NAME¶
xfs_growfs, xfs_info - expand an XFS filesystem
SYNOPSIS¶
xfs_growfs [
-dilnrx ] [
-D size ] [
-e
rtextsize ] [
-L size ] [
-m maxpct ] [
-t mtab ] [
-R size ]
mount-point
xfs_growfs -V
xfs_info [
-t mtab ]
mount-point
xfs_info -V
DESCRIPTION¶
xfs_growfs expands an existing XFS filesystem (see
xfs(5)). The
mount-point argument is the pathname of the directory where the
filesystem is mounted. The filesystem must be mounted to be grown (see
mount(8)). The existing contents of the filesystem are undisturbed, and
the added space becomes available for additional file storage.
xfs_info is equivalent to invoking
xfs_growfs with the
-n
option (see discussion below).
OPTIONS¶
- -d | -D size
- Specifies that the data section of the filesystem should be grown. If the
-D size option is given, the data section is grown to that
size, otherwise the data section is grown to the largest size
possible with the -d option. The size is expressed in filesystem
blocks.
- -e
- Allows the real-time extent size to be specified. In mkfs.xfs(8)
this is specified with -r extsize=nnnn.
- -i
- The new log is an internal log (inside the data section). [NOTE: This
option is not implemented]
- -l | -L size
- Specifies that the log section of the filesystem should be grown, shrunk,
or moved. If the -L size option is given, the log section is
changed to be that size, if possible. The size is expressed in
filesystem blocks. The size of an internal log must be smaller than the
size of an allocation group (this value is printed at mkfs(8)
time). If neither -i nor -x is given with -l, the log
continues to be internal or external as it was before. [NOTE: These
options are not implemented]
- -m
- Specify a new value for the maximum percentage of space in the filesystem
that can be allocated as inodes. In mkfs.xfs(8) this is specified
with -i maxpct=nn.
- -n
- Specifies that no change to the filesystem is to be made. The filesystem
geometry is printed, and argument checking is performed, but no growth
occurs. See output examples below.
- -r | -R size
- Specifies that the real-time section of the filesystem should be grown. If
the -R size option is given, the real-time section is grown
to that size, otherwise the real-time section is grown to the largest size
possible with the -r option. The size is expressed in filesystem
blocks. The filesystem does not need to have contained a real-time section
before the xfs_growfs operation.
- -t
- Specifies an alternate mount table file (default is /proc/mounts if
it exists, else /etc/mtab). This is used when working with
filesystems mounted without writing to /etc/mtab file - refer to
mount(8) for further details.
- -V
- Prints the version number and exits. The mount-point argument is
not required with -V.
xfs_growfs is most often used in conjunction with logical volumes (see
md(4) and
lvm(8) on Linux). However, it can also be used on a
regular disk partition, for example if a partition has been enlarged while
retaining the same starting block.
PRACTICAL USE¶
Filesystems normally occupy all of the space on the device where they reside. In
order to grow a filesystem, it is necessary to provide added space for it to
occupy. Therefore there must be at least one spare new disk partition
available. Adding the space is often done through the use of a logical volume
manager.
EXAMPLES¶
Understanding xfs_info output.
Suppose one has the following "xfs_info /dev/sda" output:
meta-data=/dev/sda isize=256 agcount=32, agsize=16777184 blks
= sectsz=512 attr=2
data = bsize=4096 blocks=536869888, imaxpct=5
= sunit=32 swidth=128 blks
naming =version 2 bsize=4096
log =internal bsize=4096 blocks=32768, version=2
= sectsz=512 sunit=32 blks, lazy-count=1
realtime =none extsz=524288 blocks=0, rtextents=0
Here, the data section of the output indicates "bsize=4096", meaning
the data block size for this filesystem is 4096 bytes. This section also shows
"sunit=32 swidth=128 blks", which means the stripe unit is 32*4096
bytes = 128 kibibytes and the stripe width is 128*4096 bytes = 512 kibibytes.
A single stripe of this filesystem therefore consists of four stripe units
(128 blocks / 32 blocks per unit).
SEE ALSO¶
mkfs.xfs(8),
md(4),
lvm(8),
mount(8).