Tag Archives: LVM

LVM Remove physical volume from volume group

LVM provides flexibility to organize logical volumes without being bound to inflexible partitioning. If set-up correctly, the LVM can grow as the disk/raid might grow. To allow the LVM to grow, the block device needs to be added as a … Continue reading

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Setup LVM and create logical volume

Creating an LVM on a disc / partition allows for a lot of flexibility in managing the storage. Managing a disc using LVM consists of a number of steps, from preparing the disc itself until mounting a volume. With LVM … Continue reading

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Resize Proxmox VM disc via command line without LiveCD

To increase the disc size from the command line, login to the Proxmox host. In the command line you can list the VMs configured by this command to find the VMID needed. For this example the VM with the VMID … Continue reading

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Linux Partition layout with RAID1 and LVM

While installing CentOS you have to make a very important decision. The partition layout needs to be defined. The correct layout requires a understanding what the partitions are used for. As well, this step of the setup requires your decision if you plan to setup a RAID for your system partitions. Continue reading

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