LVM cheatsheet

List of all LVM command of HPUX tutorials we have seen before on KernelTalks. LVM commands related to physical volume, volume group, and logical volume.

What is LVM?

LVM is a Logical Volume Manager.

LVM is a volume manager in Unix-Linux systems. It used to manage your disks. LVM enables raw disks to be used as a data store, file system defined mount points. LVM helps to manage your disk volumes efficiently for performance and data integrity. VxVM i.e. Veritas Volume Manager is another volume manager that is as popular as LVM.

Previously we have seen a series of LVM command tutorials on KernelTalks. Here is a summary of it along in the form of LVM cheatsheet for your quick reference.

• Also read: Basics of LVM legends

Physical Volume Commands

Command	Description	Example
pvcreate	Create physical volume	Tutorial link
pvdisplay	Display physical volume details	Tutorial link
pvchange	Activate, de-activate physical volume	Tutorial link
pvmove	Move data from one PV to another	Tutorial link

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Volume Group Commands

Command	Description	Example
vgcreate	Create volume group	Tutorial Link
vgdisplay	Display volume group details	Tutorial Link
vgscan	Rebuild /etc/lvmtab file	Tutorial Link
vgextend	Add new PV to VG	Tutorial Link
vgreduce	Remove PV from VG	Tutorial Link
vgexport	Export VG from system	Tutorial Link
vgimport	Import VG into system	Tutorial Link
vgcfgbackup	Backup VG configurations	Tutorial Link
vgcfgrestore	Restore VG configurations	Tutorial Link
vgchange	Change details of VG	Tutorial Link
vgremove	Remove VG from system	Tutorial Link
vgsync	Sync stale PE in VG	Tutorial Link

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Logical Volume Commands

Command	Description	Example
lvcreate	Create logical volume	Tutorial Link
lvdisplay	Display logical volume details	Tutorial Link
lvremove	Remove logical volume	Tutorial Link
lvextend	Increase size of logical volume	Tutorial Link
lvreduce	Decrease size of logical volume	Tutorial Link
lvchange	Change details of logical volume	Tutorial Link
lvsync	Sync stale LE of logical volume	Tutorial Link
lvlnboot	Set LV as root, boot, swap or dump volume	Tutorial Link

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