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Linux Disk Management & Formatting.

md 2024-01-19

Linux Disk Formatting and Management


1. Disk Partitioning and LVM
1.1 lsblk: List Block Devices

lsblk

Displays information about block devices, their mount points, and sizes.

1.2 pvcreate: Physical Volume Creation

sudo pvcreate /dev/sdb

Initializes a physical volume on the /dev/sdb disk.

1.3 vgcreate: Volume Group Creation

sudo vgcreate myvg /dev/sdb

Creates a volume group named myvg using the physical volume /dev/sdb.

1.4 vgs: Display Volume Groups

vgs

Shows information about existing volume groups.

1.5 vgdisplay: Display Volume Group Details

vgdisplay myvg

Provides detailed information about the volume group myvg.

1.6 lvcreate: Logical Volume Creation

sudo lvcreate -L 10G -n mylv myvg

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Creates a logical volume named mylv with a size of 10GB in the volume group myvg.

1.7 lvs: Display Logical Volumes

lvs

Lists information about logical volumes.

1.8 mkfs: Create a File System

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/myvg/mylv

Formats the logical volume /dev/myvg/mylv with the ext4 file system.

1.9 /etc/fstab: File System Table

The /etc/fstab file contains information about disk drives and partitions. Edit it to automatically mount
partitions at boot.

Example entry:

/dev/myvg/mylv /mnt/mydata ext4 defaults 0 0

1.10 mount -a: Mount All File Systems

sudo mount -a

Mounts all file systems listed in /etc/fstab.

1.11 systemctl daemon-reload: Reload Systemd Manager Configuration

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Reloads the Systemd manager configuration after making changes.

1.12 LVM Examples

Creating a Physical Volume

sudo pvcreate /dev/sdc

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Extending a Volume Group

sudo vgextend myvg /dev/sdc

Adding a New Logical Volume

sudo lvcreate -L 5G -n mynewlv myvg

Displaying Logical Volume Information

lvdisplay /dev/myvg/mynewlv

2. Linux File Systems


There are various file systems like ext4, xfs, btrfs, etc. Each has its own features and use cases. For example,
creating an ext4 file system:

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1

3. /etc/yum.repos.d: YUM Repository Configuration


This directory contains configuration files for YUM repositories. Create a new repository file, e.g.,
myrepo.repo:

[myrepo]
name=My Custom Repository
baseurl=http://example.com/repo
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Add more examples with different repository configurations to /etc/yum.repos.d/ based on your specific
needs.

These commands and configurations provide a comprehensive guide for Linux disk management, covering
logical volume management (LVM), file system creation, mounting, and YUM repository configuration. Always
exercise caution when working with disk-related commands to avoid data loss.

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