Chapter 6. Logical Volumes

This chapter describes concepts and procedures for managing logical volume storage. This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Logical Volume Storage Overview
• Developing a Volume Group Strategy
• Developing a Logical Volume Strategy
• Managing Logical Volume Storage
• Implementing Volume Group Policies
• Reducing the File System Size in the rootvg Volume Group
• Configuring a Disk Drive
• Replacing a Disk When the Volume Group Consists of One Disk
• Making an Available Disk a Physical Volume
• Migrating the Contents of a Physical Volume
• Importing or Exporting a Volume Group
• Changing a Volume Group to Nonquorum Status
• Creating a File System Log on a Dedicated Disk for a User-Defined Volume Group
• Changing the Name of a Logical Volume
• Removing a Logical Volume
• Defining a Raw Logical Volume for an Application
• Recovering from Disk Drive Problems
• Synchronizing the Device Configuration Database
• Using Removable Disk Management
• Removing a Disk with Data Using the Hot Removability Feature
• Removing a Disk without Data Using the Hot Removability Feature
• Adding a Disk Using the Hot Removability Feature
• Recovering from Disk Failure Using the Hot Removability Feature
• Logical Volume Manager Limitation Warnings