+msgid "B<--align-first auto>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: =item
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:251
+msgid "B<--align-first never>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: =item
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:253
+msgid "B<--align-first always>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:255
+msgid ""
+"Align the first partition for improved performance (see also the "
+"I<--alignment> option)."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:258
+msgid ""
+"The default is I<--align-first auto> which only aligns the first partition "
+"if it is safe to do so. That is, only when we know how to fix the "
+"bootloader automatically, and at the moment that can only be done for "
+"Windows guests."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:263
+msgid ""
+"I<--align-first never> means we never move the first partition. This is the "
+"safest option. Try this if the guest does not boot after resizing."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:267
+msgid ""
+"I<--align-first always> means we always align the first partition (if it "
+"needs to be aligned). For some guests this will break the bootloader, "
+"making the guest unbootable."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: =item
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:271
+msgid "B<--alignment N>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:273
+msgid ""
+"Set the alignment of partitions to C<N> sectors. The default in virt-resize "
+"E<lt> 1.13.19 was 64 sectors, and after that is 128 sectors."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:277
+msgid ""
+"Assuming 512 byte sector size inside the guest, here are some suitable "
+"values for this:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: =item
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:282
+msgid "I<--alignment 1> (512 bytes)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:284
+msgid ""
+"The partitions would be packed together as closely as possible, but would be "
+"completely unaligned. In some cases this can cause very poor performance. "
+"See L<virt-alignment-scan(1)> for further details."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: =item
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:288
+msgid "I<--alignment 8> (4K)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:290
+msgid ""
+"This would be the minimum acceptable alignment for reasonable performance on "
+"modern hosts."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: =item
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:293
+msgid "I<--alignment 128> (64K)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:295
+msgid ""
+"This alignment provides good performance when the host is using high end "
+"network storage."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: =item
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:298
+msgid "I<--alignment 2048> (1M)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: textblock
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:300
+msgid ""
+"This is the standard alignment used by all newly installed guests since "
+"around 2008."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: =item
+#: ../resize/virt-resize.pod:305