Resize LVM Partition | Fedora 29 | Step by Step Guide

in #technology5 years ago


In this guide, I show you how to Resize LVM Partition in Fedora 29. I recently ran out of space and had to clone my install from a 120SSD ssd to a 240 GB SSD. I first had issues with boot timing out and causing the /dev/mapper/home, /dev/mapper/swap, and /dev/mapper/root not being found. To fix this, I simply rebooted to the rescue kernel and ran dracut --regenerate-all -f to resolve this.

Upon reboot I found that I now can see all the space on the drive, but needed to resize the LVM Partition.

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First, we need to identify the LVM Partition we need to expand. In my case, it was my home directory that was running low on space.
Command: df -h

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Second, lets verify there is space to expand on the physical drive.
Command: vgdisplay

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With all this verified, you can now expand the lvm partition.(Note: the command below will take up a 100% of the free space, see screenshot for precise extentsion.)
Command: lvextend -l 100%FREE /dev/fedora/home

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Finally, with the logical volume extended we simply reclaim the free space now.
Command: resize2fs /dev/fedora/home

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Posted from my blog: https://www.christitus.com/2018/11/17/resize-lvm-partition-fedora-29-step-by-step-guide/

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