Does RHEL 6 support XFS?
In addition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 supports backup and restore utilities specific to XFS. XFS features the following allocation schemes: Extent-based allocation.
How install XFS package in Linux?
To install the XFS packages on a system:
- Log in to ULN, and subscribe your system to the ol6_x86_64_latest channel.
- On your system, use yum to install the xfsprogs and xfsdump packages: # yum install xfsprogs xfsdump.
What is XFS good for?
XFS is a robust and mature 64-bit journaling file system that supports very large files and file systems on a single host. XFS supports a wealth of features including the following: Delayed allocation. Dynamically allocated inodes.
What is the syntax of the xfs growfs command?
The xfs_growfs utility is most often used with logical volumes. The syntax of the xfs_growfs command is as follows: The following options are available for the xfs_growfs command: -d: Expand the data section of the file system to the maximum size of the underlying device.
Can You resize an XFS root partition without LVM?
Congratulations!, you have successfully resized an ext2/3/4 or XFS root partition on Linux without LVM. See related articles below. that cup of coffee is what keeps us going!
How to increase the size of the XFS file system?
xfs_growfs Command Use the xfs_growfs command to increase the size of an XFS file system. The XFS file system must be mounted and there must be space available on the underlying device. The xfs_growfs utility is most often used with logical volumes.
How to resize an ext2 / 3 / 4 root partition?
This guide will show you how to extend or resize an ext2/3/4 and XFS File System without LVM at runtime. This could be a root partition configured with ext2/3/4 or XFS filesystem but without any LVM configured. In our previous tutorial, we looked at How to extend root filesystem using LVM on Linux.
