=== expanding zimbra storage from vmware esxi ===

> step 1 - on the vsphere client remote esxi server

power off virtual machine
> click on the zimbra storage (hdd 2)
> increase the provisioned size of the storage to be

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> step 1 - add new storage
/power off VM
/add new storage (san) > 300GB > done
/power on VM
> step 2 - format to LVM partition
# fdisk /dev/sdc
> n > p > 1
> t > 8e
> p > w
> step 3 - create LVM volume
# pvcreate /dev/sdc1
> step 4 - extend to volume group pool
# vgextend icu /dev/sdc1
> step 5 - expand logical volume
# lvextend -L+300G /dev/icu/icu-root
> step 6 - sync
# resize2fs /dev/icu/icu-root
> step 7 - checking
# pvdisplay
# vgdisplay icu
# df -h

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Physical Volume
| codename (pv)
| # pvcreate /dev/sdXY
|
|------->VOLUME GROUP
| codename (vg)
| # vgcreate (nama VG) /dev/sdXY
|
|------> Logical Volume
| codename (lv)
| # lvcreate -L 10G -n (nama LV) (nama V
G)
|