Comments on: How To Resize/Grow VMware Linux Disks and Partitions http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/ where things have nothing to do with beer - tutorials, tips, how-tos, thoughts, hacks, and other techy nonsense Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:32:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Raeann Bickelhaupt http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-44500 Raeann Bickelhaupt Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:33:38 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-44500 <a href="http://www.louisvuitton-shop.com" rel="nofollow">discount lv wallet</a> discount lv wallet

]]> By: Artem Russakovskii http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-43865 Artem Russakovskii Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:11:42 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-43865 Well, the procedure here describes a Linux partition resizing - I'm not familiar with resizing a Windows drive, but my guess would be you need to resize it in Windows as well - open up Administrative Tools in Control Panel and go to Computer Management > Disk Management. Well, the procedure here describes a Linux partition resizing – I'm not familiar with resizing a Windows drive, but my guess would be you need to resize it in Windows as well – open up Administrative Tools in Control Panel and go to Computer Management > Disk Management.

]]> By: Av8r http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-43182 Av8r Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:10:34 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-43182 Hi, Everything for me went fine, except the last step. After I reboot my Windows VM, in Disk Management it shows the new size for C:\ has grown from 4G to 8GB, but the hard disk C:\ in windows explorer still says 4GB. Am I missing something? Thanks Hi,

Everything for me went fine, except the last step. After I reboot my Windows VM, in Disk Management it shows the new size for C:\ has grown from 4G to 8GB, but the hard disk C:\ in windows explorer still says 4GB.

Am I missing something?

Thanks

]]> By: Dan http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-39385 Dan Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:56:53 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-39385 Thank you for a good guide. Instead of issuing the "vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -x 10Gb "YOUR_DISK.vmdk" command its now possible to change that setting inside wmware. Thank you for a good guide.
Instead of issuing the "vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -x 10Gb "YOUR_DISK.vmdk" command its now possible to change that setting inside wmware.

]]> By: Jacques http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-38832 Jacques Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:56:17 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-38832 Hello, all seems clear enough but when i try to resize my partition Gparted stops after 1 second saying he is unable to resize (forbidden sign) I'm using gparted 0.5.2-9 iso and trying to resize a WS2003 ntfs partition (system). Did i something wrong ? Hello, all seems clear enough but when i try to resize my partition Gparted stops after 1 second saying he is unable to resize (forbidden sign)
I'm using gparted 0.5.2-9 iso and trying to resize a WS2003 ntfs partition (system). Did i something wrong ?

]]> By: Muhammad Ali http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-38477 Muhammad Ali Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:15:56 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-38477 I tried to resize the vmdk file after 24% completion received the following error. C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager -x 220Gb "c :\apps12vm\Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.vmdk" Grow: 24% done.Failed to expand the disk 'c:\apps12vm\Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.vmdk': Unknown error (0x45d000900000001). I tried to resize the vmdk file after 24% completion received the following error.

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager -x 220Gb "c
:\apps12vm\Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.vmdk"
Grow: 24% done.Failed to expand the disk 'c:\apps12vm\Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5.vmdk': Unknown error (0x45d000900000001).

]]> By: Muhammad Ali http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-38475 Muhammad Ali Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:01:06 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-38475 My host operating system is Windows 7, I made a VM ware image of linux os(guest os) which resides in my c drive. The size of the vm ware image is about 200 GB I would like to extend it to 220 Gb. Shall I need live cd or can I do it through vmware-vdiskmanager.exe utility. My host operating system is Windows 7, I made a VM ware image of linux os(guest os) which resides in my c drive.

The size of the vm ware image is about 200 GB I would like to extend it to 220 Gb.

Shall I need live cd or can I do it through vmware-vdiskmanager.exe utility.

]]> By: Robson http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-27308 Robson Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:16:55 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-27308 Hi I need to resize a Linux "/" filesystem but to reduce and recover disk space not to increase. The recovered disk space is to be used to create othe VMware machines on the same VMware host. The guest OS is Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 for 64-bit AMD64/Intel EM64T) the VMWare host is also Linux. I have read your article but dont know how to use it to reduce and use freed disk space. Thanks for any help Hi

I need to resize a Linux "/" filesystem but to reduce and recover disk space not to increase.
The recovered disk space is to be used to create othe VMware machines on the same VMware host.
The guest OS is Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 for 64-bit AMD64/Intel EM64T) the VMWare host is also Linux.
I have read your article but dont know how to use it to reduce and use freed disk space.
Thanks for any help

