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NAME

       lvextend — Add space to a logical volume

SYNOPSIS

       lvextend option_args position_args
           [ option_args ]
           [ position_args ]

           --alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|inherit
        -A|--autobackup y|n
           --commandprofile String
           --config String
        -d|--debug
           --devices PV
           --devicesfile String
           --driverloaded y|n
        -l|--extents [+]Number[PERCENT]
        -f|--force
        -h|--help
           --journal String
           --lockopt String
           --longhelp
        -m|--mirrors Number
        -n|--nofsck
           --nohints
           --nolocking
           --nosync
           --noudevsync
           --poolmetadatasize [+]Size[m|UNIT]
           --profile String
        -q|--quiet
           --reportformat basic|json
        -r|--resizefs
        -L|--size [+]Size[m|UNIT]
        -i|--stripes Number
        -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT]
        -t|--test
           --type linear|striped|snapshot|raid|mirror|thin|thin-pool|vdo|vdo-pool|cache|
       cache-pool|writecache
           --usepolicies
        -v|--verbose
           --version
        -y|--yes

DESCRIPTION

       lvextend extends the size of an LV. This requires allocating logical extents from the VG's
       free  physical  extents.  If the extension adds a new LV segment, the new segment will use
       the existing segment type of the LV.

       Extending a copy-on-write snapshot LV adds space for COW blocks.

       Use lvconvert(8) to change the number of data images in a RAID or mirrored LV.

       In the usage section below, --size Size can be replaced with --extents Number.   See  both
       descriptions the options section.

USAGE

       Extend an LV by a specified size.

       lvextend -L|--size [+]Size[m|UNIT] LV
           [ -l|--extents [+]Number[PERCENT] ]
           [ -r|--resizefs ]
           [ -i|--stripes Number ]
           [ -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT] ]
           [    --poolmetadatasize [+]Size[m|UNIT] ]
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
           [ PV ... ]

       —

       Extend an LV by specified PV extents.

       lvextend LV PV ...
           [ -r|--resizefs ]
           [ -i|--stripes Number ]
           [ -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT] ]
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]

       —

       Extend a pool metadata SubLV by a specified size.

       lvextend --poolmetadatasize [+]Size[m|UNIT] LV1
           [ -i|--stripes Number ]
           [ -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT] ]
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
           [ PV ... ]

           LV1 types: thinpool

       —

       Extend an LV according to a predefined policy.

       lvextend --usepolicies LV1
           [ -r|--resizefs ]
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
           [ PV ... ]

           LV1 types: snapshot thinpool

       —

       Common options for command:
           [ -A|--autobackup y|n ]
           [ -f|--force ]
           [ -m|--mirrors Number ]
           [ -n|--nofsck ]
           [    --alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|inherit ]
           [    --nosync ]
           [    --noudevsync ]
           [    --reportformat basic|json ]
           [    --type linear|striped|snapshot|raid|mirror|thin|thin-pool|vdo|vdo-pool|cache|
           cache-pool|writecache ]

       Common options for lvm:
           [ -d|--debug ]
           [ -h|--help ]
           [ -q|--quiet ]
           [ -t|--test ]
           [ -v|--verbose ]
           [ -y|--yes ]
           [    --commandprofile String ]
           [    --config String ]
           [    --devices PV ]
           [    --devicesfile String ]
           [    --driverloaded y|n ]
           [    --journal String ]
           [    --lockopt String ]
           [    --longhelp ]
           [    --nohints ]
           [    --nolocking ]
           [    --profile String ]
           [    --version ]

OPTIONS

       --alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|inherit
              Determines the allocation policy when a command needs to allocate Physical  Extents
              (PEs)  from  the  VG.  Each VG and LV has an allocation policy which can be changed
              with vgchange/lvchange, or overridden on the command line.  normal  applies  common
              sense  rules  such as not placing parallel stripes on the same PV.  inherit applies
              the VG policy to an LV.  contiguous requires new PEs be placed adjacent to existing
              PEs.  cling places new PEs on the same PV as existing PEs in the same stripe of the
              LV.  If there are sufficient PEs for an allocation, but normal does not  use  them,
              anywhere  will use them even if it reduces performance, e.g. by placing two stripes
              on the same PV.  Optional positional PV args on the command line can also  be  used
              to  limit  which  PVs  the  command  will  use for allocation.  See lvm(8) for more
              information about allocation.

