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@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ data:: This volume uses LVM-thin, and is used to store VM
images. LVM-thin is preferable for this task, because it offers
efficient support for snapshots and clones.
For {pve} versions up to 4.1, the installer creates a Logical Volume
called ``data'' which is mounted at `/var/lib/vz`
Starting from 4.2 the Logical Volume ``data'' is a LVM thin volume, used
for block based storage of guest systems, and `/var/lib/vz` is simply a
For {pve} versions up to 4.1, the installer creates a standard logical
volume called ``data'', which is mounted at `/var/lib/vz`.
Starting from version 4.2, the logical volume ``data'' is a LVM-thin pool,
used to store block based guest images, and `/var/lib/vz` is simply a
directory on the root file system.
Hardware
@ -69,18 +70,23 @@ Creating a Volume Group
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Let's assume we have an empty disk `/dev/sdb`, onto which we want to
create a Volume Group named ``vmdata''.
create a volume group named ``vmdata''.
CAUTION: Please not that the following commands will destroy all
existing data on `/dev/sdb`.
First create a partition.
# sgdisk -N 1 /dev/sdb
Create a **P**hysical **V**olumes (PV) without confirmation and 250K
Create a **P**hysical **V**olume (PV) without confirmation and 250K
metadatasize.
# pvcreate --metadatasize 250k -y -ff /dev/sdb1
Create a **V**olume **G**roup (VG) named ``vmdata'' on `/dev/sdb1`
Create a volume group named ``vmdata'' on `/dev/sdb1`
# vgcreate vmdata /dev/sdb1
@ -102,7 +108,8 @@ Now a filesystem must be created on the LV.
At last this has to be mounted.
WARNING: be sure that `/var/lib/vz` is empty. On a default installation it's not.
WARNING: be sure that `/var/lib/vz` is empty. On a default
installation it's not.
To make it always accessible add the following line in `/etc/fstab`.
@ -112,17 +119,19 @@ To make it always accessible add the following line in `/etc/fstab`.
Resizing the thin pool
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTE: When extending the data pool, the metadata pool must be extended with it.
Resize the LV and the metadata pool can be achieved with the following command.
Resize the LV and the metadata pool can be achieved with the following
command.
# lvresize --size +<size[\M,G,T]> --poolmetadatasize +<size[\M,G]> <VG>/<LVThin_pool>
NOTE: When extending the data pool, the metadata pool must also be
extended.
Create a LVM-Thin pool
Create a LVM-thin pool
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A thin pool has to be created on top of a volume group.
How to create a Volume Group see Section LVM.
How to create a volume group see Section LVM.
# lvcreate -L 80G -T -n vmstore vmdata