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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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