Objectives
In this chapter you will learn
The advantages of logical volume management (LVM)
The structure of LVM
To manage LVM systems
To create new volume groups and logical volumes
To add space to existing volume groups and logical volumes
The need for logical volume management
Managing disk space has always been a significant task for SysAdmins. Running out of disk space used to be the start of a long and complex series of tasks to increase the space available to a disk partition. It also required taking the system offline. This usually involved installing a new hard drive, booting to ...
