disk replacemient with bigger ones on raid1

http://www.walkernews.net/2007/02/27/extend-lvm-disk-space-with-new-hard-disk/

• 1. server shut


• 2. old1 replaced with bigger one (remove old1 and mount bigger disk 2 min after server booted!!!)


• 3. server startup


• 4. wait for mirror rebuild


• 5. server shut


• 6. old2 replaced with bigger one (remove old2 and mount bigger disk 2 min after server booted!!!)


• 7. server boot




• 8. raid disks synced (ensure with hpacucli "ctrl all show config detail."wait for mirror rebuild . You will need to reboot server after)


• => ctrl slot=x ld 1 modify size=? (get free block size information)


• => ctrl slot=x ld 1 modify size=max


• 10. server reboot


• 11. create a partion and 8e filesytem using fdisk


• 12. initiate the device named /dev/cciss/c0dxpx using sytem-config-lvm


• or


• pvcreate /dev/cciss/c0dxpx


• Physical volume "/dev/cciss/c0dxpx" successfully created


• 13. Create a new VolGroup0x using sytem-config-lvm or add to present one.


• 14. Create a new Volgroup

Success