8 Chapter 8. Leveraging virtualization for specific requirements Virtualization of I/O resources provides greater flexibility in the allocation and management of storage for a Linux instance. This chapter will present information about managing the storage environment including the following: Resizing an existing virtual storage space Allocating new storage to a Linux instance through use of additional storage spaces Using Logical Volume Manager in Linux to build a flexible storage environment © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005, 2007. All rights reserved. 287