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Linux LVM usage

2024-07-12

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1. Conceptual understanding

lv:logic volume, is the logical unit
vg: volume group, which is a logical bucket
pv:physical volume, is a physical unit
A vg is a logical bucket consisting of one or more pvs; users can create lvs in a vg

2. Create vg lv

sudo pvcreate {device1}
sudo pvcreate {device2}
sudo vgceate {vgname} {device1} {device2} ...
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sudo lvcreate -n {lvname} -L {lvsize} {vgname} 
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