The ABSOLUTE BEST Way to Configure Logical Volume Manager in Linux

Learn how to create LVM (Logical Volume Manager) in Linux with this step-by-step guide. Manage disk space efficiently by setting up and configuring LVM volumes.

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Creating LVM (Logical Volume Manager) in Linux allows you to manage disk space more flexibly by creating logical volumes that can be resized or adjusted as needed. To start, ensure that the required LVM tools are installed on your system, as they are necessary for managing LVM volumes. Next, you will select the physical disks or partitions that will be used to create the LVM. These physical volumes (PVs) are then grouped together into a volume group (VG), which acts as a pool of storage.

Once the volume group is created, you can allocate space from it to create logical volumes (LVs). Logical volumes function similarly to traditional partitions but offer the advantage of being easily resized or extended. After creating the logical volumes, you can format them with a filesystem like ext4 and mount them to the desired directories for use.

LVM provides additional features like snapshotting, easy resizing, and better management of disk space, making it an ideal choice for complex storage environments or systems that require flexible disk management.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:13 Use PuTTY to Login on Linux Server
00:36 List Down Hard Disks in Linux System
00:48 Install LVM2 Package on Linux
01:00 Create a Physical Volume
01:47 Create a Volume Group
02:24 Create a Logical Volume
03:23 Create File System on Logical Volume
03:39 Configure Automount of Logical Volume