Command Line Description: lsblk lists information about all available or the specified block devices.
lsblk --output NAME,HCTL,MOUNTPOINT,SIZEResults: Notice the current size of SDE and the /storage/log mount point
NAME HCTL MOUNTPOINT SIZE
sda 2:0:0:0 48.6G
├─sda1 4M
├─sda2 /boot/efi 10M
├─sda3 /boot 512M
└─sda4 48G
└─vg_root_0-lv_root_0 / 48G
sdb 2:0:1:0 7.2G
sdc 2:0:2:0 25G
└─swap_vg-swap1 [SWAP] 25G
sdd 2:0:3:0 50G
└─core_vg-core /storage/core 50G
sde 2:0:4:0 10G
└─log_vg-log /storage/log 10G
sdf 2:0:5:0 10G
└─db_vg-db /storage/db 10G
sdg 2:0:6:0 15G
└─dblog_vg-dblog /storage/dblog 15G
sdh 2:0:8:0 25G
└─seat_vg-seat /storage/seat 25G
sdi 2:0:9:0 1G
└─netdump_vg-netdump /storage/netdump 1016M
sdj 2:0:10:0 10G
└─autodeploy_vg-autodeploy /storage/autodeploy 10G
sdk 2:0:11:0 10G
└─imagebuilder_vg-imagebuilder /storage/imagebuilder 10G
sdl 2:0:12:0 100G
└─updatemgr_vg-updatemgr /storage/updatemgr 100G
sdm 2:0:13:0 50G
└─archive_vg-archive /storage/archive 50G
sdn 2:0:14:0 25G
└─vtsdb_vg-vtsdb /storage/vtsdb 25G
sdo 2:0:15:0 15G
└─vtsdblog_vg-vtsdblog /storage/vtsdblog 15G
sdp 3:0:0:0 100G
└─lifecycle_vg-lifecycle /storage/lifecycle 100G
sr0 0:0:0:0 1024M
sdq 3:0:1:0 200G
└─vg_lvm_snapshot-lv_lvm_snapshot /storage/lvm_snapshot 200GCommand Line Description: ls lists information about the files or devices in a specified path
ls -al /sys/block/sd*Results:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sda -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:0/block/sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdb -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:1/2:0:1:0/block/sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdc -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:2/2:0:2:0/block/sdc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdd -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:3/2:0:3:0/block/sdd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sde -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:4/2:0:4:0/block/sde
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdf -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:5/2:0:5:0/block/sdf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdg -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:6/2:0:6:0/block/sdg
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdh -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:8/2:0:8:0/block/sdh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdi -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:9/2:0:9:0/block/sdi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdj -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:10/2:0:10:0/block/sdj
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdk -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:11/2:0:11:0/block/sdk
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdl -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:12/2:0:12:0/block/sdl
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdm -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:13/2:0:13:0/block/sdm
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdn -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:14/2:0:14:0/block/sdn
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdo -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/host2/target2:0:15/2:0:15:0/block/sdo
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdp -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:00.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/block/sdp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 28 14:07 /sys/block/sdq -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:00.0/host3/target3:0:1/3:0:1:0/block/sdqLogin 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.shResults:
Sat Mar 28 02:22:14 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Scanning Hard disk sizes
Syncing file systems
which: no multipath in (/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/java/jre-vmware/bin:/opt/vmware/bin:/opt/vmware/cap/bin)
Scanning SCSI subsystem for new devices and remove devices that have disappeared
Scanning host 0 for SCSI target IDs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15, all LUNs
Scanning for device 0 0 0 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: NECVMWar Model: VMware IDE CDR00 Rev: 1.00
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Scanning host 1 for SCSI target IDs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15, all LUNs
Scanning host 2 for SCSI target IDs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15, all LUNs
Scanning for device 2 0 0 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 1 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 10 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 10 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 11 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 11 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 12 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 12 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 13 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 13 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 14 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 14 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 15 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 15 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 2 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 3 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 4 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 04 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 5 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 6 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 8 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 08 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 2 0 9 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 09 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning host 3 for SCSI target IDs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15, all LUNs
Scanning for device 3 0 0 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning for device 3 0 1 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: VMware Model: Virtual disk Rev: 2.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Scanning host 4 for SCSI target IDs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15, all LUNs
0 new or changed device(s) found.
0 remapped or resized device(s) found.
0 device(s) removed.
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sda
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdb
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdc
Physical volume "/dev/sdc" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdd
Physical volume "/dev/sdd" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sde
Physical volume "/dev/sde" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdf
Physical volume "/dev/sdf" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdg
Physical volume "/dev/sdg" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdh
Physical volume "/dev/sdh" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdi
Physical volume "/dev/sdi" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdj
Physical volume "/dev/sdj" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdk
Physical volume "/dev/sdk" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:18 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdl
Physical volume "/dev/sdl" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:19 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdm
Physical volume "/dev/sdm" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:19 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdn
Physical volume "/dev/sdn" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:19 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdo
Physical volume "/dev/sdo" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:19 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdp
Physical volume "/dev/sdp" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:19 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: Resizing PV /dev/sdq
Physical volume "/dev/sdq" changed
1 physical volume(s) resized or updated / 0 physical volume(s) not resized
Sat Mar 28 02:22:19 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/lifecycle_vg/lifecycle
Size of logical volume lifecycle_vg/lifecycle unchanged from 99.99 GiB (12799 extents).
Logical volume lifecycle_vg/lifecycle successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 26212352 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:19 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/vtsdblog_vg/vtsdblog
Size of logical volume vtsdblog_vg/vtsdblog unchanged from 14.99 GiB (1919 extents).
