Extend standard disk ( Non lvm)

After the disk has been extended, then rescan for changes.

This guide is based on the SDA disk and the 3 partition. Change the device and partition to match your needs

Rescan for changes in the sda disk

echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/class/block/sdb/device/rescan Code language: PHP (php)

Extend the partition and disk

  • Extend the partition with all free space placed after it self.
  • Extend the physical volume to its max
  • Extend the logical volume group to its max
  • Resize the filesystem
  • list the result with a df

EXT4

sudo growpart /dev/sdb 1
resize2fs /dev/sdb1
df -h | grep sdb1

XFS

sudo growpart /dev/sdb 1
sudo xfs_growfs  /dev/sdb 1
df -h | grep sdb1