]]> By: cmg http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-25182 cmg Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:51:40 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-25182 @Simon Shaw (or in fact anyone who is having similar LVM difficulties): I encountered the same problems. I managed to solve the problem eventually as follows (WARNING, there may be errors here. I can't retrace my steps precisely having done everything via liveCD. You should investigate all steps, command usage, etc. yourself. I also recommend backing up your virtual disk before proceeding, it saved me a lot of tears :-) Also, some parameters [e.g. /dev/sda/, VolGroup00] may differ for you): 1) Change size of VMWare virtual disk through the VMWare interface 2) Start your VM from a live CD. (Press esc on boot with centOS). 3) Use fdisk to add a new LVM partition. ('n' to create a new partition, select 'p' for primary, 3 [or whatever] for 3rd primary partition, 't' to modify partition's system id to 8e [LVM]). Not sure if the modification of the partition's system id was necessary... did it anyway just to be safe. 4) Use pvcreate to intialise this partition for use by LVM $ pvcreate /dev/sda3 5) Use vgextend to add it to your volume group $ vgextend VolGroup00 /dev/sda3 # Thanks is obviously due to Tilman Schmidt for the # above few steps 6) Use lvextend to extend the LV: $ lvextend -L20G /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 # extend to 20GB 7) Unmount and resize fsg $ umount /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 $ resize2fs /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 # after trying resize2fs I was prompted to do a filesystem check before proceeding. If this happens, do this, and try again. # http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/extendlv.html for last 2 steps @Simon Shaw (or in fact anyone who is having similar LVM difficulties): I encountered the same problems. I managed to solve the problem eventually as follows (WARNING, there may be errors here. I can't retrace my steps precisely having done everything via liveCD. You should investigate all steps, command usage, etc. yourself. I also recommend backing up your virtual disk before proceeding, it saved me a lot of tears :-) Also, some parameters [e.g. /dev/sda/, VolGroup00] may differ for you):
1) Change size of VMWare virtual disk through the VMWare interface
2) Start your VM from a live CD. (Press esc on boot with centOS).
3) Use fdisk to add a new LVM partition. ('n' to create a new partition, select 'p' for primary, 3 [or whatever] for 3rd primary partition, 't' to modify partition's system id to 8e [LVM]). Not sure if the modification of the partition's system id was necessary… did it anyway just to be safe.
4) Use pvcreate to intialise this partition for use by LVM
$ pvcreate /dev/sda3
5) Use vgextend to add it to your volume group
$ vgextend VolGroup00 /dev/sda3
# Thanks is obviously due to Tilman Schmidt for the
# above few steps
6) Use lvextend to extend the LV:
$ lvextend -L20G /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
# extend to 20GB
7) Unmount and resize fsg
$ umount /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
$ resize2fs /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
# after trying resize2fs I was prompted to do a filesystem check before proceeding. If this happens, do this, and try again.

# http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/extendlv.html for last 2 steps

]]> By: Vzzuv http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-18959 Vzzuv Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:56:04 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-18959 Thanks a lot! Great article, very helpful. Thanks a lot! Great article, very helpful.

]]> By: Taheireem http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-13884 Taheireem Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:02:03 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-13884 i think i made it ,it was LINUXSWAP partitions in the middle of /dev/sda2 and unallocated space,anyway thanks for the above procedure. i think i made it ,it was LINUXSWAP partitions in the middle of /dev/sda2 and unallocated space,anyway thanks for the above procedure.

]]> By: Taheireem http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-13883 Taheireem Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:54:14 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-13883 hi, I followed the steps downloaded the same version of gparted LiveCD,after booting i can see inside the gparted window: Partition:Filesystem:Label:Size:Used; /dev/sda1:ext3:/boot:101MB:12MB; /dev/sda2:ext2:/:3.4GB:3.2GB; /dev/sda3:Linux-Swap: :500MB:120MB; unallocated:unallocated: : :--:--; but i cant resize the "/" partions,even this partition is unmounted. hi,
I followed the steps downloaded the same version of gparted LiveCD,after booting i can see inside the gparted window:
Partition:Filesystem:Label:Size:Used;
/dev/sda1:ext3:/boot:101MB:12MB;
/dev/sda2:ext2:/:3.4GB:3.2GB;
/dev/sda3:Linux-Swap: :500MB:120MB;
unallocated:unallocated: : :–:–;

but i cant resize the "/" partions,even this partition is unmounted.

