LVM HOWTO

• Index
• Introduction
• Latest Version
• Disclaimer
• Contributors
• What is LVM?
• What is Logical Volume Management?
• Why would I want it?
• Benefits of Logical Volume Management on a Small System
• Benefits of Logical Volume Management on a Large System
• Anatomy of LVM
• volume group (VG)
• physical volume (PV)
• logical volume (LV)
• physical extent (PE)
• logical extent (LE)
• Tying it all together
• mapping modes (linear/striped)
• Snapshots
• Frequently Asked Questions
• LVM 2 FAQ
• LVM 1 FAQ
• Acquiring LVM
• Download the source
• Download the development source via CVS
• Before You Begin
• Initial Setup
• Checking Out Source Code
• Code Updates
• Starting a Project
• Hacking the Code
• Conflicts
• Building the kernel modules
• Building the device-mapper module
• Build the LVM 1 kernel module
• LVM 1 Boot time scripts
• Caldera
• Debian
• Mandrake
• Redhat
• Slackware
• SuSE
• LVM 2 Boot Time Scripts
• Building LVM from the Source
• Make LVM library and tools
• Install LVM library and tools
• Removing LVM library and tools
• Transitioning from previous versions of LVM to LVM 1.0.8
• Upgrading to LVM 1.0.8 with a non-LVM root partition
• Upgrading to LVM 1.0.8 with an LVM root partition and initrd
• Common Tasks
• Initializing disks or disk partitions
• Creating a volume group
• Activating a volume group
• Removing a volume group
• Adding physical volumes to a volume group
• Removing physical volumes from a volume group
• Creating a logical volume
• Removing a logical volume
• Extending a logical volume
• Reducing a logical volume
• Migrating data off of a physical volume
• Disk partitioning
• Multiple partitions on the same disk
• Sun disk labels
• Recipes
• Setting up LVM on three SCSI disks
• Setting up LVM on three SCSI disks with striping
• Add a new disk to a multi-disk SCSI system
• Taking a Backup Using Snapshots
• Removing an Old Disk
• Moving a volume group to another system
• Splitting a volume group
• Converting a root filesystem to LVM 1
• Recover physical volume metadata
• Dangerous Operations
• Restoring the VG UUIDs using uuid_fixer
• Sharing LVM volumes
• Reporting Errors and Bugs
• Contact and Links
• Mail lists
• Links
• GNU Free Documentation License
• PREAMBLE
• APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
• VERBATIM COPYING
• COPYING IN QUANTITY
• MODIFICATIONS
• COMBINING DOCUMENTS
• COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
• AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
• TRANSLATION
• TERMINATION
• FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
• ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
• Legal notice