       -A|--autobackup y|n
              Specifies if metadata should be backed up automatically after a  change.   Enabling
              this is strongly advised! See vgcfgbackup(8) for more information.

       --commandprofile String
              The  command  profile  to  use for command configuration.  See lvm.conf(5) for more
              information about profiles.

       --config String
              Config settings for the command. These override lvm.conf(5) settings.   The  String
              arg  uses  the  same  format  as lvm.conf(5), or may use section/field syntax.  See
              lvm.conf(5) for more information about config.

       -d|--debug ...
              Set debug level. Repeat from 1 to 6 times to increase the detail of  messages  sent
              to the log file and/or syslog (if configured).

       --devices PV
              Restricts  the devices that are visible and accessible to the command.  Devices not
              listed will appear to be missing. This option can be repeated, or accepts  a  comma
              separated list of devices. This overrides the devices file.

       --devicesfile String
              A   file   listing   devices   that  LVM  should  use.   The  file  must  exist  in
              /etc/lvm/devices/ and is managed with the lvmdevices(8)  command.   This  overrides
              the lvm.conf(5) devices/devicesfile and devices/use_devicesfile settings.

       --driverloaded y|n
              If  set  to no, the command will not attempt to use device-mapper.  For testing and
              debugging.

       -l|--extents [+]Number[PERCENT]
              Specifies the new size of the LV in logical  extents.   The  --size  and  --extents
              options  are  alternate  methods  of specifying size.  The total number of physical
              extents used will be greater when redundant data is needed  for  RAID  levels.   An
              alternate syntax allows the size to be determined indirectly as a percentage of the
              size of a related VG, LV, or set of PVs. The suffix %VG denotes the total  size  of
              the  VG,  the  suffix %FREE the remaining free space in the VG, and the suffix %PVS
              the free space in the specified PVs.  For a snapshot, the size can be expressed  as
              a percentage of the total size of the origin LV with the suffix %ORIGIN (100%ORIGIN
              provides space for the whole origin).  When expressed as  a  percentage,  the  size
              defines an upper limit for the number of logical extents in the new LV. The precise
              number of logical extents in the new LV is not determined  until  the  command  has
              completed.  When the plus + or minus - prefix is used, the value is not an absolute
              size, but is relative and added or subtracted from the current size.

       -f|--force ...
              Override various checks, confirmations and protections.  Use with extreme caution.

       -h|--help
              Display help text.

       --journal String
              Record information in the systemd journal.  This  information  is  in  addition  to
              information   enabled   by  the  lvm.conf  log/journal  setting.   command:  record
              information about the command.  output: record the default command output.   debug:
              record full command debugging.

       --lockopt String
              Used  to  pass  options  for  special  cases to lvmlockd.  See lvmlockd(8) for more
              information.

       --longhelp
              Display long help text.

       -m|--mirrors Number
              Not used.

       -n|--nofsck
              Do not perform fsck before resizing filesystem when filesystem requires it. You may
              need to use --force to proceed with this option.

       --nohints
              Do  not  use  the  hints  file  to  locate devices for PVs. A command may read more
              devices to find PVs when hints  are  not  used.  The  command  will  still  perform
              standard hint file invalidation where appropriate.

       --nolocking
              Disable  locking.  Use  with  caution,  concurrent  commands  may produce incorrect
              results.

