I got this configuration.

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 493.9 GB, 493921239040 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60049 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0002ac38

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 64 512000 83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 64 32636 261630976 8e Linux LVM

Disk /dev/mapper/vg_gazduire-lv_root: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6527 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000


Disk /dev/mapper/vg_gazduire-lv_swap: 5100 MB, 5100273664 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 620 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000


Disk /dev/mapper/vg_gazduire-lv_home: 209.1 GB, 209119608832 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 25424 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000


df -h

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/vg_gazduire-lv_root
50G 21G 27G 44% /
tmpfs 2.4G 0 2.4G 0% /dev/shm
/dev/sda1 485M 161M 299M 35% /boot
/dev/mapper/vg_gazduire-lv_home
192G 17G 166G 9% /home
/usr/tmpDSK 2.0G 981M 955M 51% /tmp


I want to increase the /dev/sda1 with aproximativ 200 gb who remains ! My plans are: i want to make /dev/sda3 and i want to put in
vg_gazduire!

VG Name vg_gazduire
System ID
Format lvm2
Metadata Areas 1
Metadata Sequence No 4
VG Access read/write
VG Status resizable
MAX LV 0
Cur LV 3
Open LV 3
Max PV 0
Cur PV 1
Act PV 1
VG Size 249.51 GiB
PE Size 4.00 MiB
Total PE 63874
Alloc PE / Size 63874 / 249.51 GiB
Free PE / Size 0 / 0



When i type fdisk /dev/sda3 the system give me Unable to open /dev/sda3!

Could anyone tell me the solution?

From fdisk manpage:

and (emphasis added)

/dev/sda3 is not the entire disk. It is just a single partition. It doesn't have a partition table of its own, so it makes no sense to run fdisk on it.

That said,
I find this somewhat confusing. So what is it you actually want to do? Increase sda1 or create sda3? Increasing sda1 will be expensive since it is immediately followed by sda2 on the disk and I fail to see how it would help you accomplish creating sda3. Perhaps I missed/misunderstood something in your post.

I think the OP simply wants to create a new partition using the unallocated free space to use as a new pv which can then be used to extend the vg. Pretty standard. A simple google "create new partition for lvm" found several useful hits.
As mentioned fdisk on /dev/sda is the place to start to create the new partition.

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I assume that /dev/sda1 was a typo and the OP actually meant /dev/sda2. To add the unallocated space to the existing volume group vg_gazduire you can either create another partition i.e physcial volume and add that space to your volume group or just enlarge your existing /dev/sda2. How do you want to add the space i.e. to an existing logical volume or create a new one?

I have a vds specifications above. I recently wanted to increase the capacity of / dev / sda1 with the 200 gb . I spent . they are seen as you can see in / dev / sda but can not create new partition . fdisk / dev / sda3 Can not open . My methods increased / dev / sda1 were 1) made ​​another partition / dev / sda3 and allocated in the same volume with / dev / sda1 or 2) increase / dev / sda1 with resize2fs .

I did the same operation on different vds my system and I could go all the way operations . first and hardest problem is that fdisk does not let me create another partition .

any working solution is good.

What linux distribution are you running?

It is typical of distributions that automatically use LVM to create two partitions i.e one for /boot i.e /dev/sda1 and the rest in an LVM i.e /dev/sda2 in your case. There is no reason to increase capacity of your /boot partition with the 200 GB. That is why I assumed an error.

As stated the correct syntax is fdisk /dev/sda not fdisk /dev/sda3.

Now in the lvm you have /,/home and I assume swap. Do you want to add the additional 200 GB to / or /home or create a new volume group? You can create a new partition without being part of the LVM too.

centos.6.6 type I distribution . I need some space for both large databases . every day make a backup mysql and if it has no space falls database . I was able to add 200 gb and I chose you add in all the partition . the biggest problem is that I can not create / dev / sda3 . Practical fdisk command / dev / sda3 back Unable to open / dev / sda3 . so I can not create new partition ! This is the main problem !

Of course it is unable to open /dev/sda3. There is no sda3. You haven't created it yet. Also, you don't open partitions with fdisk. Instead of
use (as mentioned earlier)

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Thank you all. I do not know what was in my head. simply do not realize that I have given fdisk / dev / sda.

Thank you again !