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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
pvcreate initializes a disk or partition for use by LVM. | pvcreate initializes a disk or partition for use by the Logical Volume Manager (LVM), in the form of a physical volume. Each physical volume can be a disk partition, whole disk, meta device, or loopback file. For whole disk devices the partition table must be erased. | ||
If signatures are found on storage, pvcreate will offer to delete them. | |||
=Initialize Partition for use by LVM= | =Initialize Partition for use by LVM= | ||
Whole disk initialization: | |||
<pre> | |||
pvcreate /dev/sdb | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
Physical volume "/dev/sdb" successfully created. | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Partition initialization: | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
pvcreate /dev/sdb1 | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:04, 23 May 2017
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Overview
pvcreate initializes a disk or partition for use by the Logical Volume Manager (LVM), in the form of a physical volume. Each physical volume can be a disk partition, whole disk, meta device, or loopback file. For whole disk devices the partition table must be erased.
If signatures are found on storage, pvcreate will offer to delete them.
Initialize Partition for use by LVM
Whole disk initialization:
pvcreate /dev/sdb
Physical volume "/dev/sdb" successfully created.
Partition initialization:
pvcreate /dev/sdb1