LVM - Logical Volume Manager 是Linux系统下最强大的磁盘管理技术之一.它将您从不得不思考物理容量中解脱出来,代之以逻辑形式来思考这些容量. 当您需要考虑如何替用户数据和系统文件分配空间的时候,LVM可以让您彻底忘记传统的分区做法.
简单地来说,LVM就是将众多物理设备组合成一个大的虚拟设备,用户只需思考如何在虚拟设备上做传统的空间分配策略,而将物理设备的管理交由LVM自己去处理.这个由物理设备组合所成的虚拟设备称为卷组(Volume Group),简称为VG;而用户在卷组VG上所划分的磁盘空间则称为逻辑卷(Logical Volume),简称为LV;而原始物理设备必须经过初始化处理才能加入卷组集合,这种经过特别处理的原始设备或磁盘空间则称为物理卷(Physical Volume),简称为PV.
LVM磁盘空间管理系统允许您在需要的时候重新调整大小, 这也就意味着在管理磁盘空间资源方面, 您将获得极大程度的自由. 基本上这是很有诱惑力的, 但您应该留心硬盘出错的情况,如果您没有在LVM管理中为出现这种情况而做好计划,那么您可能会丢失大量数据.
LVM 术语:
PV - Physical Volume 物理卷,例如一个硬盘,或一个Software RAID设备;
VG - Volume Group 卷组,将一组物理卷收集为一个管理单元;
LV - Logical Volume 逻辑卷,等同于传统分区,可看作便准的块设备,以容纳文件系统;
PE - Physical Extent 物理块,划分物理卷的数据块;
LE - Logical Extent 逻辑块,划分逻辑卷的数据块;
LVM 结构:
为了让大家了解关于LVM的概念和结构.实现方式等.作者花了整整一天时间画了一个图.
突然发现自己的”设计”水准很前卫很潮流. (谁说图片不好看谁就不要看文章了! :-))
说明: /boot 这个挂载分区不能存在于VG卷组里.所以我们一般是建议单独分区.
使用LVM的基本步骤如下:
1. 安装lvm2 (apt-get install lvm2)
2. 使用fdisk分区指定的物理硬盘
3. 使用lvm管理工具进行lvm配置 (建立PV / VG / LV)
4. 格式化已经设置好的LV逻辑卷.挂载到指定目录.
5. 关于如何增加/删除/修改LV逻辑卷大小.请期待第2季.
LVM 配置步骤:
// 查看物理磁盘状态 - 硬盘(容量1GB) /dev/sdb 已经识别
Debian:/home/reistlin#fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0×0002db3a
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1033 8297541 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1034 1305 2184840 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 1073 MB, 1073741824 bytes
128 heads, 32 sectors/track, 512 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4096 * 512 = 2097152 bytes
Disk identifier: 0×00000000
Disk /dev/sdb doesn’t contain a valid partition table
// 使用 fdisk 对 /dev/sdb 分区
Debian:/home/reistlin#fdisk /dev/sdb
Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0×4e896764.
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
After that, of course, the previous content won’t be recoverable.
Warning: invalid flag 0×0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)
Command (m for help):new
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4):1
First cylinder (1-512, default1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-512, default512):
Using default value 512
Command (m for help): m
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the dos compatibility flag
d delete a partition
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun disklabel
t change a partition’s system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)
Command (m for help):w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
// 查看分区后的物理磁盘信息 - /dev/sdb1 状态正常
Debian:/home/reistlin#fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0×0002db3a
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1033 8297541 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1034 1305 2184840 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 1073 MB, 1073741824 bytes
128 heads, 32 sectors/track, 512 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4096 * 512 = 2097152 bytes
Disk identifier: 0×4e896764
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 512 1048560 83 Linux
#p#// 进入 LVM 模式
Debian:/home/reistlin#lvm
// 查看 LVM 磁盘状态 - 目前没有任何 LVM 磁盘信息
lvm>lvmdiskscan
/dev/ram0 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram1 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/root [ 7.91 GB]
/dev/ram2 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/sda2 [ 2.08 GB]
/dev/ram3 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram4 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram5 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram6 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram7 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram8 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram9 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram10 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram11 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram12 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram13 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram14 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram15 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/sdb [ 1.00 GB]
2 disks
17 partitions
0 LVM physical volume whole disks
0 LVM physical volumes
// 查看 LVM 配置文件 - dump 模式
lvm>dumpconfig
devices {
dir=”/dev”
