Something simple re: a new partition under lvm.

[Mateusz Marzantowicz]

On 19.08.2013 22:34, Bill Case wrote:
> Hi;
> 
> There used to be a gui for lvm commands.  It seems to have disappeared.
> I have browsed the man pages.  It seems to involve more risk and
> learning than I want at the moment.
> 
> What I want to do is simple.  I have a freshly installed Fedor 19 on a
> 500 Gig drive.  Anaconda install lvm. I want to add a partition were I
> can safely store my routine backups.  I would think that 50 Gig would be
> more than enough room.  I am used to using parted, or gparted, but
> parted doesn't configure lvm, I understand.  (The more I read the less
> sure I am of that,)
> 
> Were on the drive is the best place to put such a partition.  I suspect
> it doesn't matter.  The last 50 gigs seems appropriate.  So under lvm
> how do I reconfigure my drive to have this extra partition.
> 

pvscan, pvscreate, vgscan, vgcreate, lvscan, lvcreate


Mateusz Marzantowicz