4.2.2.1.3.4. Logical Volume Configuration
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4.2.2.1.3.4. Logical Volume Configuration
contiguous allocation

allocate adjacent extents

arbitrary allocation

allocate anywhere at all

normal allocation

allocate using common sense

cling allocation

allocate on the same physical volume

linear mapping

a range of physical extents maps to a range of logical extents in linear order

striped mapping

physical extents from multiple physical volumes map to a range of logical extents in cyclic order

snapshot volume

a logical volume that is a copy-on-write image of another logical volume

mirror volume

a logical volume that is a mirror image of another logical volume

sparse volume

a logical volume whose storage is mapped upon write

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