LVM Extention Process
dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/remotestorage/linuxupdates-2 bs=1k count=1048576 losetup /dev/loop2 /mnt/remotestorage/linuxupdates-2 pvcreate /dev/loop2 vgextend updates_store /dev/loop2 lvextend -L+1G /dev/updates_store/store umount /mnt/vg e2fsck -f /dev/updates_store/store resize2fs /dev/updates_store/store mount /dev/updates_store/store /mnt/vg
Where the filename (linuxupdates-2) increments, the ‘count’ in the dd command is a multiple of the one listed (1GB), and the loopback devices (loop2 here) increments.