From jhorne at skopos.us Wed Mar 13 17:23:07 2013 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8887113864729294058==" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Jonathan Horne To: users at ovirt.org Subject: [Users] re-thin a disk Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:23:04 +0000 Message-ID: <9BE6F493F83A594DA60C45E6A09DC5AC23B81776@AUSP01DAG0201> --===============8887113864729294058== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable --_000_9BE6F493F83A594DA60C45E6A09DC5AC23B81776AUSP01DAG0201_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a virtual machine with a 500GB thin-provisioned disk, and on it is a= =3D bout 2GB of data. Due to a pvmove operation I am running, the 500GB disk w= =3D ith 2GB of data is growing and growing and is currently 180GB in size, and = =3D im sure it will go all the way to the 500GB before it stops. When this process is finished, is there a way to re-thin the disk back down= =3D to the proper size again? What about the export/import process? Would th= =3D at export it to the data size, not the block size? Thanks, jonathan ________________________________ This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please de= =3D lete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in deliv= =3D ery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind SKO= =3D POS to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agre= =3D ement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for s= =3D uch purpose. --_000_9BE6F493F83A594DA60C45E6A09DC5AC23B81776AUSP01DAG0201_ Content-Type: text/html; charset=3D"us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have a virtual machine with a 500GB thin-provisi= on=3D ed disk, and on it is about 2GB of data.  Due to a pvmove operation I = =3D am running, the 500GB disk with 2GB of data is growing and growing and is c= =3D urrently 180GB in size, and im sure it will go all the way to the 500GB before it stops.

 

When this process is finished, is there a way to r= e-=3D thin the disk back down to the proper size again?  What about the expo= =3D rt/import process?  Would that export it to the data size, not the blo= =3D ck size?

 

Thanks,

jonathan


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