Extend LVM Logical Volume

In situation where your LVM volume has free space for its logical volume to grow, you can expand the logical volume size. This guide shows you how to expand the LVM logical volume.

Check Volume Status

Before starting to extend a logical volume, it is always good to check the LVM volume status for available free space and label for correct LVM volume.

Extend Logical Volume

Now that you had confirms the information, you may extend it using lvextend command. The command pattern is as follows:

$ lvextend -l +<size> -r /dev/<path-to-logical/volume>

Example:

$ lvextend -l +10G -r /dev/lvmVG01/localstore_root

That's all for expanding LVM logical volume.