How to extend a Linux PV partition online after virtual disk growth
https://serverfault.com/questions/378086/how-to-extend-a-linux-pv-partition-online-after-virtual-disk-growth
QuestionAnswer18edited Oct 8, 2012 at 21:18You can do this without a reboot. pvresize doesn't resize the physical volume until the partition is updated with the added space. You must fdisk the partition and recreate it with the the new full size of the disk, after you can rescan'd the drives for it to see the extra space in the first place.
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