LVM Configuration in Ubuntu 8.10
Creating a Physical Volume (PV)
A Physical volume is the first major component of LVM, and can be created from a disk partition or a full disk drive. To create the PV for this configuration, we are going to use the unallocated disk space. With the free disk space selected as shown, hit enter.
Of course, we want to create a new partition. Enter.
The size of the new partition will be the unallocated space on the hard drive. Our test drive is only about 44 GB, and 150 MB of that has been used to create the primary partition for /boot. If you are using a recently purchased PC, your drive’s size would likely be about 250 GB. The installer will automatically show the unallocated free space. Enter
When creating a PV, most distros choose “logical” here. Enter.
For the new partition that we just created, we want to tell the installer what to use it for. So with “Use as” selected, hit Enter.
The options here are many, but we know we want to create a PV without encryption. Make the choice as shown in the image. Enter
That brings us to this screenshot. Scroll down to “Done setting up the partition”. Enter.
Now that we are done creating a PV, the next windown you see should look like the one below. The next step is to configure the Logical Volume Manager. Make sure that option is selected. Enter
The default here is “No”. Selected “Yes”. Enter.
That’s it for creating a PV. The next step is to create a Volume Group (VG).
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Thanks so much for this! Just ran it on a new 10.04 install and it still works!
This guide is INCREDIBLY helpful!
Thank you SO very much for such a detailed set of step-by-step instructions. The screen shots along with the text instructions gave me the “visual” confirmation that I needed along the way, without making any mistakes.
I had NO clue how to do my partitioning, LVs, etc., but your guide definitely helped me to get this completed.
Thank you!
Thank you for the definitive guide to setting up LVM. A well-reviewed book published in 2008 was completely inadequate in its LVM setup guide.
Only when I came across this post was I able to correctly set up the HDD. Next time I experiment I may set up ‘swap’ as non-LVM to see if there is any advantage to that. Thanks again, great work!
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