What Are the Rules for Resizing Volume Groups, Disks, and Partitions?
Item |
Minimum Size |
Maximum Size |
---|---|---|
Disk |
|
|
Disk partition |
The smaller value is used.
|
Disk size after resizing – Total size of the other partitions on the disk |
Scenario |
Item |
Minimum Size |
Maximum Size |
---|---|---|---|
LVM |
Logical volume (LV) |
The smaller value is used.
|
VG size after resizing – Size of the other LVs in the VG |
Physical volume (PV) - disk |
The larger value is used.
|
32,768 GB |
|
Physical volume (PV) - partition |
The larger value is used.
|
Disk size after resizing – Total size of the other partitions on the disk |
|
Non-LVM |
Disk |
|
|
Partition |
The smaller value is used.
|
Disk size after resizing – Total size of the other partitions on the disk |
Disk Management FAQs
- Why Was a 40 GB EVS Disk Added to the Target Server During the Migration?
- Why Can't I Attach the Original System Disk Back to a Target Server?
- How Do I Resize Partitions and Disks When I Migrate a Windows Source Server?
- How Do I Shrink the Disk Partitions on a Source Server Running Windows?
- How Do I Exclude a Partition from Migration in Windows?
- How Do I Resolve Error "Target server has fewer disks than source server. Select another target server" When I Configure the Target Server?
- What Are the Requirements on Disks on a Target Server?
- How Can I Migrate a Source Server with a Large System Disk?
- How Do I Resolve Error "Some disks on the target server are smaller than those on the source server. Select another target server" When I Configure the Target Server?
- Can SMS Migrate Local Disks on a Source Server?
- Why Do I Need to Set the Target Server Disk Be at Least 1 GB Larger than the Paired Source Server GPT Disk on Alibaba Cloud?
- Why Can't I Specify Whether to Migrate a Physical Volume When I Resize Disk Partitions in Linux?
- Why Can't I Specify Whether to Migrate a Logical Volume When I Resize Disk Partitions in Linux?
- What Are the Rules for Resizing Volume Groups, Disks, and Partitions?
- How Do I Migrate a Server with a System Disk Larger Than 1 TB?
- How Do I Detach the Temporary System Disk from My Target Server and Re-attach the Original Disk?
- Why Is There Less Data on the Target Server After the Migration Than There Was on the Source Server?
- How Do I Merge Disks During a Linux Migration?
- How Do I Split a Disk During a Linux Migration?
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