Extend LVM on qcow2 images

• Follow https://www.technomenace.com/2014/08/how-to-extend-lvm-on-qcow2-images/

• qemu-img resize c845ba080f2326a51c53965af1ac6c18 +3G
• Modify partition with: fdisk /dev/vdX + Reboot
• pvresize /dev/vdX# (Expand a PV after enlarging the partition)
• lvextend -L +1.8G /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root
• resize2fs /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root

See also

• Read about raw files and qcow2 differences: https://www.berrange.com/posts/2017/02/10/the-surprisingly-complicated-world-of-disk-image-sizes/
• Qcow file format
• virt-resize
• LVM: LVM errors LVM scan commands lkvmetad, Add a new disk

scan: pvscan vgscan

LVM: lvs lvmscan lvm fullreport lvmreport lvmconfig lvmdump lvmcheck lvm dumpconfig

Scan: pvs vgs lvs pvscan vgscan

PV: pvcreate pvremove pvscan pvremove pvscan pvs pvchange pvck pvdisplay pvresize

LV: lvdisplay lvcreate lvremove, lvresize, lvextend, lvreduce, lvrename

VG: vgdisplay,vgcreate,vgremove, vgextend, vgreduce, vgscan, vgchange, vgrename, vgcfgbackup, vgcfgrestore, vgimportclone, vgck

Check commands: pvck vgck