4.4.1. Creating Logical Volumes

4.4.1. Creating Logical Volumes

4.4.1. Creating Logical Volumes

To create a logical volume, use the lvcreate command. You can create linear volumes, striped volumes, and mirrored volumes, as described in the following subsections.

If you do not specify a name for the logical volume, the default name lvol# is used where # is the internal number of the logical volume.

The following sections provide examples of logical volume creation for the three types of logical volumes you can create with LVM.

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