============================================= Use logical volumes instead of loopback files ============================================= ------------------------ Set up the Logical Disks ------------------------ :: $ sudo lvcreate --wipesignatures y -L 200G -n lv_docker_data vg $ sudo lvcreate --wipesignatures y -L 10G -n lv_docker_metadata vg --------------------- Rewrite configuration --------------------- :: $ sudo cp -p /etc/sysconfig/docker-storage /etc/sysconfig/docker-storage.original $ echo "DOCKER_STORAGE_OPTIONS = \ --storage-opt dm.datadev=/dev/mapper/vg-lv_docker_data \ --storage-opt dm.metadatadev=/dev/mapper/vg-lv_docker_metadata \ --storage-opt dm.fs=xfs" | sudo tee /etc/sysconfig/docker-storage ---------------- Apply the change ---------------- :: $ sudo systemctl restart docker