noquota)
 
# The root file system is under LVM control:
 
 
  
 
= Demonstration =
 
= Demonstration =

Revision as of 07:45, 26 May 2016

Overview

This page demonstrates how to resize the root file system by increasing it's size by 2GB using theLogical Volume Manager (LVM). The follow environment exists:

  • The root file system is under LVM control:
[root@nst22 ~]# ssm list;
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Device        Free      Used      Total  Pool   Mount point
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/dev/sda                       20.00 GB         PARTITIONED
/dev/sda1                     500.00 MB         /boot
/dev/sda2  0.00 KB  19.51 GB   19.51 GB  nst22
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Pool   Type  Devices     Free      Used     Total
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nst22  lvm   2        2.00 GB  19.51 GB  21.50 GB
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Volume                 Pool     Volume size  FS          FS size     Free  Type    Mount point
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/dev/nst22/root    nst22        17.51 GB  xfs        17.50 GB        5.88 GB    linear  /
/dev/nst22/swap  nst22         2.00 GB                                                       linear
/dev/sda1                           500.00 MB  ext4  500.00 MB    288.89 MB   part    /boot
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  • The root file sytem is of type xfs
[root@nst22 ~]# mount | grep root;
/dev/mapper/nst22-root on / type xfs (rw,relatime,attr2,inode64,noquota)

Demonstration