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 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 …
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 …
How to resize root partition (/) without LVM - Ask Ubuntu
May 1, 2020 · Without LVM you first need to make a free space after the partition which you want to expand. You can achieve this by deleting/moving/shrinking partitions. All these operations …
How can I resize an active LVM partition? - Ask Ubuntu
I am quite new to LVM and I'm uncertain about what is happening here. I was not the one to initially setup this machine. There is a harddrive of 1tb in size and an LVM partition of only …
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 …
Trying to repair LVM disk with fsck - Ask Ubuntu
Mar 10, 2019 · I'm on Ubuntu 16, and I'm trying to repair my startup disk. I have followed the instructions here, but once I'm at the root access of Recovery mode, it still says that the disk is …
How can I modify the size of swap with LVM partitions?
Jan 3, 2019 · To view LVM logical volumes, run lvs on the command line, or use the GNOME Disks utility. The version of GParted that ships with Ubuntu 12.10 does not support LVM. It …
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 - …