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--- sonicwall:hard_disk:how_to_expand_the_hard_drive_of_a_virtual_appliance [2021/02/16 15:23] – dgonzalez
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 . Contact Technical Support to get the Root SSH password Best method is to open a Web ticket requesting Root SSH with this KB ID in the Title
-. Check that the disk has been partition by running (should be listed as /dev/sdb1): fdisk -l
+. Check that the disk has been partition by running (should be listed as /dev/sdb1): **fdisk -l**
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+. First unmount the new device with the command: **umount /dev/sdb1**
+. Create a Physical Volume (PV) with the following command: **pvcreate /dev/sdb1**
+. Extend the Volume Group (VG) size to use the new PV with the following command: **vgextend datavg /dev/sdb1**
+. Extend the Logical Volume (LV) size to use all of the VG free space with the following command: **lvm lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/datavg/datalv**
+. Resize the entire file system with the following command: **resize2fs -p /dev/mapper/datavg-datalv**
+(This command can take a little bit depending on the amount of space being added)
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+. Check the size of the disk by running the following command: df -h
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