server - What is LVM and what is it used for? - Ask Ubuntu
Sep 4, 2010 · As a Linux/Ubuntu newbie, what is LVM and what is it used for? In terms of a web server installation, what benefits does it provide? Would you recommend using it?
How can I resize an LVM partition? (i.e: physical volume)
I want to shrink my second (LVM) partition, in order to create a new partition in the newly freed space. I am using the Live CD to do so, because I know I can't resize/move this partition while …
How do I shrink the root logical volume (LV) on LVM?
The LVM tool are not built-in to the Live CD, so first we must install them: sudo apt-get install lvm2 Find the name of the Volume Group (henceforth “somevg”) that contains the root Logical …
How do I check whether I am using LVM? - Ask Ubuntu
61 I installed Ubuntu by choosing the option "Something else" at the step called "Allocate drive space" of the installer. Then I created my own partition table. Now that Ubuntu is installed, can …
Ubuntu does not use full disk space - how to extend?
Jul 9, 2022 · Because Ubuntu uses an LVM volume, the size of the volume needs to be changed first before the resize2fs can increase the size of the underlying file system. This can be done …
How can I create one logical volume over two disks using LVM?
Nov 21, 2012 · Or do I use LVM to make a logical volume of these two disks? I can't seem to find the documentation I need, it's mostly about extending existing volumes or installing a fresh …
How does selecting "Use LVM" in the Ubuntu installer work?
If you select "Use LVM with the new Ubuntu installation", it will install Ubuntu on a single drive, with volume group (VG) ubuntu-vg, physical volume (PV) /dev/sdx5 (where "x" is the letter of …
partitioning - Adding Disks With LVM - Ask Ubuntu
Installing LVM from Ubiquity works great, until you need to add more disks to the / (root partition, at which point you stand a very good chance of blowing the entire install. LVM resize …
autoinstall w/ LVM & LUKS: autoinstall config did not create …
Aug 10, 2024 · I am trying to install Ubuntu 24.04 using autoinstall on an UEFI-based Intel NUC w/ LVM + LUKS. Unfortunately, the installation aborts with the error: autoinstall config did not …
Need help extending an LVM volume - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 15, 2023 · Can you run sudo pvs and include the output as an edit into your question? This is a prerequisite to help you with LVM resizing since you have to resize the physical volume - …