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title: Expanding a LVM
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description: How to expand a LVM
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published: true
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date: 2023-06-27T07:54:18.672Z
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2023-06-28 18:16:01 +01:00
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tags: linux, server, ubuntu, lvm, ubuntu 22.04
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2023-06-27 11:42:56 +01:00
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editor: markdown
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dateCreated: 2023-06-27T07:54:18.672Z
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# Expanding a LVM
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This guide provides instructions on how to expand a LVM. _This was tested on Ubuntu 22.04._
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## Get Started
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- Begin by opening a terminal and running the following command:
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```bash
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lvdisplay
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```
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This command will display the volume groups.
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You should see something like this:
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```bash
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--- Logical volume ---
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LV Path /dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv
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LV Name ubuntu-lv
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VG Name ubuntu-vg
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LV UUID eIxgxf-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-MNOP-QRsT-UVWxYz
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LV Write Access read/write
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LV Creation host, time ubuntu, 2023-06-27 08:00:00 +0000
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LV Status available
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# open 1
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LV Size 50.00 GiB
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Current LE 12800
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Segments 1
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Allocation inherit
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Read ahead sectors auto
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- currently set to 256
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Block device 253:0
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```
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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`.
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- Next, you need to expand the volume. Run the following command:
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```bash
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lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv
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```
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This command will expand the volume to use all available space.
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- Finally, you need to expand the filesystem. Run the following command:
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```bash
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resize2fs /dev/ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv
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```
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This command will expand the filesystem to use all available space.
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## Finished
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You now have a LVM that has been expanded to use all available space.
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