       --nosync
              Causes the creation of mirror, raid1, raid4, raid5 and raid10 to skip  the  initial
              synchronization.  In  case of mirror, raid1 and raid10, any data written afterwards
              will be mirrored, but the original contents will not be copied. In  case  of  raid4
              and  raid5,  no  parity  blocks will be written, though any data written afterwards
              will cause parity blocks to be stored.  This is useful for skipping  a  potentially
              long  and  resource intensive initial sync of an empty mirror/raid1/raid4/raid5 and
              raid10 LV.  This option is not valid for raid6,  because  raid6  relies  on  proper
              parity (P and Q Syndromes) being created during initial synchronization in order to
              reconstruct proper user date in case of device failures.  raid0 and  raid0_meta  do
              not  provide  any  data  copies  or  parity support and thus do not support initial
              synchronization.

       --noudevsync
              Disables udev synchronisation. The process will  not  wait  for  notification  from
              udev.  It  will  continue  irrespective  of  any  possible  udev  processing in the
              background. Only use this if udev is not running  or  has  rules  that  ignore  the
              devices LVM creates.

       --poolmetadatasize [+]Size[m|UNIT]
              Specifies  the new size of the pool metadata LV.  The plus prefix + can be used, in
              which case the value is added to the current size.

       --profile String
              An alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile, depending on the command.

       -q|--quiet ...
              Suppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and --verbose.  Repeat once  to
              also suppress any prompts with answer 'no'.

       --reportformat basic|json
              Overrides  current  output  format  for  reports  which  is defined globally by the
              report/output_format setting in lvm.conf(5).  basic is  the  original  format  with
              columns  and  rows.   If  there is more than one report per command, each report is
              prefixed with the report name for identification. json produces  report  output  in
              JSON format. See lvmreport(7) for more information.

       -r|--resizefs
              Resize underlying filesystem together with the LV using fsadm(8).

       -L|--size [+]Size[m|UNIT]
              Specifies  the  new size of the LV.  The --size and --extents options are alternate
              methods of specifying size.  The total number of  physical  extents  used  will  be
              greater  when redundant data is needed for RAID levels.  When the plus + or minus -
              prefix is used, the value is not an absolute size, but is  relative  and  added  or
              subtracted from the current size.

       -i|--stripes Number
              Specifies  the  number  of  stripes  in  a  striped  LV.  This is the number of PVs
              (devices) that a striped LV is spread across. Data that appears sequential  in  the
              LV   is   spread  across  multiple  devices  in  units  of  the  stripe  size  (see
              --stripesize). This does not change existing allocated space, but only  applies  to
              space  being  allocated by the command.  When creating a RAID 4/5/6 LV, this number
              does not include the extra devices that are required for parity. The largest number
              depends  on the RAID type (raid0: 64, raid10: 32, raid4/5: 63, raid6: 62), and when
              unspecified, the default depends on the RAID type (raid0: 2, raid10: 2, raid4/5: 3,
              raid6:  5.)   To  stripe  a  new raid LV across all PVs by default, see lvm.conf(5)
              allocation/raid_stripe_all_devices.

       -I|--stripesize Size[k|UNIT]
              The amount of data that is written to one device before moving to  the  next  in  a
              striped LV.

       -t|--test
              Run  in  test  mode.  Commands  will  not  update metadata.  This is implemented by
              disabling all metadata writing but nevertheless returning success  to  the  calling
              function.  This  may  lead to unusual error messages in multi-stage operations if a
              tool relies on reading back metadata it believes has changed but hasn't.

       --type linear|striped|snapshot|raid|mirror|thin|thin-pool|vdo|vdo-pool|cache|cache-pool|
              writecache
              The LV type, also known as "segment type" or "segtype".  See usage descriptions for
              the specific ways to use these types.  For more information  about  redundancy  and
              performance   (raid<N>,   mirror,   striped,  linear)  see  lvmraid(7).   For  thin
              provisioning (thin, thin-pool) see lvmthin(7).   For  performance  caching  (cache,
              cache-pool)  see  lvmcache(7).   For  copy-on-write  snapshots (snapshot) see usage
              definitions.  For VDO (vdo) see lvmvdo(7).  Several commands omit an explicit  type
              option  because  the  type  is  inferred  from  other  options  or  shortcuts (e.g.
              --stripes, --mirrors, --snapshot,  --virtualsize,  --thin,  --cache,  --vdo).   Use
              inferred types with care because it can lead to unexpected results.

