vCenter Server v8.x Extend Disk

by Simon Sparks · 29 March 2026

Command Line Description: lsblk lists information about all available or the specified block devices.

lsblk--outputNAME,HCTL,MOUNTPOINT,SIZE
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Results: Notice the current size of SDE and the /storage/log mount point

NAMEHCTLMOUNTPOINTSIZE
sda2:0:0:048.6G
├─sda14M
├─sda2/boot/efi10M
├─sda3/boot512M
└─sda448G
└─vg_root_0-lv_root_0/48G
sdb2:0:1:07.2G
sdc2:0:2:025G
└─swap_vg-swap1                              [SWAP]                  25G
sdd2:0:3:050G
└─core_vg-core/storage/core50G
sde2:0:4:010G
└─log_vg-log/storage/log10G
sdf2:0:5:010G
└─db_vg-db/storage/db10G
sdg2:0:6:015G
└─dblog_vg-dblog/storage/dblog15G
sdh2:0:8:025G
└─seat_vg-seat/storage/seat25G
sdi2:0:9:01G
└─netdump_vg-netdump/storage/netdump1016M
sdj2:0:10:010G
└─autodeploy_vg-autodeploy/storage/autodeploy10G
sdk2:0:11:010G
└─imagebuilder_vg-imagebuilder/storage/imagebuilder10G
sdl2:0:12:0100G
└─updatemgr_vg-updatemgr/storage/updatemgr100G
sdm2:0:13:050G
└─archive_vg-archive/storage/archive50G
sdn2:0:14:025G
└─vtsdb_vg-vtsdb/storage/vtsdb25G
sdo2:0:15:015G
└─vtsdblog_vg-vtsdblog/storage/vtsdblog15G
sdp3:0:0:0100G
└─lifecycle_vg-lifecycle/storage/lifecycle100G
sr00:0:0:01024M
sdq3:0:1:0200G
└─vg_lvm_snapshot-lv_lvm_snapshot/storage/lvm_snapshot200G
Bash

Command Line Description: ls lists information about the files or devices in a specified path

ls-al/sys/block/sd*
Bash

Results:

lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sda ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:0/block/sda
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdb ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:1/2:0:1:0/block/sdb
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdc ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:2/2:0:2:0/block/sdc
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdd ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:3/2:0:3:0/block/sdd

lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sde ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:4/2:0:4:0/block/sde

lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdf ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:5/2:0:5:0/block/sdf
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdg ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:6/2:0:6:0/block/sdg
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdh ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:8/2:0:8:0/block/sdh
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdi ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:9/2:0:9:0/block/sdi
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdj ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:10/2:0:10:0/block/sdj
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdk ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:11/2:0:11:0/block/sdk
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdl ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:12/2:0:12:0/block/sdl
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdm ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:13/2:0:13:0/block/sdm
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdn ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:14/2:0:14:0/block/sdn
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdo ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:15/2:0:15:0/block/sdo
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdp ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:00.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/block/sdp
lrwxrwxrwx1rootroot0Mar2814:07/sys/block/sdq ->../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:00.0/host3/target3:0:1/3:0:1:0/block/sdq
Bash

Login to vCenter and increase the size of the disk to the required size.

Command Line Description: The autogrow shell script detects if any block devices have been increased and extends the partition and the filesystem of to fill the space.

/usr/lib/applmgmt/support/scripts/autogrow.sh
Bash

Results:

