ch11 · operator · 110-150 min

storage, LVM, and production packet

Read block devices, mounts, filesystems, LVM layers, snapshots, and evidence packets for risky work.

You can plan storage work with proof points before any destructive command.

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Teaching diagramch11 · mental model
device -> filesystem -> mount, layered through LVM /dev/sda block device (lsblk) PV -> VG -> LV pvs / vgs / lvs ext4 / xfs filesystem (blkid) /var (mount) findmnt / df -h grow: lvextend -r -r resizes the filesystem too lvcreate -s snapshot of origin LV snapshot fills -> rollback lost (not a backup) verify from many signals before any destructive command

shows: How a mount point sits on a filesystem, on an LV stacked through VG and PV onto a block device, plus where growth and snapshots act.

does not prove: It is a schematic of the relationships, not evidence of your host's actual layout — only lsblk, findmnt, blkid, and lvs output prove that.

Lessons in this chapter

  1. ch11/l01 Devices, filesystems, and mounts lsblk -f Separate block devices from filesystems and mount points.
  2. ch11/l02 LVM layers and growth plan lvs -a Understand PV -> VG -> LV before extending storage.
  3. ch11/l03 Snapshots, rollback, and final evidence lvs -a -o +devices Plan snapshot work around capacity risk and restore path.
capstone

production troubleshooting packet

Assemble a final packet for a simulated Linux incident: prompt state, path evidence, file/log evidence, service state, network ladder, resource readout, and storage risk note.

Deliverable

A single incident packet with commands, observations, conclusions, and next least-invasive action.

Success criteria

  • Every conclusion cites command evidence.
  • Risky commands are plans, not casual execution.
  • Recall targets are ready for Terminal Drill review.
Terminal Drill companion

Storage & LVM

After you can draw device -> filesystem -> mount -> LVM relationships from evidence.

Train after the lesson