Extending inode count for existing ext2/ext3/ext4 file system

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Issue

  • Increase the amount of inodes of file system
  • How do I calculate the inode ratio?
  • How do i increase or extend the maximum number of inodes or inode count on the file system?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • ext2 or ext3 or ext4 file system

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