LVEXTEND(8) (NAME) lvextend - LVM (SYNOPSIS) lvextend [] _ --alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|inherit -A|--autobackup y|n --commandprofile String --config String -d|--debug --devices PV --devicesfile String --driverloaded y|n -l|--extents [+]Number[PERCENT] -f|--force --fs String --fsmode String -h|--help --journal String --lockopt String --longhelp -m|--mirrors Number -n|--nofsck --nohints --nolocking --nosync --noudevsync --poolmetadatasize [+]Size[m|UNIT] --profile String -q|--quiet --reportformat basic|json|json_std -r|--resizefs -L|--size [+]Size[m|UNIT] -i|--stripes Number -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT] -t|--test --type linear|striped|snapshot|raid|mirror|thin|thin-pool|vdo| vdo-pool|cache|cache-pool|writecache --usepolicies -v|--verbose --version -y|--yes (DESCRIPTION) lvextend (Logical Volume) -r . (Logical Extents) (VG) . (segment) . copy-on-write COW . RAID (mirrored) lvconvert(8) . --size Size --extents Number . . (USAGE) : lvextend -L|--size [+]Size[m|UNIT] LV [ -l|--extents [+]Number[PERCENT] ] [ -r|--resizefs ] [ -i|--stripes Number ] [ -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT] ] [ --poolmetadatasize [+]Size[m|UNIT] ] [ --fs String ] [ --fsmode String ] [ _ ] [ PV ... ] -- : lvextend LV PV ... [ -r|--resizefs ] [ -i|--stripes Number ] [ -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT] ] [ --fs String ] [ --fsmode String ] [ _ ] -- (pool metadata SubLV) : lvextend --poolmetadatasize [+]Size[m|UNIT] LV1 [ -i|--stripes Number ] [ -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT] ] [ _ ] [ PV ... ] LV1: linear thinpool -- (policy) : lvextend --usepolicies LV1 [ -r|--resizefs ] [ --fs String ] [ --fsmode String ] [ _ ] [ PV ... ] LV1: snapshot thinpool vdopool -- : [ -A|--autobackup y|n ] [ -f|--force ] [ -m|--mirrors Number ] [ -n|--nofsck ] [ --alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|inherit ] [ --nosync ] [ --noudevsync ] [ --reportformat basic|json|json_std ] [ --type linear|striped|snapshot|raid|mirror|thin|thin-pool|vdo| vdo-pool|cache|cache-pool|writecache ] lvm: [ -d|--debug ] [ -h|--help ] [ -q|--quiet ] [ -t|--test ] [ -v|--verbose ] [ -y|--yes ] [ --commandprofile String ] [ --config String ] [ --devices PV ] [ --devicesfile String ] [ --driverloaded y|n ] [ --journal String ] [ --lockopt String ] [ --longhelp ] [ --nohints ] [ --nolocking ] [ --profile String ] [ --version ] (OPTIONS) --alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|inherit (PE) (VG) . VG LV vgchange lvchange (override) . normal stripe PV . inherit VG LV . contiguous PE PE . cling PV PE stripe . PE normal anywhere ( stripe ). PV . lvm(8) . -A|--autobackup y|n . ! vgcfgbackup(8) . --commandprofile String . lvm.conf(5) . --config String lvm.conf(5) . lvm.conf(5) section/field . lvm.conf(5) . -d|--debug ... (debug). (log) syslog ( ) . --devices PV . . . devices . --devicesfile String LVM . /etc/lvm/devices/ lvmdevices(8) . devices/devicesfile devices/use_devicesfile lvm.conf(5) . --driverloaded y|n n device-mapper . . -l|--extents [+]Number[PERCENT] (LV) . --size --extents . (redundant) RAID . VG LV PV : %VG VG %FREE VG %PVS PV . %ORIGIN (100%ORIGIN ). . + - . -f|--force ... . . --fs String : checksize: ( ). LV ( checksize ). resize: . (mount) (unmount) (fsck) . --fsmode fsck --nofsck . resize_fsadm: fsadm ( ). : lvreduce . ignore: . : . --fsmode String (mount) : manage: . nochange: . offline: . . -h|--help . --journal String (systemd journal). log/journal lvm.conf : command: . output: . debug: . --lockopt String lvmlockd. lvmlockd(8) . --longhelp . -m|--mirrors Number . -n|--nofsck (fsck) --resizefs. --nohints (hints) (PV). . --nolocking . . --nosync mirror raid1 raid4 raid5 raid10 . mirror raid1 raid10 . raid4 raid5 (parity) . . raid6 raid6 ( P Q) . raid0 raid0_meta . --noudevsync udev. udev udev . udev LVM . --poolmetadatasize [+]Size[m|UNIT] (pool metadata LV). + . --profile String --commandprofile --metadataprofile . -q|--quiet ... . --debug --verbose . "no" . --reportformat basic|json|json_std report/output_format lvm.conf(5) . basic . . json JSON . json_std JSON . lvmreport(7) . -r|--resizefs . (mount) (unmount) fsck . --fsmode --nofsck fsck . --fs (--resizefs --fs resize ). -L|--size [+]Size[m|UNIT] (LV) . --size --extents . RAID . + - . -i|--stripes Number (stripes) (striped) . PV . stripe ( --stripesize) . . RAID 4/5/6 (parity) . RAID (raid0: 64 raid10: 32 raid4/5: 63 raid6: 62) RAID (raid0: 2 raid10: 2 raid4/5: 3 raid6: 5). RAID LV PV allocation/raid_stripe_all_devices lvm.conf(5) . -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT] striped . -t|--test . . . . --type linear|striped|snapshot|raid|mirror|thin|thin-pool|vdo|vdo-pool| cache|cache-pool|writecache (segtype) . . (raid, mirror, striped, linear) lvmraid(7) . (thin, thin-pool) lvmthin(7) . (cache, cache-pool) lvmcache(7) . (snapshot) . VDO (vdo) lvmvdo(7) . ( --stripes, --mirrors, --snapshot, --virtualsize, --thin, --cache, --vdo). . --usepolicies lvm.conf(5) . -v|--verbose ... . . --version . -y|--yes (yes) . ( -qq ). (VARIABLES) LV (Logical Volume). lvm(8) . LV VG/LV. LV1 ( raid raid ). PV (Physical Volume) /dev . PV (PE) . PE . ( ): PV[:PE-PE]... ( ): PV[:PE+PE]... String . Size[UNIT] Size . () 'k' 'K' . |UNIT . UNIT : b|B (Bytes) s|S (Sectors) k|K (KiB) m|M (MiB) g|G (GiB) t|T (TiB) p|P (PiB) e|E (EiB). ( --units .) (ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES) LVM lvm(8) . LVM_VG_NAME VG . (EXAMPLES) (PV) : lvextend -L +54 vg01/lvol10 /dev/sdk3 /dev/sdk3. "-l +100%PVS" : lvextend vg01/lvol01 /dev/sdk3 : lvextend -L+16m vg01/lvol01 /dev/sda:8-9 /dev/sdb:8-9 (VG) fsadm(8): lvextend -l+100%FREE -r vg01/lvol01 (SEE ALSO) lvm(8), lvm.conf(5), lvmconfig(8), lvmdevices(8), pvchange(8), pvck(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8), pvmove(8), pvremove(8), pvresize(8), pvs(8), pvscan(8), vgcfgbackup(8), vgcfgrestore(8), vgchange(8), vgck(8), vgcreate(8), vgconvert(8), vgdisplay(8), vgexport(8), vgextend(8), vgimport(8), vgimportclone(8), vgimportdevices(8), vgmerge(8), vgmknodes(8), vgreduce(8), vgremove(8), vgrename(8), vgs(8), vgscan(8), vgsplit(8), lvcreate(8), lvchange(8), lvconvert(8), lvdisplay(8), lvextend(8), lvreduce(8), lvremove(8), lvrename(8), lvresize(8), lvs(8), lvscan(8), lvm-fullreport(8), lvm-lvpoll(8), blkdeactivate(8), lvmdump(8), dmeventd(8), lvmpolld(8), lvmlockd(8), lvmlockctl(8), cmirrord(8), lvmdbusd(8), fsadm(8), lvmsystemid(7), lvmreport(7), lvmcache(7), lvmraid(7), lvmthin(7), lvmvdo(7), lvmautoactivation(7) lvm2 LVEXTEND(8)