hi all. so when my first logical volume filled up i added a third physical volume with 'pvcreate /dev/hdx' then 'vgextend vol_group_name /dev/hdx' then 'lvextend -L 53000 /dev/vol_group/log_vol /dev/hdx'. i had 35GB and added another 20GB disk for a possible 55GB but after the lvextend the kernel isn't seeing the new volume size - that is i still only have 35GB of usable storage ( including some PEs that when allocated will have a neglible impact on the total volume size needed ). is this because set the logical volume size as opposed to extending it? the logical volume is now at almost %100 and won't take any more data ( sans those extra PEs ) here's a verbose vgdisplay: glimmung:~# vgdisplay foo -v --- Volume group --- VG Name foo VG Access read/write VG Status available/resizable VG # 0 MAX LV 256 Cur LV 1 Open LV 1 MAX LV Size 255.99 GB Max PV 256 Cur PV 3 Act PV 3 VG Size 54.16 GB PE Size 4 MB Total PE 13866 Alloc PE / Size 13250 / 51.76 GB Free PE / Size 616 / 2.41 GB VG UUID oBe1zH-ifW2-1Lhx-nAGe-UP5t-0Maw-WryAw7 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/foo/lvol1 VG Name foo LV Write Access read/write LV Status available LV # 1 # open 1 LV Size 51.76 GB Current LE 13250 Allocated LE 13250 Allocation next free Read ahead sectors 120 Block device 58:0 --- Physical volumes --- PV Name (#) /dev/hda7 (1) PV Status available / allocatable Total PE / Free PE 4076 / 0 PV Name (#) /dev/hdb1 (2) PV Status available / allocatable Total PE / Free PE 4885 / 179 PV Name (#) /dev/hdc1 (3) PV Status available / allocatable Total PE / Free PE 4905 / 437 thanks! -- Mark Garey Tel: (415) 243-4055 x1023 Transvirtual Technologies, Inc., Fax: (415) 243-4056 San Francisco, CA. USA Email: mark@transvirtual.com
