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Fig ure 14 .13. U n init ializ ed h ard d isk
14 .2.5. Adding a New Volume Group
Once initialized, LVM will add the new volume to the list of unallocated volumes where you can add it
to an existing volume group or create a new volume group. You can also remove the volume from
LVM. If the volume is removed from LVM, it will be added to the 'Uninitialized Entities' list, as illustrated
in Figure 14.13, “ Uninitialized hard disk .
Examp le 14 .4 . Creat e a n ew volu me g ro u p
In this example, a new volume group was created as illustrated below.
Once created a new volume group will be displayed in the list of existing volume groups as illustrated
below. The logical view will display the new volume group with unused space as no logical volumes
have been created. To create a logical volume, select the volume group and click on the C reate
New Lo g i cal Vo l ume button as illustrated below. Select the extents you wish to use on the
volume group.
Examp le 14 .5. Select t h e ext en t s
In this example, all the extents in the volume group were used to create the new logical volume.
Chapt er 1 4 . LVM (Logical Volume Manager)
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