6.3. Splitting a Volume Group
In this example, an existing volume group consists of three physical volumes. If there is enough unused space on the physical volumes, a new volume group can be created without adding new disks.
In the initial set up, the logical volume
mylv is carved from the volume group myvol, which in turn consists of the three physical volumes, /dev/sda1, /dev/sdb1, and /dev/sdc1.
After completing this procedure, the volume group
myvg will consist of /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1. A second volume group, yourvg, will consist of /dev/sdc1.
6.3.1. Determining Free Space
You can use the
pvscan command to determine how much free space is currently available in the volume group.
# pvscan
PV /dev/sda1 VG myvg lvm2 [17.15 GB / 0 free]
PV /dev/sdb1 VG myvg lvm2 [17.15 GB / 12.15 GB free]
PV /dev/sdc1 VG myvg lvm2 [17.15 GB / 15.80 GB free]
Total: 3 [51.45 GB] / in use: 3 [51.45 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ]
