====== Partitioning Logical Volumes on a Server ======

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# View the partitions
lvdisplay
# Set the parition size - https://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Cluster_Logical_Volume_Manager/LV_create.html
lvresize --size 0.5T -r /dev/vg_hpeproliant/lv_home
# This leave 0.4T left
# Create the volume
lvcreate -L 1T -n lv_mysql_data  vg_hpeproliant
lvcreate -L 1T -n lv_backup  vg_hpeproliant
# Create the file system - https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/275129/cannot-mount-newly-created-logical-volume
mkfs.ext4 /dev/vg_hpeproliant/lv_mysql_data
mkfs.ext4 /dev/vg_hpeproliant/lv_backup
# Make Directory to Mount
mkdir -p /var/lib/mysql
mkdir /backup
# Mount the volume
mount /dev/vg_hpeproliant/lv_mysql_data /var/lib/mysql
mount /dev/vg_hpeproliant/lv_backup /backup
# Edit file to specify default mounts - /etc/fstab
/dev/mapper/vg_hpeproliant-lv_mysql_data /var/lib/mysql                    ext4    defaults        1 2
/dev/mapper/vg_hpeproliant-lv_backup /backup                    ext4    defaults        1 2
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