# salt.modules.linux_lvm

Support for Linux LVM2

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `fullversion`()

  Return all version info from lvm version

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' lvm.fullversion

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `lvcreate`(lvname, vgname, size=None, extents=None, pv='')

  Create a new logical volume, with option for which physical volume to be used

  CLI Examples:

      salt '*' lvm.lvcreate new_volume_name vg_name size=10G
      salt '*' lvm.lvcreate new_volume_name vg_name extents=100 /dev/sdb

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `lvdisplay`(lvname='')

  Return information about the logical volume(s)

  CLI Examples:

      salt '*' lvm.lvdisplay
      salt '*' lvm.lvdisplay /dev/vg_myserver/root

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `lvremove`(lvname, vgname)

  Remove a given existing logical volume from a named existing volume group

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' lvm.lvremove lvname vgname force=True

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `pvcreate`(devices, **kwargs)

  Set a physical device to be used as an LVM physical volume

  CLI Examples:

      salt mymachine lvm.pvcreate /dev/sdb1,/dev/sdb2
      salt mymachine lvm.pvcreate /dev/sdb1 dataalignmentoffset=7s

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `pvdisplay`(pvname='')

  Return information about the physical volume(s)

  CLI Examples:

      salt '*' lvm.pvdisplay
      salt '*' lvm.pvdisplay /dev/md0

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `version`()

  Return LVM version from lvm version

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' lvm.version

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `vgcreate`(vgname, devices, **kwargs)

  Create an LVM volume group

  CLI Examples:

      salt mymachine lvm.vgcreate my_vg /dev/sdb1,/dev/sdb2
      salt mymachine lvm.vgcreate my_vg /dev/sdb1 clustered=y

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `vgdisplay`(vgname='')

  Return information about the volume group(s)

  CLI Examples:

      salt '*' lvm.vgdisplay
      salt '*' lvm.vgdisplay nova-volumes

`salt.modules.linux_lvm.` `vgremove`(vgname)

  Remove an LVM volume group

  CLI Examples:

      salt mymachine lvm.vgremove vgname
      salt mymachine lvm.vgremove vgname force=True

Current Salt release: 0.17.1

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