Re: [Xen-users] about lvm filesystem...........

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mauro wrote:
> On 3 June 2010 14:50, Miles Fidelman<mfidelman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>    
> >   Mauro wrote:
> >      
> > > Sorry for my ignorance.
> > > When I create xen virtual machines on lvm I need to create a
> > > filesystem on lvm container?
> > >        
> > assuming you're using LVs as your root and swap devices, yes
> >      
> I'm italian and my english is very bad.
> If I've understood well xen-tools create the LV, then the filesystem
> on it and then put the VM image.
> So if I set, for example, 50G for my VM disk space and later I need
> more space I simply do lvextend on the LV and then resize2fs, then
> change the parameter on the VM config file, for example 100G, and
> simply restart the VM.
>    
That's basically it.  I don't think you have to change anything in the 
config file if you resize the LV later, but I've never actually played 
with resizing volumes.
Miles


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