> I've tried that, it returns a warning about kernel unable to reread partition table and requiring a reboot to see any modifications. > Then the next call to pvcreate fails as it can't find the partition. > > --Russell > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On >> Behalf Of Barry Brimer >> Sent: Friday, 18 November 2011 11:13 a.m. >> To: CentOS mailing list >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] not using LVM for Linux VM guests? >> >> Quoting "Smithies, Russell" <Russell.Smithies at agresearch.co.nz>: >> >>> Perhaps I'm doing it wrong then. >>> >>> 1). In Vmware, extend the existing disk by changing the provisioned >>> size in the vSphere client. >>> 2). In Centos, create an additional partition with fdisk, 3). Somehow >>> reread the partition table without rebooting?? >>> 4). pvcreate >>> 5). vgextend >>> 6). lvextend >>> 7). resize2fs >>> >>> What I find is that without a reboot, the OS doesn't see the partition >>> so can't pvcreate etc. >>> >>> --Russell I don't believe partprobe works when you change the partitiontable of the disk that the root filesystem is on. I could be remembering it wrong. Barry