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How to increase LVM size without unmounting

Is it possible to extend the size of LVM without unmounting the partition..??

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caden
asked Feb 16 2017

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Its possible most of the linux partitions (eg: ext2, ext3, ext4, xfs) could be extended without unmounting.

Please post with the exact partition type that you need to extend.

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caden
May 04 2024
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jagannatharumugam
May 04 2024
Then no problem in increasing the size without unmount or any action. Use lvextend commnad and extend as required.
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jagannatharumugam
asked Apr 02 2017
edited Oct 05 2018
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