partprobe /dev/sda ( to update the kernel ) #### TO CREATE A PHYSICAL VOLUME #### pvcreate /dev/sda9 /dev/sda10 /dev/sda11 pvdisplay ( to check ) #### TO CREATE A VOLUME GROUP #### vgcreate zoom /dev/sda9 /dev/sda10 /dev/sda11 vgdisplay ( to check ) ##### TO CREATE A LOGICAL VOLUME #### lvcreate -L +50M zoom -n linux lvdisplay ( to check ) #### TO FORMAT THE LVM PARTITION #### mkfs.ext4 /dev/zoom/linux blkid /dev/zoom/linux ( to check ) #### TO PROVIDE THE MOUNT POINT #### mkdir /lvm ( to create a dir ) mount /dev/zoom/linux /lvm ( to assign the m.p ) mount ( to check the m.p ) #### TO RESIZE THE LVM PARTITION #### cp -rv /usr /lvm ( to copy ) df -h ( to check ) lvresize -L +50M /dev/zoom/linux resize2fs /dev/zoom/linux df -h ( to check ) #### TO REMOVE THE LVM PARTITION #### umount /lvm ( to remove the m.p ) #### TO REMOVE THE LOGICAL VOLUME #### lvremove /dev/zoom/linux lvdisplay ( to check ) #### TO REMOVE THE VOLUME GROUP ### vgremove zoom vgdisplay ( to check ) #### TO REMOVE THE PHYSICAL VOLUME #### pvremove /dev/sda9 /dev/sda10 /dev/sda11 pvdisplay ( to check )