Showing posts with label LVM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LVM. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

lvm saved my media organization

I had decent media organization until all my drives got full. Now finding a new TV show episode requires looking in 4 potential places, and my fstab is looking convoluted. Upgrading my server gave me the right opportunity to switch to lvm. Current server is 'stolen' and new server is 'Jupiter'.

On Jupiter:
coty@Jupiter:~$ sudo -i
root@Jupiter:~# apt-get install lvm2
root@Jupiter:~# mkdir /mnt/media
root@Jupiter:~# lvm
lvm> pvcreate /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1
lvm> vgcreate vg /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1
lvm> lvcreate -l 100%FREE -n media vg
lvm> exit
root@Jupiter:~# mkfs.ext4 /dev/vg/media
root@Jupiter:~# mount /dev/vg/media /mnt/media
//root@Jupiter:~# echo '/mnt/media 10.10.10.0/24(rw,async,subtree_check,wdelay)' >> /etc/exports
//root@Jupiter:~# mkdir /etc/exports.d
//root@Jupiter:~# service nfs-kernel-server restart
vi /etc/default/rsync
set RSYNC_ENABLE=true
vi /etc/rsyncd.conf

#motd file = /etc/rsyncd.motd
log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid
lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock

[media]
path = /mnt/media
#comment = My Very Own Rsync Server
#uid = nobody
#gid = nobody
read only = no
list = yes
#auth users = username
#secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.scrt


On stolen:
//mount 10.10.10.115:/mnt/media /mnt/Jupiter

Adding drives to LVM and resizing volume

/dev/sdg1, /dev/sdf1 are 1.5TB drives. /dev/sdf1 is full, /dev/sdg1 is almost full. Move a bunch of stuff off of /dev/sdg1, resize it, make a partiton, add it to the lvm pool, move more stuff off...

Resize /dev/sdg1 to the minimum partition size:
resize2fs -M /dev/sdg1

Make the new partition from free space:
cfdisk /dev/sdg1

Add it to the pool:
pvcreate /dev/sdg2
vgextend /dev/sdg2
lvextend -l 100%vg /dev/vg/media

Increase the pool partition size to maximum:
resize2fs /dev/vg/media