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In this example, the objective was to extend the new volume group to include an uninitialized entity
(partition). Doing so increases the size or number of extents for the volume group. To extend the
volume group, ensure that on the left pane the Physical View option is selected within the desired
Volume Group. Then click on the Extend Vo l ume G ro up button. This will display the 'Extend
Volume Group' window as illustrated below. On the 'Extend Volume Group' window, you can select
disk entities (partitions) to add to the volume group. Ensure that you check the contents of any
'Uninitialized D isk Entities' (partitions) to avoid deleting any critical data (see Figure 14.13,
“ Uninitialized hard disk” ). In the example, the disk entity (partition) /d ev/hd a6 was selected as
illustrated below.
Fig ure 14 .15. Select d isk en t it ies
Once added, the new volume will be added as 'Unused Space' in the volume group. The figure below
illustrates the logical and physical view of the volume group after it was extended.
⁠Chapt er 1 4 . LVM (Logical Volume Manager)
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