Extending a Linux LVM Partition By Increasing An Existing Virtual Disk Size In Vmware

1. A Ubuntu Machine With HDD Size = 50 GB

2. Check the HDD Size

3. root@ubuntu:~# df -h

4. Power Off And Expand the Size.Here i increased 20 GB Additional

5. root@ubuntu:~# fdisk -l

6. root@ubuntu:~# fdisk -l /dev/sda

7. root@ubuntu:~# fdisk /dev/sda

Command (m for help): p

Command (m for help): n

Partition type:

  p   primary (2 primary, 1 extended, 1 free)

  l   logical (numbered from 5)

Select (default p):

Using default response p

Selected partition 4

First sector (104855552-146800639, default 104855552):

Using default value 104855552

Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (104855552-146800639, default 146800639): +10G

Command (m for help): p

Command (m for help): t

Partition number (1-5): 4

Hex code (type L to list codes): L

Hex code (type L to list codes): 8e

Command (m for help): p

Command (m for help): w

8. root@ubuntu:~# reboot

9. root@ubuntu:~# pvcreate ubuntu /dev/sda4

10. root@ubuntu:~# vgs

11. root@ubuntu:~# vgextend ubuntu /dev/sda4

12. root@ubuntu:~# vgs

13. root@ubuntu:~# lvextend -L+10.00G /dev/ubuntu/root

14. root@ubuntu:~# lvdisplay

15. root@ubuntu:~# df -h

16. root@ubuntu:~# resize2fs -p /dev/mapper/ubuntu-root

17. root@ubuntu:~# df -h