extending_a_logical_volume_in_vmware_machine
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| - | This article provides steps for extending the root partition residing in a logical volume created with Logical Volume Manager (LVM) in a virtual machine running Lucy. | + | This article provides steps for extending the root partition residing in a logical volume created with Logical Volume Manager (LVM) in a virtual machine running Lucy. A more complete guide with screenshots can be found {{ ::guide.pdf |here}}. |
| Caution: We recommend to take a complete backup of the virtual machine prior to making these changes. | Caution: We recommend to take a complete backup of the virtual machine prior to making these changes. | ||
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| 1. Power off the virtual machine.\\ | 1. Power off the virtual machine.\\ | ||
| 2. Edit the virtual machine settings and extend the virtual disk size. \\ | 2. Edit the virtual machine settings and extend the virtual disk size. \\ | ||
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| For more information, | For more information, | ||
| 3. Power on the virtual machine.\\ | 3. Power on the virtual machine.\\ | ||
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| 4. Print the partition table to verify the number of partitions by running the command:\\ | 4. Print the partition table to verify the number of partitions by running the command:\\ | ||
| # fdisk -l\\ | # fdisk -l\\ | ||
| By default, there are 3: sda1, sda2 and sda5.\\ | By default, there are 3: sda1, sda2 and sda5.\\ | ||
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| 4. Create a new primary partition - sda3:\\ | 4. Create a new primary partition - sda3:\\ | ||
| a) Run the command:\\ | a) Run the command:\\ | ||
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| h) Type 8e to change the Hex Code of the partition for Linux LVM.\\ | h) Type 8e to change the Hex Code of the partition for Linux LVM.\\ | ||
| i) Press <w> to write the changes to the partition table.\\ | i) Press <w> to write the changes to the partition table.\\ | ||
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| 5. Restart the virtual machine:\\ | 5. Restart the virtual machine:\\ | ||
| # shutdown -r now\\ | # shutdown -r now\\ | ||
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| 7. Verify whether sda3 has successfully created, by running the command:\\ | 7. Verify whether sda3 has successfully created, by running the command:\\ | ||
| # fdisk -l\\ | # fdisk -l\\ | ||
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| 8. Create another primary partition sda4:\\ | 8. Create another primary partition sda4:\\ | ||
| a) Run the command:\\ | a) Run the command:\\ | ||
extending_a_logical_volume_in_vmware_machine.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/20 12:29 by lucysecurity