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1. Create a Physical Volume (PV) on
2. Create a Volume Group (VG) named
3. Create a Logical Volume (LV) named
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===Command Alternative=== | ===Command Alternative=== | ||
< | ==== Show Existing LVM Setup ==== | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
# List Physical Volumes (PVs) | # List Physical Volumes (PVs) | ||
pvs | pvs | ||
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# List Logical Volumes (LVs) | # List Logical Volumes (LVs) | ||
lvs | lvs | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
====== Create a New LVM Structure ====== | |||
== | ====== 1. Create a Physical Volume (PV) on <code>/dev/sdb</code> ====== | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
====1. Create a Physical Volume (PV) on <code>/dev/sdb</code>==== | |||
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pvcreate /dev/sdb | pvcreate /dev/sdb | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
===2. Create a Volume Group (VG) named <code>my_vg</code>=== | ====== 2. Create a Volume Group (VG) named <code>my_vg</code> ====== | ||
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vgcreate my_vg /dev/sdb | vgcreate my_vg /dev/sdb | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
===3. Create a Logical Volume (LV) named <code>my_lv</code> (10GB size)=== | ====== 3. Create a Logical Volume (LV) named <code>my_lv</code> (10GB size) ====== | ||
< | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | ||
lvcreate -L 10G -n my_lv my_vg | lvcreate -L 10G -n my_lv my_vg | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
==Show the Created LVM Components== | ===== Show the Created LVM Components ===== | ||
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pvs # Show Physical Volumes | pvs # Show Physical Volumes | ||
vgs # Show Volume Groups | vgs # Show Volume Groups | ||
lvs # Show Logical Volumes | lvs # Show Logical Volumes | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 2 February 2025
...gonna take a shortcut on this and as a foundation, just paste in ChatGPT generated text instead of retyping it, then add stuff in and modify it.
Blivet
A great GUI tool for managing and creating LVs. But sadly, doesn't exist or work past Rocky 8. When creating a Volume Group BLIVET creates the Partition, Physical Volume, and Volume Group in one swift move.
Command Alternative
Show Existing LVM Setup
# List Physical Volumes (PVs)
pvs
# List Volume Groups (VGs)
vgs
# List Logical Volumes (LVs)
lvsCreate a New LVM Structure
1. Create a Physical Volume (PV) on /dev/sdb
pvcreate /dev/sdb2. Create a Volume Group (VG) named my_vg
vgcreate my_vg /dev/sdb3. Create a Logical Volume (LV) named my_lv (10GB size)
lvcreate -L 10G -n my_lv my_vgShow the Created LVM Components
pvs # Show Physical Volumes
vgs # Show Volume Groups
lvs # Show Logical Volumes