[geeks] linux - lvm - fdisk

[Anthony Ortenzi]

Except the device is the lv name, no?

1) create volume group on EBS devices
2) create lv on volume group
3) create file system on lv
4) mount file system
 On May 15, 2014 4:26 PM, "Brian Dunbar" <brian.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:

> Right! I'm think I need to use filesystem like so ..
>
> - name: ebsx volume format
>   filesystem:
>     dev: /dev/xvdf
>     fstype: ext4
>     opts: "something goes here"
>
> ref: http://docs.ansible.com/filesystem_module.html
>
> I might be guilty of overthinking this whole thing.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Anthony Ortenzi <geeks at litfire.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Or perhaps lvol, lvg, filesystem, and mount?
> >
> > http://docs.ansible.com/lvg_module.html
> > http://docs.ansible.com/lvol_module.html
> > http://docs.ansible.com/mount_module.html
> > http://docs.ansible.com/filesystem_module.html
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Brian Dunbar <brian.dunbar at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Haw.  I'm using Ansible.
> > >
> > > I don't object to learning a new tool but it's overkill for this
> > use-case:
> > > be quicker to just insert a step like "login to the host and execute
> > fdisk"
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Anthony Ortenzi <geeks at litfire.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Isn't AWS Opsworks just Chef? Someone must have made a chef recipe
> for
> > > > this.
> > > > On May 15, 2014 2:38 PM, "Brian Dunbar" <brian.dunbar at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > My goal is to use an EC2 instance (Ubuntu) and mount from two to
> four
> > > EBS
> > > > > volumes as a single mount point.
> > > > >
> > > > > The driver is that size limit on an EBS volume is 1024mb, and we
> have
> > > > more
> > > > > data to store than that.
> > > > >
> > > > > (Long range plans are to use S3 as a store for this data, but
> that's
> > > 'in
> > > > > the future')
> > > > >
> > > > > What I envision is provisioning a host, use LVM to setup a volume
> > > group,
> > > > > containing two EBS volumes, for a 2tb 'disk'.  As needed, I create
> a
> > > new
> > > > > volume, add it to the instance, then the VG.
> > > > >
> > > > > How-tos [1] indicate one needs to format the drive first, using
> > fdisk,
> > > > set
> > > > > partition type to 8e (Linux LVM).
> > > > >
> > > > > Okay, I can do that, but I'd really prefer to script it.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [1] example
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/40702/how-to-manage-and-use-lvm-logical-volume-management-in-ubuntu/
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On 15 May 2014, at 18:44, Brian Dunbar <brian.dunbar at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Lame question re: LVM. I want to use mkfs.ext3 to format the
> disk
> > > > > _with_
> > > > > > > partition type 8e (lvm).  I.e. have it 'happen' by script, vice
> > > > running
> > > > > > > fdisk manually.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Can this be done?  man seems to say 'yes' but is short on bold
> > text
> > > > > > saying
> > > > > > > 'type this in, dummy'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm not quite sure what your trying to achieve here, so I'm not
> > > sure...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > LVM, as I understand it, exists above the base partition scheme,
> > with
> > > > > > partitions being used as physical volumes into which you add
> volume
> > > > > groups
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > logical volumes. I had to get my head around this to use Xen VMs
> > on a
> > > > > > debian
> > > > > > server, but I'm by no means an expert.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I don't know, are you trying to format a bare metal drive to
> > contain
> > > a
> > > > > > single
> > > > > > a LVM ext3 logical volume?
> > > > > > Or, are you trying to remove the LVM junk and format the drive
> > with a
> > > > > > single
> > > > > > common-or-garden ext 3 partition?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mark Benson
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://DECtec.info
> > > > > > Twitter: @DECtecInfo
> > > > > > HECnet: STAR69::MARK
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Online Resource & Mailing List for DEC Enthusiasts.
> > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > > GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Brian Dunbar
> > > > >
> > > > > "Display some adaptability"
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brian Dunbar
> > >
> > > "Display some adaptability"
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks
> > _______________________________________________
> > GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Brian Dunbar
>
> "Display some adaptability"
> _______________________________________________
> GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks