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Practice: Logical Volume Management Concepts

Match the following items to their counterparts in the table.

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Logical volume (LV)
Physical volume (PV)
Logical extent
Physical extent
Volume group (VG)
Disk, partition, RAID array
  • Component descriptionComponent
    Formatted with a file system and mounted for use at runtime
    Logical volume (LV)
    Maps to a physical storage device, such as a disk or partition
    Physical volume (PV)
    Storage chunk of a LV, typically maps to a PE
    Logical extent
    Used to identify a pool of PVs for use in creating one or more LVs
    Volume group (VG)
    Name used for the storage chunk of a PV, also the smallest storage chunk for a LV
    Physical extent
    Potential candidates for use as a single PV
    Disk, partition, RAID array
  • Revision: rh134-7-c643331