Now that you have an LVM partition you can create your volume groups on.Also use some of this space to create your separate /boot partition (100MB, ext3, bootable flag) if you are planning on putting everything under LVM. Format your free space/partition/new drive using your favorite disk management tool to "Linux LVM".A new blank hard drive you've added to your system.(such as the Windows partion you haven't booted in 6 months, that is what Qemu/VMWare are for isn't it?) A partition that you are not using any more.You're going to need some free space to setup your volume groups.Do you just want some expandable space for media files? Do you want to move your /home into LVM? Do you want to move everything under LVM? If you want to put everything under LVM, you should create a separate /boot partition (100MB should be fine) - otherwise you may not be able to boot your system. This has been tested on Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) through 8.04 (Hardy Heron), but should work on previous releases.Īn alternative option is to use blocks to-lvm, which does an automated in-place conversion. Instead of starting from scratch with a clean system, we're going to add LVM to your already running Ubuntu. The typical way of setting up LVM on Ubuntu is to use the alternative installation CD to wipe your whole hard drive and setup LVM. This HowTo explains how to setup LVM (Logical Volume Management) on an existing system.
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