1. taking an backup of existing machine
2. Existing two data stores datastore1 = 460 Gb Free= 337 Gb datastore2 = 1.36 Tb Free= 523 Gb
3. Existing disk in data store 2 Im going to create an 100 Gb disk in datastore2 check below link https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc_50%2FGUID-2CFBCCD5-B53D-42CD-AECD-FBC46AAC4AC5.html
4. shut down the system
5. Attach the new disk to cbqa02
# fdisk /dev/sdb
Command (m for help):n # create a partition
Partition number (1-4):1 # specify partition number
# starting cylinder
# end cylinder
Command (m for help):p # show partition table
Command (m for help):t # change type
Hex code (type L to list codes):8e # specify Linux LVM
Command (m for help):w # save and quit
sfdisk -l /dev/sdb # show status
pvcreate /dev/sdb1
vgcreate VolGroup_rhel6 /dev/sdb1
lvcreate --name rhelvol -l 100%FREE VolGroup_rhel6
mke2fs -j /dev/VolGroup_rhel6/rhelvol
mke2fs -j /dev/VolGroup_rhel6/rhelvol
e2label /dev/VolGroup_rhel6/rhelvol /deploy
vi /etc/fstab
Add lines below
/dev/VolGroup_rhel6/rhelvol /deploy ext3 defaults 1 1
#copy required data to another folder
mount /deploy
#again copy all the datas to the /deploy folder
6. restart the system