[pve-devel] Bug? Resize is not possible

Detlef Bracker bracker at 1awww.com
Tue Sep 1 13:50:56 CEST 2015


Hallo Wolfgang,

oh, I hope, that I use in feature everytime the "Answer to all" button
instead of "answer"!

Thanks for your perfekt information and this is a genial trick to toe
this with fdisk - many thanks!
I have search more as 2 working days for an other resultion before and
this will help me now perfect!

And thank you too about your security tips!

Regards

Detlef



Am 01.09.2015 um 13:32 schrieb Wolfgang Bumiller:
> Please use the 'Reply-All' button in your mail-client or otherwise make
> sure you include the 'Cc: pve-devel at pve.proxmox.com' part.
>
> On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 12:13:28PM +0200, Detlef Bracker wrote:
>> Dear:
>>
>> root at localhost:~# fdisk -l /dev/vdb
>>
>> Disk /dev/vdb: 64.4 GB, 64424509440 bytes
>> 4 heads, 32 sectors/track, 983040 cylinders, total 125829120 sectors
>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> Disk identifier: 0x000c3fb3
>>
>>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>> /dev/vdb1            2048    41943039    20970496   83  Linux
>> root at localhost:~#
>>
>> I have too tested with parted to resize the partition, but I get every an
>> error
> parted won't let you resize the partition while it is mounted as it
> wants to resize the underlying filesystem as well afaik.
>
> In order to resize it with fdisk you have to delete and create the
> partition in a single fdisk session (dangerous!).
>
> Here's an example session, and a few things to keep in mind:
> *) Make sure you have a backup!
> *) The 'start' block of the partition MUST stay the same! (Otherwise all
>    your data WILL be lost!)
> *) Make sure you have a backup!
>
> Step 1 - resize partition: ('Start' must stay the same!)
>
>     # fdisk /dev/zvol/tank/testvol
>     
>     Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.25.2).
>     Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
>     Be careful before using the write command.
>     
>     
>     Command (m for help): p
>     Disk /dev/zvol/tank/testvol: 60 GiB, 64424509440 bytes, 125829120 sectors
>     Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>     Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 8192 bytes
>     I/O size (minimum/optimal): 8192 bytes / 8192 bytes
>     Disklabel type: dos
>     Disk identifier: 0xc44a5da5
>     
>     Device                  Boot Start      End  Sectors Size Id Type
>     /dev/zvol/tank/testvol1       2048 41945087 41943040  20G 83 Linux
> **----------------------> NOTE___/^^^^
>     
>     
>     Command (m for help): d
>     Selected partition 1
>     Partition 1 has been deleted.
>     
>     Command (m for help): n
>     Partition type
>        p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
>        e   extended (container for logical partitions)
>     Select (default p): p
>     Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1
> ** double check the next line!
>     First sector (2048-125829119, default 2048): 2048
>     Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-125829119, default 125829119): 
> ** in your case you can probably use defaults on the two lines above
>     
>     Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 60 GiB.
>     
>     Command (m for help): p
>     Disk /dev/zvol/tank/testvol: 60 GiB, 64424509440 bytes, 125829120 sectors
>     Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>     Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 8192 bytes
>     I/O size (minimum/optimal): 8192 bytes / 8192 bytes
>     Disklabel type: dos
>     Disk identifier: 0xc44a5da5
>     
>     Device                  Boot Start       End   Sectors Size Id Type
>     /dev/zvol/tank/testvol1       2048 125829119 125827072  60G 83 Linux
> **----------------------> NOTE___/^^^^
>     
>     
>     Command (m for help): w
>     The partition table has been altered.
>     Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
>     Syncing disks.
>
> Step 2 - Reload partition table:
>
>     # partprobe
>
> Step 3 - Resize filesystem:
>
>     # resize2fs /dev/zvol/tank/testvol-part1
>     resize2fs 1.42.12 (29-Aug-2014)
>     Resizing the filesystem on /dev/zvol/tank/testvol-part1 to 15728384 (4k) blocks.
>     The filesystem on /dev/zvol/tank/testvol-part1 is now 15728384 (4k) blocks long.
>
>> ### /DEV/VDB not possible:
>>
>> root at localhost:~# parted /dev/vdb
>> GNU Parted 2.3
