Best ways to set up LVM

[Robin Laing]

David Limon Romero wrote:
> Hello list
> 
> I'm starting to play with lvm with a single HD, but before, I would like to 
> know what are the best ways to configure it for future growing, I mean, if 
> the disk is full and then I add a second HD, what could I do without losing 
> data, resizing logical volumes, etc.
> 
> TIA
> David

I have done exactly what you are talking about with my first attempt 
at LVM.  It is easy and just look at the LVM documentation.

I moved to LVM, copied data from non-LVM drives, converted the old 
drives to LVM and then added them to the LVM in just a few hours. 
Most of the time was taken up with transferring data and rebooting the 
computer (changing wiring).

For a start.
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/

The only thing that had me stumped was the resizing the file system.
   man resize2fs
Saved the day.

I also played with the
   Desktop > System Settings > Logical Volume Management.

I don't have all the details here as I did this at home.

I won't setup data drives without LVM again.

-- 
Robin Laing