cloud-init-growpart¶
This element enables growpart for OS images. It allows to grow Specific partitions during the deployment process. To enable this element simply include it in the elements list.
Disclaimer: This element might not work with some device names supplied, for example when server is deployed and the image is written to a fibre channel device, or a SAS/SATA SSD controller.
DIB_CLOUD_INIT_GROWPART_DEVICES
: List of partition names that needs to be populated in order to be grown by cloud-init. Populating this variable is mandatory. Cloud-init growpart module documentation - https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/modules.html?highlight=growpart#growpart:DIB_CLOUD_INIT_GROWPART_DEVICES: - /dev/sda1 - /dev/vda3
Dependencies:
/usr/bin/growpart
: is needed on the system in order to grow the partition, however it is part of different packages depending on linux family. That is already taken care of by package-installs.