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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Logical Volume Manager Administration
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Logical Volume Manager Administration
LVM Administrator Guide
Edition 1
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Logical Volume Manager Administration
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Abstract
T his book describes the LVM logical volume manager, including information on running LVM in a clustered environment.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. About T his Guide 2. Audience 3. Software Versions 4. Related Documentation 5. We Need Feedback! 6. Document Conventions 6.1. T ypographic Conventions
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Logical Volume Manager Administration
LVM Administrator Guide
Edition 1
2
Legal Notice
Legal Notice
Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. and others. T he text of and illustrations in this document are licensed by Red Hat under a Creative Commons Attribution–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license ("CC-BY-SA"). An explanation of CC-BY-SA is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. In accordance with CC-BY-SA, if you distribute this document or an adaptation of it, you must provide the URL for the original version. Red Hat, as the licensor of this document, waives the right to enforce, and agrees not to assert, Section 4d of CC-BY-SA to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Red Hat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the Shadowman logo, JBoss, MetaMatrix, Fedora, the Infinity Logo, and RHCE are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus T orvalds in the United States and other countries. Java® is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates. XFS® is a trademark of Silicon Graphics International Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. MySQL® is a registered trademark of MySQL AB in the United States, the European Union and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 1801 Varsity Drive Raleigh, NC 27606-2072 USA Phone: +1 919 754 3700 Phone: 888 733 4281 Fax: +1 919 754 3701
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Logical Volume Manager Administration
3
Abstract
T his book describes the LVM logical volume manager, including information on running LVM in a clustered environment.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. About T his Guide 2. Audience 3. Software Versions 4. Related Documentation 5. We Need Feedback! 6. Document Conventions 6.1. T ypographic Conventions