Linux/LVM

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Installation

apt-get install lvm2
apt-get install system-config-lvm


Volumes

  • physical volume - pv
pvs
pvdisplay
pvcreate /dev/<Partition>
  • volume group - vg
vgs
vgdisplay
vgcreate <group> /dev/<Partition1> /dev/<Partition2>
  • logical volume - lv
lvs
lvdisplay
lvcreate -L 2G -n <volume> <group> 
lvextend -L 5G /dev/<group>/<volume>
  • /dev/$vg/$lv
  • snapshots
lvcreate --size 100M --snapshot --name <name> /dev/<group>/<volume>                             (size = max changed size)
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