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Old 07-02-2012, 11:34 PM   #1
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What is LVM ?


While installing debian I found that it was asking to use entire disk and configure LVM..
What this lvm means and is it better to set up this while installing debian?
 
Old 07-02-2012, 11:58 PM   #2
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LVM - Logical Volume Management.

If you use LVM partitioning in any Linux , you can dynamically resize(extend/shrink) your harddrive after installing OS without loosing data.

Search in google to know details.
 
Old 07-03-2012, 12:04 AM   #3
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LVM is Logical Volume Management, which separates the volumes that your system 'sees' from the actual hardware that is installed. You put your hardware (disks) into a pool, then use space from that pool, allocating it as logical disks (volumes) This allows you to allocate space to different tasks or users and gives you more control over it/them. You can also re-allocate and re distribute the space at any time if you need to.

The linux LVM documentation is recommended reading: LVM HOWTO - The Linux Documentation Project
tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
 
Old 07-03-2012, 03:47 AM   #4
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In addition to the other posts, make sure you use a filesystem within an LVM like ext4 if you plan to do any shrinking within a LVM. Some like XFS or JFS can only be expanded. Also Ive read LVMs work best in tandem with RAIDS.
 
  


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