> > I've just added 2 new disks to my HP server, expanded the array, and then > expanded the volume. > > IIRC the old cciss driver would notify Linux that the device had expanded, but > the hpsa driver doesn't appear to be doing this - /dev/sda is still the same > size in /proc/partitions? > > Is there a way to force Linux to reprobe? I know Linux isn't Windows and I'll > still need a reboot after expanding the partition (unless that's changed > since I > did it last?), but I still thought Linux could notice if a block device > increased in > size... >
Quick to follow up with my own post... echo 1 > /sys/bus/scsi/devices/.../reprobe got Linux to notice the increased size. I was sure this was automatic in the past though. Now to see if increasing partition size needs a reboot still... James _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
