Moving NethServer to run as Proxmov VM

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@Andy_Wismer

A few Notes on DiskSize in ProxMox:

A UN*X, Linux or Windows based VM machine running under Proxmox is quite easy to enlarge the Disk. This works well for all Windows after Win2000 (except Win10, untested by me). It also works well for NethServer and other Linux systems. Your mileage may vary…

Steps:

• Make a bacjkup of the VM with Proxmox
• Shut down the VM in Proxmox.
• Under Hardware, enlarge the Disk. (This only gives you a “bigger” virtual Disk, but does NOT enlarge the partitions).
• Boot the VM with SystemRescueCD (Download / Find with Google).
• Start the GUI with startx, go to System and start up gparted.
• Enlarge the System Partition using this tool, don’t forget to “write” the changes to disk with the Green OK Symbol.
• Remove the SystemRescueCD Image, changing the Boot sequence back to your System-Disk.

This works very well!

There is also another method for NethServer HDDs:

Under the Proxmox GUI:

1. Click on the NS7-VM > Hardware > Hard Disk (xxx) > Resize disk > 1500

On the NS7 Console:

2. fdisk /dev/sda > p > d > 2 > n > p > 2 > First sector <Enter> > Last sector <Enter> w

3. reboot the server If you get this:
    WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: Device or resource busy.
    The kernel still uses the old table. The new table will be used at
    the next reboot or after you run partprobe(8) or kpartx(8)

4. pvresize /dev/sda2
    
5. lvresize -l +100%FREE /dev/VolGroup/lv_root
    
6. xfs_growfs /dev/VolGroup/lv_root