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?

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 …

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 - …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Most of the disk is in an LVM partition already, which lvm calls a physical volume. LVM then divides up the space from physical volumes into logical volumes. You can use the pvs or …

Apr 25, 2024 · I’m experiencing a similar issue with the Ubuntu installer not detecting my LVM partitions, even though they are not encrypted with LUKS.

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 …

i have a ubuntu server system on a dell hardware with two logical LVM2 volumes. One is the boot system an the other is the data storage exist out of two physicall drives which are organized as …