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 …

Installing LVM from Ubiquity works great, until you need to add more disks to the / (root partition, at which point you stand a very good chance of blowing the entire install. LVM resize …

If you select "Use LVM with the new Ubuntu installation", it will install Ubuntu on a single drive, with volume group (VG) ubuntu-vg, physical volume (PV) /dev/sdx5 (where "x" is the letter of …

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 …

This is a LVM partiton. I'm not an expert, but I should be able to resize this partition, but it is not the case actually.

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 …

May 23, 2024 · This makes the machine refuse to scan LVM volumes for/dev/sda. Because in this configuration, the system will only scan/dev/sdb Therefore, it should be configured as the LVM …

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 - …

Jun 4, 2019 · So when I installed Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS I checked the following 3 options. Erase Disk and Install Ubuntu Encrypt the new Ubuntu Installation for Security. Use LVM with the …