Hi Wido, Does it work with kvm ?
my suggestion would be - create a new vm with 60GB - copy the data using `rsync` -Wei On Sat, 2 Sept 2023 at 08:25, Wido den Hollander <w...@widodh.nl> wrote: > Hi, > > Yes, you should make sure the filesystem and partitions are within the > to be set new boundaries. > > Once that's done you can shrink the volume. > > I would recommend: > > - Shrink EXT4 + Partitions to 59GB > - Shrink volume to 60GB > - Grow EXT4 + Partitions to 60GB > > The step to 59GB is to prevent that by calc mistake you chip off the > last portion of your filesystem. > > Wido > > Op 01-09-2023 om 16:29 schreef Granwille Strauss: > > Hi Guys > > > > Anyone willing to assist me with a quick one. What's the best and > > recommended way to shrink a VM volume via UI? The VM volume was first 60 > > GB, we then expended it to 120 GB and increased it in the VM via parted. > > I now want to take it back to 60GB. How do I proceed? Do I first shrink > > the ext4 in the VM first then proceed to shrink the volume in Cloudstack > > UI by selecting also the "Shrink OK" option? Detailed steps would be > > appreciated, please. > > > > -- > > Regards / Groete > > > > <https://www.namhost.com> Granwille Strauss // Senior Systems Admin > > > > *e:* granwi...@namhost.com > > *m:* +264 81 323 1260 <tel:+264813231260> > > *w:* www.namhost.com <https://www.namhost.com/> > > > > <https://www.facebook.com/namhost><https://twitter.com/namhost>< > https://www.instagram.com/namhostinternetservices/>< > https://www.linkedin.com/company/namhos>< > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd5v-kVPaic_dguGur15AA> > > > > < > https://www.adsigner.com/v1/l/631091998d4670001fe43ec2/621c9b76c140bb001ed0f818/banner > > > > > > Namhost Internet Services (Pty) Ltd, > > > > 24 Black Eagle Rd, Hermanus, 7210, RSA > > > > > > > > The content of this message is confidential. If you have received it by > > mistake, please inform us by email reply and then delete the message. It > > is forbidden to copy, forward, or in any way reveal the contents of this > > message to anyone without our explicit consent. The integrity and > > security of this email cannot be guaranteed over the Internet. > > Therefore, the sender will not be held liable for any damage caused by > > the message. For our full privacy policy and disclaimers, please go to > > https://www.namhost.com/privacy-policy > > > > Powered by AdSigner > > < > https://www.adsigner.com/v1/c/631091998d4670001fe43ec2/621c9b76c140bb001ed0f818 > > >
