Linux storage · Challenge 07

Add the disk.
Grow the volume.

A production logical volume is nearly full and a new 20 GB disk is waiting in the server. Inspect the storage, initialise the new disk as a physical volume, extend the volume group, then grow the logical volume and its filesystem — online, without downtime.

LVX-0701 · storage-01 · online volume growth
4objectives
15minute target
100points
Storage setup

Challenge Lab 7 · Extend an LVM

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Storage management assessment

Extend an LVM Challenge

TIME00:00
SCORE0/100
storage-01 — LVM shell
ISOLATED · SIMULATED

RCW Linux Storage Practice Environment

Grow the LVM volume online. Enter help for available commands.
Volume extended

Excellent work, Learner!

You inspected the storage, initialised /dev/sdb as a physical volume, extended the vg_data volume group, and grew lv_app with its XFS filesystem — all online, with zero downtime.

Final score
100/ 100
PERFECT SCORE

Volume grown online — filesystem resized

Objectives
4 / 4
Completion time
00:00
Commands entered
4
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