scan=”/dev”
preferred_names=[]
filter=”a/.*/”
cache_dir=”/etc/lvm/cache”
cache_file_prefix=”"
write_cache_state=1
sysfs_scan=1
md_component_detection=1
ignore_suspended_devices=0
}
activation {
missing_stripe_filler=”/dev/ioerror”
reserved_stack=256
reserved_memory=8192
process_priority=-18
mirror_region_size=512
readahead=”auto”
mirror_log_fault_policy=”allocate”
mirror_device_fault_policy=”remove”
}
global {
umask=63
test=0
units=”h”
activation=1
proc=”/proc”
locking_type=1
fallback_to_clustered_locking=1
fallback_to_local_locking=1
locking_dir=”/var/lock/lvm”
}
shell {
history_size=100
}
backup {
backup=1
backup_dir=”/etc/lvm/backup”
archive=1
archive_dir=”/etc/lvm/archive”
retain_min=10
retain_days=30
}
log {
verbose=0
syslog=1
overwrite=0
level=0
indent=1
command_names=0
prefix=” ”
}
// 创建 Physical Volume (PV)
lvm> pvcreate
Please enter a physical volume path
lvm>pvcreate /dev/sdb1
Physical volume “/dev/sdb1″ successfully created
// 查看 Physical Volume (PV) 状态
lvm>pvdisplay
CTRL-c detected: giving up waiting for lock
— Physical volume —
PV Name /dev/sdb1
VG Name vg_test
PV Size 1023.98 MB / not usable 3.98 MB
Allocatable yes (but full)
PE Size (KByte) 4096
Total PE 255
Free PE 0
Allocated PE 255
PV UUID SwfyW5-veGN-1Ptd-VIUo-0I3I-CdVB-QF7BwC
// 再次查看 LVM 磁盘状态
lvm>lvmdiskscan
/dev/ram0 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram1 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/root [ 7.91 GB]
/dev/ram2 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/sda2 [ 2.08 GB]
/dev/ram3 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram4 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram5 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram6 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram7 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram8 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram9 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram10 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram11 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram12 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram13 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram14 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/ram15 [ 8.00 MB]
/dev/sdb1 [ 1023.98 MB] LVM physical volume
1 disk
17 partitions
0 LVM physical volume whole disks
1 LVM physical volume
// 创建 Volume Group (VG)
lvm> vgcreate vg_test
Please enter physical volume name(s)
lvm>vgcreate vg_test /dev/sdb1
Volume group “vg_test” successfully created
// 查看 Volume Group (VG) 状态
lvm>vgdisplay
— Volume group —
VG Name vg_test
System ID
Format lvm2
Metadata Areas 1
Metadata Sequence No 1
VG Access read/write
VG Status resizable
MAX LV 0
Cur LV 0
Open LV 0
Max PV 0
Cur PV 1
Act PV 1
VG Size 1020.00 MB
PE Size 4.00 MB
Total PE 255
Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0
Free PE / Size 255 / 1020.00 MB
VG UUID Dbm7gQ-HDao-0z2Z-2u3q-XK9A-bmEv-ES3qC0
// 创建 Logical Volume (LV) - 如果需要使用全部VG空间. 输入 -l
//
lvm>lvcreate -l 255 vg_test -n lv_test
Logical volume “lv_test” created
// 查看 Logical Volume (LV) 状态
lvm>lvdisplay
— Logical volume —
LV Name /dev/vg_test/lv_test
VG Name vg_test
LV UUID l3GUct-M3nG-m837-wOe2-4EWo-ZPU6-xskaq8
LV Write Access read/write
LV Status available
# open 0
LV Size 1020.00 MB
Current LE 255
Segments 1
Allocation inherit
Read ahead sectors auto
- currently set to 256
Block device 254:0
// 输入 exit 退出 LVM 配置模式. Ext3 格式化 lv_test 逻辑卷
Debian:/home/reistlin#mkfs -t ext3 -j /dev/vg_test/lv_test
mke2fs 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
65280 inodes, 261120 blocks
13056 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=268435456
8 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
8160 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (4096 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
This filesystem will be automatically checked every 25 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
// 挂载 lv_test 逻辑卷到 /mnt 目录. 你也可以挂载到 /home 目录
Debian:/home/reistlin#mount /dev/vg_test/lv_test /mnt
Debian:/home/reistlin# cd /mnt
// 测试文件读写. Reistlin.Com. OKay.
Debian:/mnt# vim Reistlin.Com
Debian:/mnt# cat Reistlin.Com
Welcome to Reistlin.Com
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