Add a new disk using LVM

• 1) rescan-scsi-bus.sh -a
• 2) pvcreate: pvcreate /dev/sdXXXX
• 3) vgcreate: vgcreate VG_NAME_1 /dev/sdXXXX
• 4) lvcreate: lvcreate -l 100%FREE -n LV_NAME_1 VG_NAME_1
• 5) mkfs.ext4 mkfs.ext4 /dev/VG_NAME_1/LV_NAME_1
• 6) mkdir /path/to/your/new/fs
• 7) Edit /etc/fstab
• 8) mount -a

Related terms

• echo 1 > /sys/block/sda/device/rescan

See also

• Block devices: blkid (UUID), lshw -class disk, hwinfo --disk, udevadm, rescan-scsi-bus.sh, LUN, hdparm, findfs, Add a new disk
• lsblk, pvscan lspci, lsscsi, smartctl, fdisk, parted, Kpartx, pvdiplay, pvs, udisksctl, /dev/sd, nvme list