---
title: Expanding a LVM
description: How to expand a LVM
published: true
date: 2023-06-27T07:54:18.672Z
tags: linux, server
editor: markdown
dateCreated: 2023-06-27T07:54:18.672Z
---

# Expanding a LVM

This guide provides instructions on how to expand a LVM. _This was tested on Ubuntu 22.04._

## Get Started

- Begin by opening a terminal and running the following command:

```bash
lvdisplay
```

This command will display the volume groups.

You should see something like this:

```bash
--- Logical volume ---
LV Path                /dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv
LV Name                ubuntu-lv
VG Name                ubuntu-vg
LV UUID                eIxgxf-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-MNOP-QRsT-UVWxYz
LV Write Access        read/write
LV Creation host, time ubuntu, 2023-06-27 08:00:00 +0000
LV Status              available
# open                 1
LV Size                50.00 GiB
Current LE             12800
Segments               1
Allocation             inherit
Read ahead sectors     auto
- currently set to     256
Block device           253:0
```

You can find the volume we will be expanding by looking at the `LV Path` it should be something like `/dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv`.

- Next, you need to expand the volume. Run the following command:

```bash
lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv
```

This command will expand the volume to use all available space.

- Finally, you need to expand the filesystem. Run the following command:

```bash
resize2fs /dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv
```

This command will expand the filesystem to use all available space.

## Finished

You now have a LVM that has been expanded to use all available space.