[rhelv6-list] LVM and "unpartioned space"

[solarflow99]

I think what you need to do is expand the volume group, then increase any
of your logical volumes within it.  then you should be able to do a
resize2fs online.  If you have a preference to use a GUI tool, I know
gparted live works well.




On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Marco Shaw <marco.shaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm playing around trying to see how to resize disks with RHEL6.4 on
> VMware Workstation 9.
>
> I installed the OS and used up 20GB of /dev/sda (with /boot, lv_root and
> lv_swap).  Then I went in VMware and increased the disk (/dev/sda) from
> 20GB to 25GB.
>
> Now in the LVM GUI, I see that extra 5GB in /dev/sda as "Unpartioned
> space".  Specifically in the LVM *GUI*, can I do anything with this space
> to make it usable?  Do I have to go to the command-line to create a
> partition first?
>
> Also:
> sg3_utils has a "scsi-rescan" command (reference
> http://jreypo.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/how-to-rescan-the-scsi-bus-in-linux/).
> Is there a GUI equivalent?
>
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