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virtualisation [2017/07/27 12:42] hkoller [Resizing a (system) disk] |
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sudo qemu-img resize image.qcow2 +10G | sudo qemu-img resize image.qcow2 +10G | ||
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+ | Make sure virt-manager knows about the changed disk size: go to "Storage" and Refresh (not sure if really necessary, but cant hurt..) | ||
Next boot the VM, log in and increase the size of the partition. This is done by deleting the old partition and re-creating it with the same start, but a larger size: | Next boot the VM, log in and increase the size of the partition. This is done by deleting the old partition and re-creating it with the same start, but a larger size: | ||
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sudo fdisk /dev/vda | sudo fdisk /dev/vda | ||
#sudo fdisk --compatibility=dos /dev/vda # in case you want to start at sector 63 | #sudo fdisk --compatibility=dos /dev/vda # in case you want to start at sector 63 | ||
+ | # or on newer fdisk versions: | ||
+ | #sudo fdisk -c=dos /dev/vda # in case you want to start at sector 63 | ||
p # print partition table and memorize start sector etc. | p # print partition table and memorize start sector etc. |