LVM (Logical Volume Manager)
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What is LVM (Logical Volume Manager)?
LVM provides logical volume management through device mapper framework, offering flexible disk management with resizing, mirroring, and moving capabilities. Three levels: Physical Volumes (PVs - actual disks), Volume Groups (VGs - storage pools), and Logical Volumes (LVs - carved portions). Create with pvcreate, vgcreate, and lvcreate commands. Essential for enterprise storage systems.
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