LVM Version 2.0 Volume Groups in HP-UX 11i v3 (September 2008)

The lvmadm command displays the supported limits for 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1 volume groups. It is not possible to
create a volume group that goes beyond these limits.
Example
# lvmadm -t
--- LVM Limits ---
VG Version 1.0
Max VG Size (Tbytes) 510
Max LV Size (Tbytes) 16
Max PV Size (Tbytes) 2
Max VGs 256
Max LVs 255
Max PVs 255
Max Mirrors 2
Max Stripes 255
Max Stripe Size (Kbytes) 32768
Max LXs per LV 65535
Max PXs per PV 65535
Max Extent Size (Mbytes) 256
VG Version 2.0
Max VG Size (Tbytes) 2048
Max LV Size (Tbytes) 256
Max PV Size (Tbytes) 16
Max VGs 512
Max LVs 511
Max PVs 511
Max Mirrors 5
Max Stripes 511
Max Stripe Size (Kbytes) 262144
Max LXs per LV 33554432
Max PXs per PV 16777216
Max Extent Size (Mbytes) 256
VG Version 2.1
Max VG Size (Tbytes) 2048
Max LV Size (Tbytes) 256
Max PV Size (Tbytes) 16
Max VGs 2048
Max LVs 2047
Max PVs 2048
Max Mirrors 5
Max Stripes 511
Max Stripe Size (Kbytes) 262144
Max LXs per LV 33554432
Max PXs per PV 16777216
Max Extent Size (Mbytes) 256
Summary List of New or Obsolete Commands Options
The following table summarizes the command option changes with 1.0 or 2.x volume groups.
“No change” means that the option works as in the HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) initial release.
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