[linux-lvm] Help for Vg max size

[linux-lvm] Help for Vg max size

[Gaetan]

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ZanZiBar:~# vgdisplay
--- Volume group ---
VG Name               FILER
VG Access             read/write
VG Status             available/resizable
VG #                  0
MAX LV                256
Cur LV                2
Open LV               1
MAX LV Size           255.99 GB
Max PV                256
Cur PV                2
Act PV                2
VG Size               230.06 GB
PE Size               4 MB
Total PE              58896
Alloc PE / Size       58893 / 230.05 GB
Free  PE / Size       3 / 12 MB
VG UUID               ExxNF9-89PZ-wHbC-LtKX-R3GL-Hp00-EVfvJt

I want to add 2 news disk but it tells me that i'm limited to 256 Gb

I'm told to do a vgcreate -s 
but dunno what i have to type after and i'm afraid if i increase the current virtual group , data will be lost

Anyone could help me please - 

thanks a lot

    



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Re: [linux-lvm] Help for Vg max size

[Jon Bendtsen]

When you create your VG, you choose a PE size. I think there is a max of
65k PE's for
a disk. See man vgcreate, or the LWN howto.

google for: lvm howto linux + i'm feeling lucky



JonB

Re: [linux-lvm] Help for Vg max size

[Rick van der Linde]

>When you create your VG, you choose a PE size. I think there is a max of
>65k PE's for
>a disk. See man vgcreate, or the LWN howto.
>
>google for: lvm howto linux + i'm feeling lucky

65K PE's a VG. The size of the PE determines the max vg size.

Rick