Expand Disk Space in CentOS: Step-by-Step Guide

Expanding the disk space of CentOS usually involves the following steps:

1. Extend the size of virtual disks on a virtualization platform.
2. Scan the disk partition table with command line tools (such as fdisk) to identify new disk space.
3. Partition the disk using command-line tools such as parted or fdisk, allocate the newly added space to existing partitions or create new partitions.
4. Adjust the file system size using appropriate tools such as resize2fs, so that the new disk space can be utilized.
5. Finally, verify that the file system has been successfully expanded to ensure that the new disk space has been correctly allocated and is available.

Please note that expanding disk space comes with certain risks, it is recommended to backup data before proceeding with the operation to prevent any unexpected situations.