====== Increase_size_of_raw_disk_image_with_partitions ======

So there are a few ways out there for this. There is also a new virt-resize tool for resizing a VM disk with partitions. Having LVM inside the VM guest is another method.

This method covers:
  * Using LV (lvm) for a Guest (which has partitons, one for root and one for swap.)

====== Increase Size of LV ======
 lvresize -L+5G /dev/vg0/deb02
 <nowiki>//</nowiki>adds 5GB to the lv

====== Use fdisk to recreate partitions ======
Carefully, we can use fdisk to delete and recreate partitions to include the newly created free space.

All going well, this method should leave all information intact. Use dd to backup the LV firstly if you so wish.

 **fdisk /dev/vg0/deb02**
 
 The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 3263.
 There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
 and could in certain setups cause problems with:
 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
   (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
 
 Command (m for help): **p**
 
 Disk /dev/vg0/deb02: 26.8 GB, 26843545600 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3263 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 Disk identifier: 0x000505b9
 
          Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/vg0/deb02p1   *           1        2496    20049088+  83  Linux
 /dev/vg0/deb02p2            2497        2610      915705    5  Extended
 /dev/vg0/deb02p5            2497        2610      915673+  82  Linux  swap / Solaris
 
 Command (m for help): **d**
 Partition number (1-5): **5**
 
 Command (m for help): **d**
 Partition number (1-5): **2**
 
 Command (m for help): **d**
 Selected partition 1
 
 Command (m for help): **p**
 
 Disk /dev/vg0/deb02: 26.8 GB, 26843545600 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3263 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 Disk identifier: 0x000505b9
 
          Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 
 Command (m for help): **n**
 Command action
   e   extended
   p   primary partition (1-4)
 **p**
 Partition number (1-4): **1**
 First cylinder (1-3263, default 1):**<enter>**
 Using default value 1
 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-3263, default 3263): **+24G**
 
 Command (m for help): **p**
 
 Disk /dev/vg0/deb02: 26.8 GB, 26843545600 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3263 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 Disk identifier: 0x000505b9
 
          Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/vg0/deb02p1               1        2919    23446836   83  Linux
 
 Command (m for help): **n**
 Command action
   e   extended
   p   primary partition (1-4)
 **p**
 Partition number (1-4): **2**
 First cylinder (2920-3263, default 2920): **<enter>**
 Using default value 2920
 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (2920-3263, default 3263): **<enter>**
 Using default value 3263
 
 Command (m for help): **p**
 
 Disk /dev/vg0/deb02: 26.8 GB, 26843545600 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3263 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 Disk identifier: 0x000505b9
 
          Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/vg0/deb02p1               1        2919    23446836   83  Linux
 /dev/vg0/deb02p2            2920        3263     2763180   83  Linux
 
 Command (m for help): **w**
 The partition table has been altered!
 
 Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
 
 WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 22: Invalid  argument.
 The kernel still uses the old table.
 The new table will be used at the next reboot.
 Syncing disks.

====== Check the Partition and resize2fs ======
 kpartx -av /dev/vg0/deb02
 e2fsck -f /dev/mapper/vg0-deb02p1
 resize2fs /dev/mapper/vg0-deb02p1
 e2fsck -f /dev/mapper/vg0-deb02p1
 mkswap /dev/mapper/vg0-deb02p2
 kpartx -dv /dev/vg0/deb02

====== Boot VM and fix swap partition ======
Start the KVM VM with virsh. All worked well for me. After booting, I had to fix up the swap. Here is what I done for that when logged into the VM:
 df -h 'check new 20GB file size.
 free 'see that there is no swap.
 ls /dev/vda*
 swapon /dev/vda2
 vi /etc/fstab
 /dev/vda2 none swap sw 0 0

References:
http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Talk:Custom_Partitions_on_the_LS_Pro  <br>
http://itsignals.cascadia.com.au/?p=28  <br>
http://blog.jdpfu.com/2010/10/31/solved-increase-kvm-vm-image-file-size <br>
http://xen.1045712.n5.nabble.com/AW-Increase-size-of-file-based-diskimage-with-MBR-partitions-fs-td2594510.html <br>
http://www.scriptkiddie.org/blog/page/2/ <br>