[DRBD-user] Resize DRBD / XFS without LVM

Stefan Priebe - allied internet ag s.priebe at allied-internet.ag
Tue Nov 24 12:04:06 CET 2009

Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.


Does anybody know how long the
"drbdadm resize resource" takes and how long xfs_grow?

Stefan

Stefan Priebe - allied internet ag schrieb:
>> No you haven't. Like newer versions of fdisk you can use partprobe to tell the 
>> kernel to re-read partition tables.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Stefan
> 
> Thanks Stefan for your answer. I know partprobe - but does it work on a
> mounted partition? Or is it more like:
> 
> - expand raid
> - unmount part. on primary
> - delete part. via fdisk and create new part
> - on primary: drbdadm resize resource
> - on primary: xfs_grow to grow the fs
> 
> => done.
> 
> So the document
> http://www.drbd.org/users-guide/s-resizing.html
> here is outdated?
> 
> Cause it is written that:
> "
> The affected resource's backing device must be one managed by a logical
> volume management subsystem, such as LVM or EVMS.
> "
> 
> Greets
> Stefan
> 
> 



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