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?
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 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 …
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 - …
How can I resize an LVM partition? (i.e: physical volume)
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 …
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 …
How do I shrink the root logical volume (LV) on LVM?
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 …
How to have a boot device when I'm using LVM - Ask Ubuntu
Mar 16, 2025 · TLDR: Can a disk be LVM and be a boot disk? I'm using the Ubuntu server installer to set up LVM, LUKS, and software RAID. I then plan to use this disk setup to install …
LVM2 Partitions are not mounted after reboot - Ask Ubuntu
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 …
encryption - How to change the password of an encrypted LVM …
How to change the password of an encrypted LVM system (previously alternate Installation, now advanced feature)? Ask Question Asked 13 years, 10 months ago Modified 3 years, 4 months …