]]> By: Simon Shaw http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-12328 Simon Shaw Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:28:10 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-12328 Tilman, I did what you said with LVM and I can see that the volume has increased in size from 7.5GB to 11.28GB as shown below, however when I run df -h the partition that I was originally trying to remains 7.2GB. Any ideas? lvdisplay --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 VG Name VolGroup00 LV UUID qti2mM-XkDw-LPC1-ARJv-nLAs-YcTL-4zrCuP LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 11.28 GB Current LE 361 Segments 2 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 253:0 df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 7.2G 6.3G 536M 93% / /dev/sda1 99M 18M 77M 19% /boot tmpfs 744M 0 744M 0% /dev/shm /dev/hdc 278M 278M 0 100% /media/New Tilman,
I did what you said with LVM and I can see that the volume has increased in size from 7.5GB to 11.28GB as shown below, however when I run df -h the partition that I was originally trying to remains 7.2GB. Any ideas?

lvdisplay
— Logical volume —
LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
VG Name VolGroup00
LV UUID qti2mM-XkDw-LPC1-ARJv-nLAs-YcTL-4zrCuP
LV Write Access read/write
LV Status available
# open 1
LV Size 11.28 GB
Current LE 361
Segments 2
Allocation inherit
Read ahead sectors auto
– currently set to 256
Block device 253:0

df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
7.2G 6.3G 536M 93% /
/dev/sda1 99M 18M 77M 19% /boot
tmpfs 744M 0 744M 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hdc 278M 278M 0 100% /media/New

]]> By: luis benitez http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-12193 luis benitez Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:19:59 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-12193 Sweet!!! Works like a charm.. thanks for the tip! Sweet!!! Works like a charm.. thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Tilman Schmidt http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-11999 Tilman Schmidt Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:13:37 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-11999 You don't even need GParted with LVM. Instead, in step 3 you just use fdisk to create a new partition from the added space, pvcreate to make a PV from it, and vgextend to add it to your VG. You don't even need GParted with LVM. Instead, in step 3 you just use fdisk to create a new partition from the added space, pvcreate to make a PV from it, and vgextend to add it to your VG.

]]> By: Artem Russakovskii http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-11489 Artem Russakovskii Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:07:43 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-11489 @Carpii, Ed, and others having a problem with GParted not seeing the partition (shows unknown) I just tried a default CentOS installation and realized I didn't give it enough space. Booting into any version of GParted showed the / partition as "unknown". Well, the problem is due to CentOS making it LVM by default. <a href="http://gparted-forum.surf4.info/viewtopic.php?id=688" rel="nofollow">According to GParted</a>, LVM is not supported. I've yet to find a solution. :( @Carpii, Ed, and others having a problem with GParted not seeing the partition (shows unknown)

I just tried a default CentOS installation and realized I didn't give it enough space. Booting into any version of GParted showed the / partition as "unknown".

Well, the problem is due to CentOS making it LVM by default. According to GParted, LVM is not supported. I've yet to find a solution. :(

]]> By: Keith http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-11458 Keith Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:23:20 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-11458 Thanks, great article which helped me fix my problem!!! Thanks, great article which helped me fix my problem!!!

]]> By: Artem Russakovskii http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-11161 Artem Russakovskii Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:06:35 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-11161 No probs, dudes. No probs, dudes.

]]> By: Michael http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-10157 Michael Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:35:12 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-10157 Thanks for the information. Turns out that the latest version of gparted does not see VM partitions. Use the version you suggested and it works great. Once again, thank you. Thanks for the information. Turns out that the latest version of gparted does not see VM partitions. Use the version you suggested and it works great. Once again, thank you.

]]> By: Ed http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-8931 Ed Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:45:57 +0000 http://beerpla.net/2007/08/10/how-to-resizegrow-vmware-linux-disks-and-partitions/#comment-8931 FFS.. I have followed the instructions.. and tried it with gparted-live-0.3.9-4.iso and gparted-live-0.3.4-5.iso and a couple others... and neither worked. I always get unrecognized FileSystem X\ I'm trying to run a CentOS 5.2 VM on a Mac X\ FFS.. I have followed the instructions.. and tried it with

gparted-live-0.3.9-4.iso
and
gparted-live-0.3.4-5.iso
and a couple others…

and neither worked. I always get unrecognized FileSystem X\

I'm trying to run a CentOS 5.2 VM on a Mac X\

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