I currently have a vps through OVH. I upgraded the package to double the disk size. However, they are very "hands off" (which I knew going in, part of why the hosting is so inexpensive), so when they increased the disk size it's up to me now to add the new partition. The disk is actually larger now, it's not a separate device, so I am concerned because when researching how to do this I found this warning from the CentOS docs:
Chapter 6. Managing Disk Storage
How can I safely utilize this new disk space? This is what I get with parted -> print free:
Thanks!
-Michael
Chapter 6. Managing Disk Storage
I am guessing the same, or even moreso, warning would apply to increasing the disk size. As I only have whm and ssh access to the server, I am also guessing the device will always be in use when I access it.Do not attempt to create a partition on a device that is in use.
How can I safely utilize this new disk space? This is what I get with parted -> print free:
Code:
[email protected] [~]# parted
GNU Parted 2.1
Using /dev/sda
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print free
Model: VMware Virtual disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 107GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
32.3kB 2097kB 2065kB Free Space
1 2097kB 53.2GB 53.2GB primary ext3 boot
2 53.2GB 53.7GB 499MB primary linux-swap(v1)
53.7GB 107GB 53.7GB Free Space
-Michael