OS: Ubuntu 14.04, partition table:
Model: VMware Virtual disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 37.6GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 200MB 199MB primary xfs boot
2 200MB 1201MB 1000MB primary linux-swap(v1)
3 1201MB 2201MB 1000MB primary xfs
4 2202MB 26.8GB 24.6GB extended
5 2202MB 8201MB 5999MB logical xfs
6 8202MB 26.8GB 18.6GB logical xfs
I'm trying to expand one (#6) of the partitions on a virtual machine. The VM is located on an ESXi where i raised the current disk with 10GB of diskspace. parted recognises the new space but when I try to resize the partition it gives me:
(parted) resizepart 6
End? [26.8GB]? 37.6GB
Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
If I instead try to remove and create a new partition in its place, I recieve the below message as if it's remembering the previous partition?:
(parted) rm 6
(parted) mkpart
Partition type? [logical]?
File system type? [ext2]? xfs
Start? 8202MB
End? 37.6GB
Warning: You requested a partition from 8202MB to 37.6GB.
The closest location we can manage is 8202MB to 26.8GB.
Is this still acceptable to you?
Yes/No?
I'm not sure how to get the new space allocated to my partition 6? Let me know if any details are necessary.
You need to extend the extended partition (4) first. Then you can extend/replace the logical ones.