Logical Volume Manager vs LVM2
A side-by-side look at Logical Volume Manager and LVM2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Logical Volume Manager
System & Hardware
Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is a disk management utility for Linux that allows administrators to create logical volumes out of physical disk partitions. This provides more flexibility in dynamically allocating storage space compared to using physical partitions directly.
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LVM2
System & Hardware
LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager 2) is an open-source logical volume manager for Linux. It manages disk drives and similar mass-storage devices to provide large, flexible storage volumes for partitions and file systems.
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