EC2 drive not EBS volume size
Solution 1:
If the root file system is ext3 or ext4, then run:
sudo resize2fs /dev/xvda1
If the root file system is xfs (less common), then run:
sudo xfs_growfs /
You can omit "sudo" if you are logged in as root.
These commands should be run while the system is running and the file system is mounted.
It's standard for EBS volumes to not contain a partition table. The EBS volume is generally formatted as a file system in its entirety without partitions.
Solution 2:
The answers here seem to be missing a few steps prior to re-sizing specially for people who are changing their EBS volume size. If you have used a snapshot to create the EBS or with certain AMIs you will need to extend the disk (xvda), extend the partition (xvda1), then extend the filesystem (/).
If I'm reading this correctly, your disk looks like this:
/dev/xvda
|__/dev/xvda1__|______________ Free space______________|
It needs to look like this:
/dev/xvda
|______________________/dev/xvda1______________________|
After that, running resize2fs will grow into that new space within xvda1, using fdisk we can increase the block size by deleting and creating it again and making the partition bootable. all it requires is a reboot. In most cases it shouldn't effect your data if you use same start cylinder but Note that any mistake in recreating the partion will result in losing all data and/or the server will not reboot.
I would recommend doing this as the first step on a newly created instance. Otherwise take a snapshot of your EC2 EBS Storage/etc.
I have marked the steps with <<#>> in the block below, so the are not a part of the command. You need root permissions, so do a "sudo sh" if you are not root.
<<1>> Look at the filesystem, it is 6G
<<2>> Look at the disk and the partition, the disk is 21.5 GB but the partition is 6 GB (6291456 blocks)
<<3>> Start fdisk for that disk (xvda, so not the partition xvda1)
<<4>> Switch to sector display.
<<5>> Print the partition(s), and remember the start sector (2048 in the example).
<<6>> Delete the partition.
<<7>> Create a new partition.
<<8>> Make it primary.
<<9>> First partition.
<<10>> Enter the old start sector, do NOT make any typo here!!! (2048 in the example)
<<11>> Hit enter to accept the default (this is the remainder of the disk)
<<12>> Print the changes and make sure the start sector is ok, if not restart at <<6>>
<<13>> Make the partition bootable. do NOT forget this!!!
<<14>> Enter your partition number (1 in the example)
<<15>> Write the partition info back, this will end the fdisk session.
<<16>> Reboot the server, and wait for it to come up (this may take longer than usual).
<<17>> Verify the filesystem size.
<<18>> If the filesystem is not around 20Gb as expected, you can use this command.
# df -h <<1>>
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/xvda1 6.0G 2.0G 3.7G 35% /
tmpfs 15G 0 15G 0% /dev/shm
# fdisk -l <<2>>
Disk /dev/xvda: 21.5 GB, 21474836480 bytes
97 heads, 17 sectors/track, 25435 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1649 * 512 = 844288 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003b587
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/xvda1 * 2 7632 6291456 83 Linux
# fdisk /dev/xvda <<3>>
WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to
switch off the mode (command 'c') and change display units to
sectors (command 'u').
Command (m for help): u <<4>>
Changing display/entry units to sectors
Command (m for help): p <<5>>
Disk /dev/xvda: 21.5 GB, 21474836480 bytes
97 heads, 17 sectors/track, 25435 cylinders, total 41943040 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003b587
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/xvda1 * 2048 12584959 6291456 83 Linux
Command (m for help): d <<6>>
Selected partition 1
Command (m for help): n <<7>>
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p <<8>>
Partition number (1-4): 1 <<9>>
First sector (17-41943039, default 17): 2048 <<10>>
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-41943039, default 41943039): <<11>>
Using default value 41943039
Command (m for help): p <<12>>
Disk /dev/xvda: 21.5 GB, 21474836480 bytes
97 heads, 17 sectors/track, 25435 cylinders, total 41943040 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003b587
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/xvda1 2048 41943039 20970496 83 Linux
Command (m for help): a <<13>>
Partition number (1-4): 1 <<14>>
Command (m for help): w <<15>>
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: ...
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)
Syncing disks.
# reboot <<16>>
<wait>
# df -h <<17>>
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/xvda1 20G 2.0G 17G 11% /
tmpfs 15G 0 15G 0% /dev/shm
# resize2fs /dev/xvda1 <<18>>
resize2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
Filesystem at /dev/xvda1 is mounted on /; on-line resizing required
old desc_blocks = 1, new_desc_blocks = 2
Performing an on-line resize of /dev/xvda1 to 5242624 (4k) blocks.
The filesystem on /dev/xvda1 is now 5242624 blocks long.
root@vs120 [~]# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/xvda1 20G 7.8G 11G 42% /
tmpfs 498M 0 498M 0% /dev/shm
/usr/tmpDSK 399M 11M 368M 3% /tmp
root@vs120 [~]#
Solution 3:
Resize the filesystem on the EBS volume. If you're running ext3 (which is usually the default), you can just run e2resize /dev/xvda1.