On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 03:09:02PM +0200, Marco Mandl wrote: > Gal, > > thank you very much for your answer. > > On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:29:27 +0200, galevsky wrote: > > >> 1. Convert the raw partion to LVM > >> How can I do this? It is the root partition of the only installed > >> system on that box. > > > > Well, do you have free space ? If not, the best way would be a fresh > > install, after back-uping your data... If you have, set-up your LVM > > partitions, then move your files from your old partitions to the LVM > > ones, then delete old partitions to enlarge your vg. Don't forget to > > change your /etc/fstab conf file to mount your brand new LVM system > > instead. > > But before going ahead, you must know what is LVM by reading > > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ > > After deleting the old partition is it possible to enlarge the physical > volume or can I only create a new physical volume and add it to the volume > group? >
man pvresize. this works if you've resized the partition that is being used as a pv in the vg. or make it a new seperate partition and turn that into a pv in the vg. A
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