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RedHat EX200 Exam - Topic 2 Question 112 Discussion

Actual exam question for RedHat's EX200 exam
Question #: 112
Topic #: 2
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One Logical Volume is created named as myvol under vo volume group and is mounted. The Initial Size of that Logical Volume is 400MB. Make successfully that the size of Logical Volume 200MB without losing any dat

a. The size of logical volume 200MB to 210MB will be acceptable.

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by Karma at May 04, 2025, 04:04 PM

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Man
2 months ago
I thought you had to back up before resizing.
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Florencia
2 months ago
Wait, can you really shrink it without losing data?
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Louvenia
3 months ago
Agree, just make sure to resize the filesystem first!
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Teri
3 months ago
This method works, I've done it before!
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Brandon
3 months ago
You can reduce the LV size using lvreduce.
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Renea
3 months ago
I’m pretty sure you have to run `fsck` to ensure the filesystem is consistent, but I’m not clear on the exact size limits for reducing the volume.
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Camellia
4 months ago
I feel like we did a similar question in class where we had to resize a filesystem, but I can't recall if we used `resize2fs` before or after `lvreduce`.
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Wilda
4 months ago
I think the command to check the size is `lvdisplay`, but I’m a bit confused about the order of the commands for resizing.
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Felicia
4 months ago
I remember we practiced reducing logical volumes, but I’m not sure if I need to check the filesystem state first every time.
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Vincenza
4 months ago
No problem, I've done this kind of thing before. I'll just follow the steps in the explanation and I should be good to go. Reducing the logical volume size without losing data is totally doable.
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Mica
4 months ago
Whoa, this is a lot of steps. I'm a bit worried I might mess something up. Maybe I should review the explanation a few times to make sure I understand it fully.
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Fabiola
5 months ago
Okay, I think I've got a plan. First, I'll check the current size of the logical volume, then reduce the filesystem, and finally reduce the logical volume itself. Gotta be careful not to lose any data!
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Gerri
5 months ago
Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully read through the steps to make sure I don't miss anything.
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Ronna
8 months ago
Reducing the size and keeping the data intact? That's like magic! I wonder if the exam proctors will accept a 'ta-da!' as the answer.
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Aileen
7 months ago
Haha, maybe the exam proctors will appreciate the 'ta-da!' moment if you successfully resize the logical volume.
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Cletus
7 months ago
Reducing the size of a logical volume is like performing a magic trick!
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Linsey
7 months ago
You just need to follow the steps provided in the explanation.
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Krissy
8 months ago
It's actually possible to reduce the size of a logical volume without losing any data.
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Ligia
9 months ago
The size can be reduced from 200MB to 210MB without any issues.
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Howard
9 months ago
What is the acceptable range for reducing the size of Logical Volume?
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Delisa
9 months ago
Wait, did they say 'vo' volume group? That's a new one on me. I hope my virtual machine doesn't have a 'vo' issue!
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Hildegarde
9 months ago
Hmm, interesting. I'll have to remember the steps - fsck, resize2fs, and lvreduce. Gotta love those Linux commands!
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Herschel
8 months ago
User 3: Make sure to run fsck, resize2fs, and lvreduce to successfully reduce the size.
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Wynell
8 months ago
User 2: First, check the size of the logical volume with lvdisplay.
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Arthur
8 months ago
User 1: I need to reduce the size of my logical volume.
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Mattie
9 months ago
We can use lvreduce command after reducing the filesystem size using resize2fs.
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Howard
10 months ago
How can we reduce the size of a Logical Volume without losing data?
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Domitila
10 months ago
Reducing the logical volume size from 400MB to 200MB without losing data? Piece of cake! This question is a walk in the park.
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Lennie
9 months ago
Now reduce the logical volume to 200MB: lvreduce /dev/vo/myvol -L 200M
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Ressie
9 months ago
Reduce the filesystem by 200MB: resize2fs /dev/vo/myvol 200M
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Miesha
9 months ago
Check the size of Logical Volume first: lvdisplay /dev/vo/myvol
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