Category Archives: lvm

Debian: waiting for root filesystem fails (using software raid)

by Lorenz Bausch Posted on September 29, 2014

If your system does not boot up und you’re dropped to an initramfs shell after “waiting for root filesystem” fails – check your mdadm config

Make sure it contains the correct definitions which are available with

Adjust your … Continue reading →

Posted in Debian, lvm | Comments Off on Debian: waiting for root filesystem fails (using software raid)

Xen: extend lvm of virtual machine

by Lorenz Bausch Posted on April 4, 2014

First: Make sure to shut down the virtual machine or to unmount the disk inside it. Once finished you can start to extend the logical volume on the hypervisor:

In case you shut down the virtual machine you may … Continue reading →

Posted in Debian, lvm, Xen | Comments Off on Xen: extend lvm of virtual machine