# Resize VMDK on ESXi

ESXi 7.0\
Ubuntu 18.04

1. Navigate to web interface for ESXi. Find guest VM. **You are not required to turn off the VM.**
2. Select VM. Edit. Hard disk - change size for disk (if there is datastore space available).
3. SSH (or use console) into the guest VM. Make the following changes.
4. No reboot required.

```
parted ---pretend-input-tty /dev/sda resizepart 2 100%
partx -u /dev/sda
pvresize /dev/sda2
lvextend -r vg/lv_root /dev/sda2
```

* /dev/sda is the disk you've resized
* /dev/sdaX is the partition you have an LV sitting in/on
* /vg/lv\_root is the logical volume name which you wish to resize

![](/files/6iToPqbDRQZyvGHSdDAM)

Source: <https://www.ryadel.com/en/linux-resize-extend-disk-partition-unallocated-space-centos-rhel-ubuntu-debian-vm/>


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