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Logical Volume Manager

Logical Volume Manager - Linux Tutorial

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Logical Volume Manager

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- Logical Volume Manager gives us complete control over our storage. Stay with us to find out more. - [Announcer] You are watching ITPro TV. (upbeat electronic music) - Hello, thank you for joining us for LPIC-2. Glad to have you back. Nice to see you. This is Don, I am Zach, and Don is our subject matter expert on this. So I'm going to go to you here, the Logical Volume Manager. Now most of us should know what that is, right? - Yes, most Linux distros have the LVM or Logical Volume Manager installed by default, usually Logical Volume Manager version two, we'll just call it LVM in this series. And it gives us a lot of control over our disc. So in this episode we're going to learn about some of the advantages of the LVM, why we would use it, and get a chance to see how to build up logical volumes, how to manipulate them, change them, and ultimately how to tear them down, all in one tight episode. - Wonderful, what do we need to do to get our system ready for the LVM? - Alright, well…

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