SatMar2802:22:14PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ScanningHarddisksizes
Syncingfilesystems
which:nomultipathin (/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/java/jre-vmware/bin:/opt/vmware/bin:/opt/vmware/cap/bin)
ScanningSCSIsubsystemfornewdevicesandremovedevicesthathavedisappeared
Scanninghost0forSCSItargetIDs0123456789101112131415,allLUNs
Scanningfordevice0000...
OLD:Host:scsi0Channel:00Id:00Lun:00
Vendor:NECVMWarModel:VMwareIDECDR00Rev:1.00
Type:CD-ROMANSISCSIrevision:05
Scanninghost1forSCSItargetIDs0123456789101112131415,allLUNs
Scanninghost2forSCSItargetIDs0123456789101112131415,allLUNs
Scanningfordevice2000...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:00Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice2010...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:01Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice20100...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:10Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice20110...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:11Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice20120...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:12Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice20130...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:13Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice20140...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:14Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice20150...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:15Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice2020...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:02Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice2030...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:03Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice2040...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:04Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice2050...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:05Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice2060...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:06Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice2080...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:08Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice2090...
OLD:Host:scsi2Channel:00Id:09Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanninghost3forSCSItargetIDs0123456789101112131415,allLUNs
Scanningfordevice3000...
OLD:Host:scsi3Channel:00Id:00Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanningfordevice3010...
OLD:Host:scsi3Channel:00Id:01Lun:00
Vendor:VMwareModel:VirtualdiskRev:2.0
Type:Direct-AccessANSISCSIrevision:06
Scanninghost4forSCSItargetIDs0123456789101112131415,allLUNs
0neworchangeddevice(s)found.
0remappedorresizeddevice(s)found.
0device(s)removed.
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sda
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdb
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdc
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdc"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdd
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdd"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sde
Physicalvolume"/dev/sde"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdf
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdf"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdg
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdg"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdh
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdh"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdi
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdi"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdj
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdj"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdk
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdk"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:18PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdl
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdl"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:19PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdm
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdm"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:19PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdn
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdn"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:19PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdo
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdo"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:19PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdp
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdp"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:19PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:ResizingPV/dev/sdq
Physicalvolume"/dev/sdq"changed
1physicalvolume(s)resizedorupdated/0physicalvolume(s)notresized
SatMar2802:22:19PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/lifecycle_vg/lifecycle
Sizeoflogicalvolumelifecycle_vg/lifecycleunchangedfrom99.99GiB (12799extents).
Logicalvolumelifecycle_vg/lifecyclesuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready26212352 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:19PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/vtsdblog_vg/vtsdblog
Sizeoflogicalvolumevtsdblog_vg/vtsdblogunchangedfrom14.99GiB (1919extents).
Logicalvolumevtsdblog_vg/vtsdblogsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready3930112 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:19PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/vtsdb_vg/vtsdb
Sizeoflogicalvolumevtsdb_vg/vtsdbunchangedfrom24.99GiB (3199extents).
Logicalvolumevtsdb_vg/vtsdbsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready6551552 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:20PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/archive_vg/archive
Sizeoflogicalvolumearchive_vg/archiveunchangedfrom49.99GiB (6399extents).
Logicalvolumearchive_vg/archivesuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready13105152 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:20PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/updatemgr_vg/updatemgr
Sizeoflogicalvolumeupdatemgr_vg/updatemgrunchangedfrom99.99GiB (12799extents).
Logicalvolumeupdatemgr_vg/updatemgrsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready26212352 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:20PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/imagebuilder_vg/imagebuilder
Sizeoflogicalvolumeimagebuilder_vg/imagebuilderunchangedfrom9.99GiB (1279extents).
Logicalvolumeimagebuilder_vg/imagebuildersuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready2619392 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:20PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/autodeploy_vg/autodeploy
Sizeoflogicalvolumeautodeploy_vg/autodeployunchangedfrom9.99GiB (1279extents).
Logicalvolumeautodeploy_vg/autodeploysuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready2619392 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:20PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/netdump_vg/netdump
Sizeoflogicalvolumenetdump_vg/netdumpunchangedfrom1016.00MiB (127extents).
Logicalvolumenetdump_vg/netdumpsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready260096 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:20PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/seat_vg/seat
Sizeoflogicalvolumeseat_vg/seatunchangedfrom24.99GiB (3199extents).
Logicalvolumeseat_vg/seatsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready6551552 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:21PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/dblog_vg/dblog
Sizeoflogicalvolumedblog_vg/dblogunchangedfrom14.99GiB (1919extents).
Logicalvolumedblog_vg/dblogsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready3930112 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:21PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/db_vg/db
Sizeoflogicalvolumedb_vg/dbunchangedfrom9.99GiB (1279extents).
Logicalvolumedb_vg/dbsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready2619392 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:21PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/log_vg/log
Sizeoflogicalvolumelog_vg/logchangedfrom9.99GiB (1279extents) to 49.99 GiB(6399extents).
Logicalvolumelog_vg/logsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Filesystemat/dev/mapper/log_vg-logismountedon/storage/log;on-lineresizingrequired
old_desc_blocks=2,new_desc_blocks=7
Thefilesystemon/dev/mapper/log_vg-logisnow13105152 (4k) blocks long.

