Am 10.08.2010 18:11, schrieb John Haxby: > On 10 August 2010 16:24, Brian Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> So, when its time to expand, how does one modify the partition table >> safely? >> >> > There are several ways: > > * Delete the existing parition table and create a new one that goes from the > same start (the beginning of the disk) to the new end. Then do pvresize > etc. You'll usually need to reboot to get the kernel to pick up the new > partition table.
Using "partprobe" helps to avoid a reboot of the system. > * Add a new partition, do a pvcreate on it and add it to the volume group > > * Get a new LUN from the SAN and partition that > > > I prefer the first option but they're all equally valid and all safe. > > jch Alexander _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
