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Increase size of Linux(CentOS) system partition in VirtualBox without losing data

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Problem

There is no free space on CentOS system disk in VirtualBox.

Solution

First of all you need to extend the virtual hdd (VDI) size.

VBoxManage modifyhd "C:\path\to\vdi\file" --resize SIZE_IN_MB

You can do this only for Dynamically alocated discs.

After that, start your VirtualBox and boot into GParted live CD. There just follow instructions in GUI and resize you partition to desired size.

GParted Main Window GUI

GParted Main Window GUI

After that, reboot into your CentOS system. Here just start console and enter

pvresize /dev/sda2

after that, find out your logical volume path. You can do this by entering this command

lvdisplay

My LV path is /dev/VolGroup/lv_root so I’ll use this. Now enter the following commands

lvresize -l +100%FREE /dev/VolGroup/lv_root
resize2fs -p /dev/VolGroup/lv_root

Now just verify that the filesystem is larger with

df -h

Important info! You are doing this on your own responsibility! The data on your virtual disc can be erased at any time! You should created backup before doing any of this!


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