==== Quick Command Reference ====
The following command displayes in GiB
<sxh bash>
pvdisplay
</sxh>
To display in GB use the following command:
<sxh bash>
pvdisplay --units G
</sxh>
The following commands put a marker on the device which allows them to be used for volume groups
<sxh bash>
pvcreate /dev/device1
pvcreate /dev/device2
</sxh>
Now create the volume
<sxh bash>
vgcreate vg1 /dev/device1 /dev/device2
</sxh>
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=== LVCREATE ===
<sxh bash>
lvcreate -L 10G name
</sxh>
Creating a logical volume from a specific volume group
<sxh bash>
lvcreate -L 1500 -n lvname vg1
</sxh>
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You can also use the -l argument of the lvcreate command to specify the percentage of the remaining free space in a volume group as the size of the logical volume
<sxh bash>
lvcreate -l 100%FREE -n lvname vg1
</sxh>