How to resize logical volume in Red Hat Linux

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Please guide that how to do following tasks with executing command.



  • 1.Create a new physical volume, create a new volume group in the name of
    dataconresize, vg extent is 16.00MB.

  • 2.Create a new logical volume in the name of datacopyresize with the size of 50 extents and file system must ext4

  • 3.Then mount it under /dataresize

  • 4.Resize the logical volume, logical-data and it filesystem to 400MB.

  • 5.Resize the logical volume, logical-data and it filesystem to 600MB. Make sure that the filesystem contents remain intact.

Note: partitions are seldom exactly the size requested,so any thing within the range of 370MB to 430MB is acceptable.



I tried first three steps as follows.



fdisk /dev/vdb 


----- > Create the Partition and set it's type 8e (which is LVM type)



partprobe /dev/vdb 


-----> get the partition



pvcreate /dev/vdb1
vgcreate -s 16M dataconresize /dev/vdb1
vgdisplay


-----> Check the vg extent size, its should be this (PE Size 16.00 MiB)



lvcreate -l 50 -n datacopyresize dataconresize
lvdisplay


-----> Check the size of extents



mkfs.ext4 /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 


-----> Make a filesystem on it



mkdir -p /dataresize 


-----> Create Directory to mount on it



blkid /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 


-----> Get the UUID of /dev/datacontainer/datacopy



vim /etc/fstab 


-----> Create the mount point inside the fstab



UUID=C553-2BF5 /dataresize ext4 defaults 0 0 
mount -a

df -hT


-----> get the mount point of it



But I am stuck with task 4 and task 5.







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    Please guide that how to do following tasks with executing command.



    • 1.Create a new physical volume, create a new volume group in the name of
      dataconresize, vg extent is 16.00MB.

    • 2.Create a new logical volume in the name of datacopyresize with the size of 50 extents and file system must ext4

    • 3.Then mount it under /dataresize

    • 4.Resize the logical volume, logical-data and it filesystem to 400MB.

    • 5.Resize the logical volume, logical-data and it filesystem to 600MB. Make sure that the filesystem contents remain intact.

    Note: partitions are seldom exactly the size requested,so any thing within the range of 370MB to 430MB is acceptable.



    I tried first three steps as follows.



    fdisk /dev/vdb 


    ----- > Create the Partition and set it's type 8e (which is LVM type)



    partprobe /dev/vdb 


    -----> get the partition



    pvcreate /dev/vdb1
    vgcreate -s 16M dataconresize /dev/vdb1
    vgdisplay


    -----> Check the vg extent size, its should be this (PE Size 16.00 MiB)



    lvcreate -l 50 -n datacopyresize dataconresize
    lvdisplay


    -----> Check the size of extents



    mkfs.ext4 /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 


    -----> Make a filesystem on it



    mkdir -p /dataresize 


    -----> Create Directory to mount on it



    blkid /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 


    -----> Get the UUID of /dev/datacontainer/datacopy



    vim /etc/fstab 


    -----> Create the mount point inside the fstab



    UUID=C553-2BF5 /dataresize ext4 defaults 0 0 
    mount -a

    df -hT


    -----> get the mount point of it



    But I am stuck with task 4 and task 5.







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      Please guide that how to do following tasks with executing command.



      • 1.Create a new physical volume, create a new volume group in the name of
        dataconresize, vg extent is 16.00MB.

      • 2.Create a new logical volume in the name of datacopyresize with the size of 50 extents and file system must ext4

      • 3.Then mount it under /dataresize

      • 4.Resize the logical volume, logical-data and it filesystem to 400MB.

      • 5.Resize the logical volume, logical-data and it filesystem to 600MB. Make sure that the filesystem contents remain intact.

      Note: partitions are seldom exactly the size requested,so any thing within the range of 370MB to 430MB is acceptable.



      I tried first three steps as follows.



      fdisk /dev/vdb 


      ----- > Create the Partition and set it's type 8e (which is LVM type)



      partprobe /dev/vdb 


      -----> get the partition



      pvcreate /dev/vdb1
      vgcreate -s 16M dataconresize /dev/vdb1
      vgdisplay


      -----> Check the vg extent size, its should be this (PE Size 16.00 MiB)



      lvcreate -l 50 -n datacopyresize dataconresize
      lvdisplay


      -----> Check the size of extents



      mkfs.ext4 /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 


      -----> Make a filesystem on it



      mkdir -p /dataresize 


      -----> Create Directory to mount on it



      blkid /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 


      -----> Get the UUID of /dev/datacontainer/datacopy



      vim /etc/fstab 


      -----> Create the mount point inside the fstab



      UUID=C553-2BF5 /dataresize ext4 defaults 0 0 
      mount -a

      df -hT


      -----> get the mount point of it



      But I am stuck with task 4 and task 5.







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      Please guide that how to do following tasks with executing command.



      • 1.Create a new physical volume, create a new volume group in the name of
        dataconresize, vg extent is 16.00MB.

