Increase Disk Size for a Linux Virtual Machine
If your virtual machine is running out of disk space, you can opt to increase the storage accordingly as long as the host machine has enough disk space to accommodate your VM. Follow the below pre-defined steps to guide you through the storage resizing process. The snapshots provided herein are for Oracle Linux 6 VM running on Windows 10 Operating System. You can also use the same steps to resize VMs running on Windows 7 or Windows 8. NB: If your virtual machine has snapshots, then, you can opt to clone your VM first, then increase disk space for the cloned machine. Click https://fdba-activities.blogspot.com/2021/06/how-to-clone-virtual-machine-on-windows.html to see a post on how to clone a virtual machine. The steps below will only work for a machine without snapshots. Before starting the process, ensure your virtual machine is shut down. It’s also recommended to take a copy of the vdi/vhd file to help in recovery just in case things go wrong. You can quickl...