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    The document discusses the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) subsystem in Linux. LVM adds a layer to the kernel's I/O subsystem that provides a virtual view of disks. It allows administrators to work with "virtual disks" and "virtual partitions" that can be resized and moved online. LVM groups physical disks into volume groups and allocates storage from volume groups to logical volumes, which can be accessed like standard partitions. Commands are provided to manage physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes.

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    The document discusses the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) subsystem in Linux. LVM adds a layer to the kernel's I/O subsystem that provides a virtual view of disks. It allows administrators to work with "virtual disks" and "virtual partitions" that can be resized and moved online. LVM groups physical disks into volume groups and allocates storage from volume groups to logical volumes, which can be accessed like standard partitions. Commands are provided to manage physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes.

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    The document discusses the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) subsystem in Linux. LVM adds a layer to the kernel's I/O subsystem that provides a virtual view of disks. It allows administrators to work with "virtual disks" and "virtual partitions" that can be resized and moved online. LVM groups physical disks into volume groups and allocates storage from volume groups to logical volumes, which can be accessed like standard partitions. Commands are provided to manage physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes.

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    The document discusses the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) subsystem in Linux. LVM adds a layer to the kernel's I/O subsystem that provides a virtual view of disks. It allows administrators to work with "virtual disks" and "virtual partitions" that can be resized and moved online. LVM groups physical disks into volume groups and allocates storage from volume groups to logical volumes, which can be accessed like standard partitions. Commands are provided to manage physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes.

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    LVM

    A Logical Volume Manager for Linux

    Definition of the LVM


    the Logical Volume Manager is a subsystem for on-line disk storage management it adds an additional layer to the i/o subsystem of the kernel to get a virtual view on disks LVM enables you to deal with virtual disks and virtual partitions being fully online resizable and movable

    LVM Concept1

    usage of physical disks, disk partitions, multiple or loop devices as PVs (Physical Volumes; basic allocation device) store metadata in so called VGDAs (Volume Group Descriptor Areas) on the PVs group PVs in VGs (Volume Groups; virtual disks)

    LVM Concept2

    allocate VG storage to LVs (Logical Volumes; virtual partitions); basic units called PEs (Physical Extents) are mapped to their LEs (Logical Extents). extend and reduce VGs and LVs online use LVs like disks, disk partitions etc. for filesystems, databases etc. access VGs and LVs via device special files named /dev/VolumeGroupName/*

    LVM Concept3

    build a command and a library layer to ease the integration of different or additional tools or graphical user interfaces

    export and import VGs to bring them to or get them from different computer systems
    support linear and striped (RAID0) LVs

    support snapshot LVs

    Storage Architecture
    2

    PVs

    2 PVs

    Storage Architecture
    VG

    with 2 PVs

    PV

    PV

    VG

    Storage Architecture
    VG

    with 2 PVs and 1 LV PV VG PV

    LV

    PV Commands

    pvchange - changes PV attributes pvcreate - initializes VGDA on a PV pvdata pvmove - displays VGDA (debugging) - moves PEs/LEs between PVs pvdisplay - shows PV attributes

    pvscan

    - searches for PVs

    VG Commands1

    vgcfgbackup vgcfgrestore vgck vgcreate

    - does a VGDA backup - restores VGDA to a PV - check VG - creates a new VG

    vgchange - changes VG attributes

    vgdisplay - shows VG attributes


    vgexport - make VG unknown

    VG Commands2

    vgextend - extend a VG online vgimport - make a VG known vgmerge - merge two VGs vgmknodes - create device specials vgreduce - reduceVG online

    vgremove - delete empty VG

    VG Commands3

    vgrename - rename an inactive VG vgscan vgsplit - search for VG(s) - split a VG into 2

    LV Commands1

    e2fsadm

    - extend or reduce LV and a contained ext2 Dateisystem (resize2fs needed) - create a new LV - extend LV online

    lvchange - change LV attributes


    lvcreate lvextend lvdisplay - show LV attributes

    LV Commands3

    lvreduce

    - reduce LV online

    lvremove - delete inactive LV lvrename - rename an inactive LV lvscan - search for LVs

    LVM Commands

    lvmchange lvmdiskscan

    - reset LVM in case of a test emergency - search for disks, disk partitions or multiple devices - collect LV read/write data

    lvmsadc

    lvmsar

    - report of collected LV statistic data

    lvmcreate_initrd - initial RAM disk support

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