Extending LVM Partition with ESXi and Linux

If the memory space is close to the limit, it should be expanded. In virtual environments like VMWARE or HyperV you can easily expand the connected storage systems. In this example we show how to create a Increase LVM can.

Hard disk too small

Mostly at night when maintenance work on the servers takes place, it can happen that the monitoring Service notices that the hard disk usage is already very high.

hard drive-97 percent

We now want to expand the main partition / by 300GB, so that there is again enough room to move.

Display LVM under Linux

We can determine the current status, e.g. under Centos7, with the following commands.

 

 

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