parted to resize partition

[Nick Lunt]

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> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com [mailto:linux-
> poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com] On Behalf Of
geoffrey at fileflow.com
> Sent: 14 July 2009 09:07
> To: linux-poweredge at lists.us.dell.com
> Subject: parted to resize partition
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> I would like to check if anyone has comment/experience/recommandation
> about using parted to expand a partition size?
> 
> Practically, we expanded an MD3000 with an MD1000 and we have 1.7TB
> that we want to add to one partition. We already added "free capacity
> (physical drive)" to the array and added capacity to the volume. Now
we
> need to add it to the partition now. As we see it we must unmount -  >
> run parted -> resize -> re-mount.
> 
> Does it look alright to you guys?

Hi 

I have never used parted to extend an partition, but have you considered


	pvcreate
	vgextend
	lvextend
	resize2fs|ext2online 

on the newly presented virtual disk ?

Regards,
Nick.

 

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