Are you using LVM? --- On Wed, 12/24/08, Geofrey Rainey <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Geofrey Rainey <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Linux Partitioning Issue > To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 8:55 PM > I have a system with a raid 5 array which I have extended > using HP array > Configuration utility tools. You can see from the output of > fdisk below > That the disk has extra space: > > Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: 366.8 GB, 366870733824 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 44602 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks > Id System > /dev/cciss/c0d0p1 * 1 13 104391 > 83 Linux > /dev/cciss/c0d0p2 14 2563 20482875 > 8e Linux > LVM > /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 2564 2690 1020127+ > 82 Linux > swap / Solaris > /dev/cciss/c0d0p4 2691 26761 193350307+ > 5 Extended > /dev/cciss/c0d0p5 2691 26761 193350276 > 8e Linux > LVM > > However because of the limited size of the extended > partition I am > unable to > use the extra space, I receive the following error: > > Command (m for help): n > No free sectors available > > Command (m for help): > > Presumably I have to remove partition 5 and also the > extended partition > 4, then resize > the extended partition to use the extra space. However > I'm concerned > that I'll loose all > the data on partition 5, is there a way around this? I am > wondering if I > specify the start > and end cylinders of partition 5 to be the same size will > the data be > preserved? > > Regards, > > Geofrey Rainey. > ========================================================== > For more information on the Television New Zealand Group, > visit us > online at tvnz.co.nz > ========================================================== > CAUTION: This e-mail and any attachment(s) contain > information that > is intended to be read only by the named recipient(s). > This information > is not to be used or stored by any other person and/or > organisation. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