       --usepolicies
              Perform  an  operation  according  to  the  policy  configured  in lvm.conf(5) or a
              profile.

       -v|--verbose ...
              Set verbose level. Repeat from 1 to 4 times to increase the detail of messages sent
              to stdout and stderr.

       --version
              Display version information.

       -y|--yes
              Do  not prompt for confirmation interactively but always assume the answer yes. Use
              with extreme caution.  (For automatic no, see -qq.)

VARIABLES

       LV     Logical Volume name.  See lvm(8) for valid names.  An LV positional  arg  generally
              includes  the  VG  name  and LV name, e.g. VG/LV.  LV1 indicates the LV must have a
              specific type, where the accepted LV types are  listed.  (raid  represents  raid<N>
              type).

       PV     Physical  Volume  name,  a  device path under /dev.  For commands managing physical
              extents, a PV positional arg generally accepts a  suffix  indicating  a  range  (or
              multiple  ranges)  of  physical  extents  (PEs).  When  the first PE is omitted, it
              defaults to the start of the device, and when the last PE is omitted it defaults to
              end.   Start  and  end  range  (inclusive):  PV[:PE-PE]...   Start and length range
              (counting from 0): PV[:PE+PE]...

       String See the option description for information about the string content.

       Size[UNIT]
              Size is an input number that accepts an optional  unit.   Input  units  are  always
              treated  as  base  two  values, regardless of capitalization, e.g. 'k' and 'K' both
              refer to 1024.  The default input unit is specified by letter, followed  by  |UNIT.
              UNIT  represents  other  possible  input units: b|B is bytes, s|S is sectors of 512
              bytes, k|K is KiB, m|M is MiB, g|G is GiB, t|T is TiB, p|P  is  PiB,  e|E  is  EiB.
              (This should not be confused with the output control --units, where capital letters
              mean multiple of 1000.)

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       See lvm(8) for  information  about  environment  variables  used  by  lvm.   For  example,
       LVM_VG_NAME can generally be substituted for a required VG parameter.

EXAMPLES

       Extend the size of an LV by 54MiB, using a specific PV.
       lvextend -L +54 vg01/lvol10 /dev/sdk3

       Extend  the  size of an LV by the amount of free space on PV /dev/sdk3. This is equivalent
       to specifying "-l +100%PVS" on the command line.
       lvextend vg01/lvol01 /dev/sdk3

       Extend an LV by 16MiB using specific physical extents.
       lvextend -L+16m vg01/lvol01 /dev/sda:8-9 /dev/sdb:8-9

       Extend an LV to use all remaining free space in volume group and all resize its filesystem
       with fsadm(8).
       lvextend -l+100%FREE -r vg01/lvol01

SEE ALSO

       lvm(8), lvm.conf(5), lvmconfig(8), lvmdevices(8),

       pvchange(8), pvck(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8), pvmove(8), pvremove(8), pvresize(8),
       pvs(8), pvscan(8),

       vgcfgbackup(8), vgcfgrestore(8), vgchange(8), vgck(8), vgcreate(8), vgconvert(8),
       vgdisplay(8), vgexport(8), vgextend(8), vgimport(8), vgimportclone(8), vgimportdevices(8),
       vgmerge(8), vgmknodes(8), vgreduce(8), vgremove(8), vgrename(8), vgs(8), vgscan(8),
       vgsplit(8),

       lvcreate(8), lvchange(8), lvconvert(8), lvdisplay(8), lvextend(8), lvreduce(8),
       lvremove(8), lvrename(8), lvresize(8), lvs(8), lvscan(8),

       lvm-fullreport(8), lvm-lvpoll(8), blkdeactivate(8), lvmdump(8),

       dmeventd(8), lvmpolld(8), lvmlockd(8), lvmlockctl(8), cmirrord(8), lvmdbusd(8), fsadm(8),

       lvmsystemid(7), lvmreport(7), lvmraid(7), lvmthin(7), lvmcache(7)