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Extending a volume
Extending a file system on a raw device (Linux)
Extending a volume
Extending a file system on a raw device (Linux)
Extending a file system on a raw device (Linux)
If you want to create a file system on a volume without first creating partitions, follow the steps in this topic to extend the file system.
Notes
This operation only applies to Linux systems.
Steps
- Run this command to see the details of the file systems on the instance.
- The output below indicates that the format of the file system you want to extend is XFS.
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- Run the appropriate command to extend the file system according to its format.
- Use this command to extend an EXT file system:
- Use this command to extend an XFS file system:
- Run this command to view the space usage for all file systems.
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