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682 B
11 years ago
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<b>LVM cheatsheet</b>
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Here is a cheatsheet for LVM:
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LVM exists in the following order:
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-PV (physical volume)
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-VG (volume group)
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-LV (logical volume)
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Create a physical volume
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pvcreate /dev/hdX1
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pvscan
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pvdisplay
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Create a volume group
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vgcreate vg_name /dev/hdX1 /dev/hdX2
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vgscan
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vgdisplay
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Create a logical volume
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lvcreate -L 10G -n lv_name vg_name
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lvscan
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lvdisplay
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Activate an external LVM volume
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Usefull when you are repairing an external harddisk with a LVM volume.
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lvscan
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lvchange -a y lv_name
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lvscan
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Disable an external LVM volume
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Usefull when you are repairing an external harddisk with a LVM volume.
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lvscan
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lvchange -a n lv_name
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lvscan
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