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Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
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Most people install {pve} directly on a local disk. The {pve}
installation CD offers several options for local disk management. The
current default setup uses LVM and 'ext4' for the root
partition. LVM-thin is used for VM images, because this has efficient
support for snapshots and clones.
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	4	Most people install {pve} directly on a local disk. The {pve}
	5	installation CD offers several options for local disk management. The
	6	current default setup uses LVM and 'ext4' for the root
	7	partition. LVM-thin is used for VM images, because this has efficient
	8	support for snapshots and clones.
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