Root file system size increase on a unix based computer system
First Claim
1. In a computer system operating under control of a UNIX type operating system, the computer system including a first storage device, the first storage device including a root partition, the root partition including a root file system, a method for increasing the size of the root file system, the method comprising:
- booting the computer system to a single user mode;
increasing the size of the root partition without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system;
increasing the size of the root file system without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system; and
rebooting the computer system.
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Abstract
A method for increasing the size of a root file system on a computer system operating under control of a UNIX type operating system. The computer system includes a first storage device. The first storage device includes a root partition. The root partition includes a root file system. The method includes booting the computer system to a single user mode, increasing the size of the root partition and the root file system without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system, and rebooting the computer system.
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27 Claims
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1. In a computer system operating under control of a UNIX type operating system, the computer system including a first storage device, the first storage device including a root partition, the root partition including a root file system, a method for increasing the size of the root file system, the method comprising:
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booting the computer system to a single user mode; increasing the size of the root partition without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system; increasing the size of the root file system without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system; and rebooting the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A first computer system configured to upgrade a second computer system operating under control of a UNIX type operating system, the second computer system including a root file system, the first computer system comprising:
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a first remote boot module, the first remote boot module remotely booting the second computer system to a single user mode; a partition resize module, the partition resize module increasing the size of the root partition without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system on the second computer system, the partition resize module increasing the size of the root partition responsive to the second computer system being booted to the single user mode; a file system resize module, the file system resize module increasing the size of the root file system without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system on the second computer system, the file system resize module increasing the size of the root file system responsive to the partition resize module increasing the size of the root partition; and a second remote boot module, the second remote boot module remotely rebooting the second computer system responsive to the file system resize module increasing the size of the root file system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for increasing the size of the root file system on a first computer system without reinstalling an operating system on the first computer system, the apparatus comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and an upgrade module stored on the computer-readable storage medium, the upgrade module, responsive to being accessed on a second computer system, upgrading a first computer system, wherein the first computer system operates under control of a UNIX type operating system, the first computer system includes a root file system, the first computer system is upgraded by increasing the size of the root file system without reinstalling the UNIX type operating system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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