>> Using /dev/vdb
>> Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
>> (parted) print
>> Model: Virtio Block Device (virtblk)
>> Disk /dev/vdb: 64.4GB
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>> Partition Table: msdos
>>
>> Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
>>  1      1049kB  21.5GB  21.5GB  primary  ext4
>>
>> (parted) resize 1
>> WARNING: you are attempting to use parted to operate on (resize) a file
>> system.
>> parted's file system manipulation code is not as robust as what you'll
>> find in
>> dedicated, file-system-specific packages like e2fsprogs.  We recommend
>> you use parted only to manipulate partition tables, whenever possible.
>> Support for performing most operations on most types of file systems
>> will be removed in an upcoming release.
>> Error: Partition /dev/vdb1 is being used. You must unmount it before you
>> modify it with Parted.
>> (parted) quit
>>
>> root at localhost:~# parted /dev/vdb1
>> GNU Parted 2.3
>> Using /dev/vdb1
>> Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
>>
>> (parted) print
>> Model: Virtio Block Device (virtblk)
>> Disk /dev/vdb1: 21.5GB
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>> Partition Table: loop
>>
>> ### NOW parted ON /dev/vdb1:
>>
>> Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
>>  1      0.00B  21.5GB  21.5GB  ext4
>>
>> (parted) resize 1
>> WARNING: you are attempting to use parted to operate on (resize) a file
>> system.
>> parted's file system manipulation code is not as robust as what you'll
>> find in
>> dedicated, file-system-specific packages like e2fsprogs.  We recommend
>> you use parted only to manipulate partition tables, whenever possible.
>> Support for performing most operations on most types of file systems
>> will be removed in an upcoming release.
>> Start? 0
>> End?  [21.5GB]? 60GB
>> Error: The location 60GB is outside of the device /dev/vdb1.
>> (parted)
>> (parted) resize 1
>> WARNING: you are attempting to use parted to operate on (resize) a file
>> system.
>> parted's file system manipulation code is not as robust as what you'll
>> find in
>> dedicated, file-system-specific packages like e2fsprogs.  We recommend
>> you use parted only to manipulate partition tables, whenever possible.
>> Support for performing most operations on most types of file systems
>> will be removed in an upcoming release.
>> Start? 0
>> End?  [21.5GB]? 30GB
>> Error: The location 30GB is outside of the device /dev/vdb1.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Detlef
>>
>> Am 01.09.2015 um 11:53 schrieb Wolfgang Bumiller:
>>> On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 11:45:11AM +0200, Detlef Bracker wrote:
>>>> Dear,
>>>>
>>>> I can doe what I will, the /vdb1 in qcow2 OR now in raw-Format has 61,4 GB
>>>> They use 512 Byte Blocks:
>>>>
>>>> root at localhost:~# fdisk -l
>>>>
>>> (...)
>>>> Disk /dev/vdb: 64.4 GB, 64424509440 bytes
>>>> 4 heads, 32 sectors/track, 983040 cylinders, total 125829120 sectors
>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> Disk identifier: 0x000c3fb3
>>> I don't see a partition list for vdb here, only vda above. Is that all
>>> you get from `fdisk -l /dev/vdb`? If so, what kind of partition table is
>>> used on vdb?
>>>
>>>> root at localhost:~# e2fsck -f /dev/vdb1
>>>> e2fsck 1.42.5 (29-Jul-2012)
>>>> Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
>>>> Pass 2: Checking directory structure
>>>> Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
>>>> Pass 4: Checking reference counts
>>>> Pass 5: Checking group summary information
>>>> root: 31286/983040 files (0.1% non-contiguous), 277080/3932160 blocks
>>>> root at localhost:~# resize2fs /dev/vdb1 60G
>>> Note that you can leave out the size argument completely if you want to
>>> make it use the entire partition.
>>>
>>>> resize2fs 1.42.5 (29-Jul-2012)
>>>> The containing partition (or device) is only 5242624 (4k) blocks.
>>>> You requested a new size of 15728640 blocks.
>>> So the partition isn't big enough. Maybe you only resized the disk but
>>> not the partition table of vdb. As mentioned above, your output only
>>> includes the partition table of vda.
>>>
>>> Did you resize the disk while the machine is running? If that's the case
>>> make sure to send a `block_resize` qemu-monitor command, otherwise the
>>> running VM won't see the change in size. (You can use the vm's 'Monitor'
>>> tab in the GUI.)



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