      • 2.Create a new logical volume in the name of datacopyresize with the size of 50 extents and file system must ext4

      • 3.Then mount it under /dataresize

      • 4.Resize the logical volume, logical-data and it filesystem to 400MB.

      • 5.Resize the logical volume, logical-data and it filesystem to 600MB. Make sure that the filesystem contents remain intact.

      Note: partitions are seldom exactly the size requested,so any thing within the range of 370MB to 430MB is acceptable.



      I tried first three steps as follows.



      fdisk /dev/vdb 


      ----- > Create the Partition and set it's type 8e (which is LVM type)



      partprobe /dev/vdb 


      -----> get the partition



      pvcreate /dev/vdb1
      vgcreate -s 16M dataconresize /dev/vdb1
      vgdisplay


      -----> Check the vg extent size, its should be this (PE Size 16.00 MiB)



      lvcreate -l 50 -n datacopyresize dataconresize
      lvdisplay


      -----> Check the size of extents



      mkfs.ext4 /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 


      -----> Make a filesystem on it



      mkdir -p /dataresize 


      -----> Create Directory to mount on it



      blkid /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 


      -----> Get the UUID of /dev/datacontainer/datacopy



      vim /etc/fstab 


      -----> Create the mount point inside the fstab



      UUID=C553-2BF5 /dataresize ext4 defaults 0 0 
      mount -a

      df -hT


      -----> get the mount point of it



      But I am stuck with task 4 and task 5.









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          You have a LV called "datacopyresize" of size PE_size x 50 = 800 Mb.



          To shrink it to 400 Mb you will need to resize first the filesystem, then the LV (otherwise you'll lose data):



          resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 400M
          lvresize -L 400M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize


          Then to extend it to 600 Mb, you first resize the LV and then the filesystem:



          lvresize -L 600M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize
          resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 600M


          Note: you could use instead lvreduce to shrink the LV and lvextend to extend it; the advantage of lvresize is that it offers an unique command for both operations.
          Also, you could pass the --resizefs argument to lvresize to automatically resize the fs along with the LV, instead of using resize2fs; I suggest you try my method, which uses two separate commands, to better understand what you're doing.






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            You have a LV called "datacopyresize" of size PE_size x 50 = 800 Mb.



            To shrink it to 400 Mb you will need to resize first the filesystem, then the LV (otherwise you'll lose data):



            resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 400M
            lvresize -L 400M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize


            Then to extend it to 600 Mb, you first resize the LV and then the filesystem:



            lvresize -L 600M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize
            resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 600M


            Note: you could use instead lvreduce to shrink the LV and lvextend to extend it; the advantage of lvresize is that it offers an unique command for both operations.
            Also, you could pass the --resizefs argument to lvresize to automatically resize the fs along with the LV, instead of using resize2fs; I suggest you try my method, which uses two separate commands, to better understand what you're doing.






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              You have a LV called "datacopyresize" of size PE_size x 50 = 800 Mb.



              To shrink it to 400 Mb you will need to resize first the filesystem, then the LV (otherwise you'll lose data):



              resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 400M
              lvresize -L 400M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize


              Then to extend it to 600 Mb, you first resize the LV and then the filesystem:



              lvresize -L 600M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize
              resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 600M


              Note: you could use instead lvreduce to shrink the LV and lvextend to extend it; the advantage of lvresize is that it offers an unique command for both operations.
              Also, you could pass the --resizefs argument to lvresize to automatically resize the fs along with the LV, instead of using resize2fs; I suggest you try my method, which uses two separate commands, to better understand what you're doing.






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                You have a LV called "datacopyresize" of size PE_size x 50 = 800 Mb.



                To shrink it to 400 Mb you will need to resize first the filesystem, then the LV (otherwise you'll lose data):



                resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 400M
                lvresize -L 400M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize


                Then to extend it to 600 Mb, you first resize the LV and then the filesystem:



                lvresize -L 600M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize
                resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 600M


                Note: you could use instead lvreduce to shrink the LV and lvextend to extend it; the advantage of lvresize is that it offers an unique command for both operations.
                Also, you could pass the --resizefs argument to lvresize to automatically resize the fs along with the LV, instead of using resize2fs; I suggest you try my method, which uses two separate commands, to better understand what you're doing.






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                You have a LV called "datacopyresize" of size PE_size x 50 = 800 Mb.



                To shrink it to 400 Mb you will need to resize first the filesystem, then the LV (otherwise you'll lose data):



                resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 400M
                lvresize -L 400M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize


                Then to extend it to 600 Mb, you first resize the LV and then the filesystem:



                lvresize -L 600M /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize
                resize2fs /dev/dataconresize/datacopyresize 600M


                Note: you could use instead lvreduce to shrink the LV and lvextend to extend it; the advantage of lvresize is that it offers an unique command for both operations.
                Also, you could pass the --resizefs argument to lvresize to automatically resize the fs along with the LV, instead of using resize2fs; I suggest you try my method, which uses two separate commands, to better understand what you're doing.







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