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.. _increase-virtual-disk-size:
Increase Clear Linux image virtual disk size
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Increase virtual disk size of a Clear Linux image
#################################################
Prebuilt |CLOSIA| images come in different sizes, ranging from 300 MB to 20
GB. This guide describes how to increase the size of your prebuilt |CL| image
if you need more capacity.
Determine the prebuilt image size
*********************************
.. contents:: This guide will cover:
Determine the partition sizes of the prebuilt image
***************************************************
There are two methods to find the virtual disk size of your prebuilt |CL|
image.
In both examples, the prebuilt Hyper-V image used starting off at about 8.5 GB
with /dev/sdd3 being the partition
Checking :command:`lsblk` on the VM
-----------------------------------
The first method is to boot up your :abbr:`VM (Virtual Machine)` and
execute the :command:`lsblk` command as shown below:
.. code-block:: bash
.. code-block:: bash
sudo lsblk
sudo lsblk
An example output of the :command:`lsblk` command:
.. code-block:: console
.. code-block:: console
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 8.5G 0 disk
├─sdd1 8:1 0 512M 0 part
├─sdd2 8:2 0 32M 0 part [SWAP]
└─sdd3 8:3 0 8G 0 part /
In this example, both methods show the prebuilt Hyper-V image is about 8.5 GB.
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 8.5G 0 disk
├─sdd1 8:1 0 512M 0 part
├─sdd2 8:2 0 32M 0 part [SWAP]
└─sdd3 8:3 0 8G 0 part /
The second method is to check the config.JSON file of the image, located in the
Checking :file:`config.json` used to build the image
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The second method is to check the :file:`config.json` file used to create prebuilt image, located in the
`releases`_ repository. For example, to find the size of the Hyper-V\* image
version number 20450, follow these steps:
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Increase virtual disk size
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Power off VM and increase virtual disk size:
--------------------------------------------
To increase the virtual disk size for a prebuilt image, perform the steps below:
#. Shut down your VM if it is running.
#. Use an appropriate hypervisor tool to increase the virtual disk size of
your VM.
#. Power up the VM.
Resize the partition of the virtual disk:
-----------------------------------------
#. Log in to an account with root privileges.
#. Open a terminal emulator.
#. Add the |CL| `storage-utils` bundle to install the `parted` and
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#. Enter :command:`q` to exit `parted` when you are finished resizing the
image.
Resize the filesytem
--------------------
#. Enter :command:`sudo resize2fs -p /dev/[modified partition name]` where
*[modified partition name]* is the partition that was changed in `parted`.