Logical volumes are an alternate method of partitioning hard drive space. The capability has been built into the Linux kernel since 1999, contributed by Sistina Software. The Logical Volume Manager is ...
As Linux systems administrators watch over their hardware and software infrastructures, they constantly have to look ahead to how much space to allocate to hard-disk partitions to meet changing needs.
PV /dev/sda VG keith-vg lvm2 [119.24 GiB / 0 free] PV /dev/sdb1 VG keith-vg lvm2 [74.53 GiB / 784.00 MiB free] --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/sda VG Name keith-vg PV Size 119.24 GiB / not usable ...
Linux’s Logical Volume Manager is a handy framework for configuring disks and volumes. Learn how to use LVM to grow and shrink existing volumes as needed. Image: Andreas Prott/Adobe Stock The Logical ...