partsmor.blogg.se - Extend partition into unallocated space

Open the control panel, select your Cloud Server and increase the size of a disc.

If you’re not familiar with the Linux command-line, you might prefer the Standard method above. This method only applies to non-root discs. Click on the GParted menu at the top left and click Quit.

Once the process has completed you can close gparted to reboot your cloud server.

You will be prompted to confirm the changes.

Click on the Edit option at the top and then the Apply All Operations option.

Drag the slider to the right to fill all of the unallocated space.

Click on the partition click Resize/Move.

You should see some unallocated space.

They are normally listed in the same order as on the control panel.

When GParted has loaded (you may want to increase the size of the console window), click the GParted menu in the top left and select the correct device in the sub-menu.

At the rescue: prompt, type gparted and press Enter.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the login prompt to restart your server and try again! If you are not quick enough, your server will load as normal.

Watch the boot process carefully and press the Ctrl+n button (top-right of the console window) as soon as the ‘ Press Ctrl+n for rescue prompt.‘ message appears (you’ve got to be quick!).As soon as your server restarts, click the ‘Console’ button to open the console window.īoot your server into ‘rescue’ mode and start GParted.This is not the same as a restart, as the server must be fully off for the change to be applied. When the resize operation is complete, click the ‘Shutdown’ button for your Cloud Server and then start it again.Select the disc you want to resize, increase the size as required and click the ‘Resize disc’ button.Standard method (for Linux) Increase the size of your disc through the Bytemark Panel The advanced Linux method, will work with both partitioned & non-partitioned discs (filesystem directly on the disc) as it will just extend the volume of the selected filesystem. The only way around this would be to create a new partition table, erasing all of the data on the disc, which is not convenient at all.

As GParted is a partition tool, If the disc has no partitions, then the extra space will not be able to be allocated. If you’re planning on resizing a disc which hasn’t hasn’t got a partition table, you may encounter some issues when following the standard Linux method. Which method to use for partitioned & non-partitioned discs The procedure outlined below is quite safe, but you should always take backups beforehand, just in case!.If your Cloud Server is running Windows, follow the Windows Method instructions below.We have purposefully disabled this functionality as it can lead to filesystem corruption and data loss. At present, you cannot decrease the size of a disc.If you need more space on an existing disc, you can increase its size without having to re-install your server.