How to extend the disk volume partition available for a Virtual Server (Linux)

To use the disk of our virtual servers after upgrading, the partition of the logic disk volume needs to be extended. This operation cannot be performed automatically and depends on the operating system installed on the server.

To extend the partition of the disk volume, after identifying the Operating System, run the following commands (divided according to operating system) and after checking with the command "vgscan" the name of the volume group.

If other than "vg01" replace.

Note: Please note that this process might be potentially harmful and it is advisable to backup your data before proceeding. Register.it will take no responsibility for the process performed by the user and for possible loss of data. The process described below is to be considered purely as an example. For further details, please consult the official documentation of your Linux distribution.

Before proceeding it is important to understand partition in use (if GPT or MBR). To determine partition, run this command: parted / dev / sda print For GPT partition will appear: >