Extend LVM after VM Disk resize

To extend LVM in a Linux VM after a disk resize in Proxmox, resize the partition, expand the Physical Volume (

), and extend the Logical Volume (

). The core commands to run inside the VM are growpart /dev/sda 2 (adjust device), pvresize /dev/sda2, and lvresize -l +100%FREE /dev/mapper/vg-lv.

Steps to Extend LVM After Proxmox Disk Resize

Resize Disk in Proxmox: Go to the VM's Hardware tab, select the hard disk, click Resize, and add the desired amount. Scan for New Space (Inside VM): The VM might not see the space immediately. Rescan the SCSI bus:

bash

echo 1 > /sys/class/block/sda/device/rescan
# Replace sda with your disk identifier found via lsblk

Expand Partition (If needed): Use growpart to expand the partition containing the LVM PV. For example, if LVM is on /dev/sda2:

bash

growpart /dev/sda 2

If growpart is not installed, use apt install cloud-utils-growpart or yum install cloud-utils-growpart. Resize Physical Volume (PV): Tell LVM the partition is larger:

bash

pvresize /dev/sda2

Extend Logical Volume (LV): Extend the LVM to use all new free space:

bash

lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/mapper/vgname-lvname
# Use 'lvs' to find your correct volume group/logical volume name

Resize Filesystem: Update the filesystem to use the new space.

For ext4: resize2fs /dev/mapper/vgname-lvname For XFS: xfs_growfs /