Dermot Paikkos wrote: > Hi, > > I think I may have made a error in the method I have used to create > more space on one of my servers. > > Here's what I've done. > > 1) Backed up the LVM volume (phew) > 2) Added some disks to the storage array (HP MSA 20) > 3) Used the HW Array configurator to do and on-line extend of the > Raid Array. > > It was at this point I realised that I hadn't un-mounted the volume > in question. > > The other thing I am trying to figure out is, how I am going to > extend a Physical Volume? I think the procedure should have been to > add a completely new array and use pvcreate, vgextend, lvextend and > extended the filesystem (ext3). > > Can anyone confirm if the procedure above is the correct? Correct. You dont expand the PV, you make a new partition with fdisk in the new space and then create a pv on it, add it to the vg with vgextend, and the lvextend and then ext2online/resize2fs/whatever to expand the fs. > Right now I am considering deleting the RAID container completely and > re-creating and restoring rather than waste any more time but before > I do I'd like to hear it if sounds like the procedure is bound to > fail. > > At the moment I think the best I can hope for is that the volume will > be fine but the extra disk-space will never be seen? > if you dont see the new space in fdisk, you might have to reboot, or do echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_host/hostXXX/scan. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
