mklv

Creates logical volumes on AIX.

AIX

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Syntax

$mklv [OPTIONS] [VOLUME_GROUP] [SIZE] [LOGICAL_VOLUME]

Examples

$mklv -y lv01 datavg 10G

Examples

$mklv -t jfs2 -y homevg hdisk1

Typical use cases

Run

mklv -y lv01 datavg 10G

Run

mklv -t jfs2 -y homevg hdisk1

Documentation

man mklv

Note AIX LVM Logical Volume Creation.

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