<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7652.24"> <TITLE>Resize LVM2 partition under VMware</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  Hi, I have installed a CentOS5 with default partitioning using LVM2 into a VMware (Using VMware Free Server under Linux Fedora Core 7 as host). I now need to extend my VMware disk and partition from 20G to 30G. What I did previously: - I successfully extend the VMware disk (.vmdk using the VMware dedicated command: vmware-vdiskmanager). - Then I have booted my VMware with a Knoppix to run fdisk and extend the partition /dev/sda2 from 20G to 30G. - I have rebooted on my VMware disk and now try to extend the partition inside CentOS 5... I first check the size of the disk: [root@devcentos5 ~]# fdisk /dev/sda The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 3916. There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with: 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 32.2 GB, 32212254720 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3916 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/sda2 14 3916 31350847+ 83 Linux OK. /dev/sda2 is extended to 3916 which corresponds to 30G (the size I set using fdisk on Knoppix). The LVM2 config: [root@devcentos5 ~]# lvscan ACTIVE '/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00' [17.94 GB] inherit ACTIVE '/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01' [1.94 GB] inherit My main partition is /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00, the original size corresponds to 20G (17.94 GB once formatted). It uses /dev/sda2 as physical volume. [root@devcentos5 ~]# lvdisplay --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 VG Name VolGroup00 LV UUID m2HK0N-BIYP-F1QR-dLtO-BQ76-421H-2p5aXN LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 17.94 GB Current LE 574 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors 0 Block device 253:0 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 VG Name VolGroup00 LV UUID vWw6Dm-7b4V-3SLL-6Uaq-WCc0-R91u-Eu1ABP LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 1.94 GB Current LE 62 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors 0 Block device 253:1 Now I try to extend my volume using lvextend command: [root@devcentos5 ~]# lvextend -L+10G /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 Extending logical volume LogVol00 to 27.94 GB Insufficient free space: 320 extents needed, but only 0 available I tried system-config-lvm utility, but there is no unallocated space to use. How can I get the additional 10G that I added to the /dev/sda2 partition? Any idea? Best, Chris </BODY> </HTML>