SatMar2802:22:22PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/core_vg/core
Sizeoflogicalvolumecore_vg/coreunchangedfrom49.99GiB (6399extents).
Logicalvolumecore_vg/coresuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready13105152 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:22PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/swap_vg/swap1
fsadm:Filesystem"swap"ondevice"/dev/mapper/swap_vg-swap1"isnotsupportedbythistool.
Filesystemcheckfailed.
SatMar2802:22:22PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/vg_root_0/lv_root_0
Sizeoflogicalvolumevg_root_0/lv_root_0unchangedfrom<48.00GiB (12287extents).
Logicalvolumevg_root_0/lv_root_0successfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready12581888 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!

SatMar2802:22:22PMUTC2026DiskUtil:INFO:LVResizing/dev/vg_lvm_snapshot/lv_lvm_snapshot
Sizeoflogicalvolumevg_lvm_snapshot/lv_lvm_snapshotunchangedfrom<200.00GiB (51199extents).
Logicalvolumevg_lvm_snapshot/lv_lvm_snapshotsuccessfullyresized.
resize2fs1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Thefilesystemisalready52427776 (4k) blocks long.  Nothing to do!
Bash

Command Line Description: lsblk lists information about all available or the specified block devices.

lsblk--outputNAME,HCTL,MOUNTPOINT,SIZE
Bash

Results: Notice the new size of SDE and the /storage/log mount point

NAMEHCTLMOUNTPOINTSIZE
sda2:0:0:048.6G
├─sda14M
├─sda2/boot/efi10M
├─sda3/boot512M
└─sda448G
└─vg_root_0-lv_root_0/48G
sdb2:0:1:07.2G
sdc2:0:2:025G
└─swap_vg-swap1                              [SWAP]                  25G
sdd2:0:3:050G
└─core_vg-core/storage/core50G
sde2:0:4:050G
└─log_vg-log/storage/log50G
sdf2:0:5:010G
└─db_vg-db/storage/db10G
sdg2:0:6:015G
└─dblog_vg-dblog/storage/dblog15G
sdh2:0:8:025G
└─seat_vg-seat/storage/seat25G
sdi2:0:9:01G
└─netdump_vg-netdump/storage/netdump1016M
sdj2:0:10:010G
└─autodeploy_vg-autodeploy/storage/autodeploy10G
sdk2:0:11:010G
└─imagebuilder_vg-imagebuilder/storage/imagebuilder10G
sdl2:0:12:0100G
└─updatemgr_vg-updatemgr/storage/updatemgr100G
sdm2:0:13:050G
└─archive_vg-archive/storage/archive50G
sdn2:0:14:025G
└─vtsdb_vg-vtsdb/storage/vtsdb25G
sdo2:0:15:015G
└─vtsdblog_vg-vtsdblog/storage/vtsdblog15G
sdp3:0:0:0100G
└─lifecycle_vg-lifecycle/storage/lifecycle100G
sr00:0:0:01024M
sdq3:0:1:0200G
└─vg_lvm_snapshot-lv_lvm_snapshot/storage/lvm_snapshot200G
Bash

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