Logical volume vtsdblog_vg/vtsdblog successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 3930112 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:19 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/vtsdb_vg/vtsdb
Size of logical volume vtsdb_vg/vtsdb unchanged from 24.99 GiB (3199 extents).
Logical volume vtsdb_vg/vtsdb successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 6551552 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:20 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/archive_vg/archive
Size of logical volume archive_vg/archive unchanged from 49.99 GiB (6399 extents).
Logical volume archive_vg/archive successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 13105152 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:20 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/updatemgr_vg/updatemgr
Size of logical volume updatemgr_vg/updatemgr unchanged from 99.99 GiB (12799 extents).
Logical volume updatemgr_vg/updatemgr successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 26212352 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:20 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/imagebuilder_vg/imagebuilder
Size of logical volume imagebuilder_vg/imagebuilder unchanged from 9.99 GiB (1279 extents).
Logical volume imagebuilder_vg/imagebuilder successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 2619392 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:20 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/autodeploy_vg/autodeploy
Size of logical volume autodeploy_vg/autodeploy unchanged from 9.99 GiB (1279 extents).
Logical volume autodeploy_vg/autodeploy successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 2619392 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:20 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/netdump_vg/netdump
Size of logical volume netdump_vg/netdump unchanged from 1016.00 MiB (127 extents).
Logical volume netdump_vg/netdump successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 260096 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:20 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/seat_vg/seat
Size of logical volume seat_vg/seat unchanged from 24.99 GiB (3199 extents).
Logical volume seat_vg/seat successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 6551552 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:21 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/dblog_vg/dblog
Size of logical volume dblog_vg/dblog unchanged from 14.99 GiB (1919 extents).
Logical volume dblog_vg/dblog successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 3930112 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:21 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/db_vg/db
Size of logical volume db_vg/db unchanged from 9.99 GiB (1279 extents).
Logical volume db_vg/db successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 2619392 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:21 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/log_vg/log
Size of logical volume log_vg/log changed from 9.99 GiB (1279 extents) to 49.99 GiB (6399 extents).
Logical volume log_vg/log successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
Filesystem at /dev/mapper/log_vg-log is mounted on /storage/log; on-line resizing required
old_desc_blocks = 2, new_desc_blocks = 7
The filesystem on /dev/mapper/log_vg-log is now 13105152 (4k) blocks long.
Sat Mar 28 02:22:22 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/core_vg/core
Size of logical volume core_vg/core unchanged from 49.99 GiB (6399 extents).
Logical volume core_vg/core successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 13105152 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:22 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/swap_vg/swap1
fsadm: Filesystem "swap" on device "/dev/mapper/swap_vg-swap1" is not supported by this tool.
Filesystem check failed.
Sat Mar 28 02:22:22 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/vg_root_0/lv_root_0
Size of logical volume vg_root_0/lv_root_0 unchanged from <48.00 GiB (12287 extents).
Logical volume vg_root_0/lv_root_0 successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 12581888 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!
Sat Mar 28 02:22:22 PM UTC 2026 Disk Util: INFO: LV Resizing /dev/vg_lvm_snapshot/lv_lvm_snapshot
Size of logical volume vg_lvm_snapshot/lv_lvm_snapshot unchanged from <200.00 GiB (51199 extents).
Logical volume vg_lvm_snapshot/lv_lvm_snapshot successfully resized.
resize2fs 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
The filesystem is already 52427776 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!Command Line Description: lsblk lists information about all available or the specified block devices.
lsblk --output NAME,HCTL,MOUNTPOINT,SIZEResults: Notice the new size of SDE and the /storage/log mount point
NAME HCTL MOUNTPOINT SIZE
sda 2:0:0:0 48.6G
├─sda1 4M
├─sda2 /boot/efi 10M
├─sda3 /boot 512M
└─sda4 48G
└─vg_root_0-lv_root_0 / 48G
sdb 2:0:1:0 7.2G
sdc 2:0:2:0 25G
└─swap_vg-swap1 [SWAP] 25G
sdd 2:0:3:0 50G
└─core_vg-core /storage/core 50G
sde 2:0:4:0 50G
└─log_vg-log /storage/log 50G
sdf 2:0:5:0 10G
└─db_vg-db /storage/db 10G
sdg 2:0:6:0 15G
└─dblog_vg-dblog /storage/dblog 15G
sdh 2:0:8:0 25G
└─seat_vg-seat /storage/seat 25G
sdi 2:0:9:0 1G
└─netdump_vg-netdump /storage/netdump 1016M
sdj 2:0:10:0 10G
└─autodeploy_vg-autodeploy /storage/autodeploy 10G
sdk 2:0:11:0 10G
└─imagebuilder_vg-imagebuilder /storage/imagebuilder 10G
sdl 2:0:12:0 100G
└─updatemgr_vg-updatemgr /storage/updatemgr 100G
sdm 2:0:13:0 50G
└─archive_vg-archive /storage/archive 50G
sdn 2:0:14:0 25G
└─vtsdb_vg-vtsdb /storage/vtsdb 25G
sdo 2:0:15:0 15G
└─vtsdblog_vg-vtsdblog /storage/vtsdblog 15G
sdp 3:0:0:0 100G
└─lifecycle_vg-lifecycle /storage/lifecycle 100G
sr0 0:0:0:0 1024M
sdq 3:0:1:0 200G
└─vg_lvm_snapshot-lv_lvm_snapshot /storage/lvm_snapshot 200G
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