[linux-lvm] can t resize my lvm

[Heinz Mauelshagen]

Matthias,

you don't need to deactivate your VG in order to grow it.

That's the whole point behind LVM: be able to adjust your changing
storage requirements online.

Do "vgchange -ay", "vgextend LVM2 /dev/hdc1" and you'll have your
VG online with extended capacity to grow your LV and FS in another step.

Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --


On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 11:22:52PM +0100, Matthias Meyer wrote:
> And now I do:
> vdr:~# vgchange -an LVM2
> vgchange -- volume group "LVM2" successfully deactivated
> 
> vdr:~# pvcreate -vff /dev/hdc1
> pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
> pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/hdc1"
> pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
> pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size
> pvcreate -- checking partition type
> pvcreate -- checking volume group name
> pvcreate -- really INITIALIZE physical volume "/dev/hdc1" of volume group 
> "LVM2" [y/n]? y
> pvcreate -- WARNING: forcing physical volume creation on "/dev/hdc1" of 
> volume group "LVM2"
> pvcreate -- removing lvmtab entry
> pvcreate -- creating new physical volume
> pvcreate -- setting up physical volume for /dev/hdc1 with 195318207 sectors
> pvcreate -- writing physical volume data to disk "/dev/hdc1"
> pvcreate -- physical volume "/dev/hdc1" successfully created
> pvcreate -- unlocking logical volume manager
> 
> and hove no more access to the volume group.
> But it exists:
> vdr:~# dir /dev/LVM2/Media
> /dev/LVM2/Media
> 
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