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As you can probably conclude based on the name of the command, 
lvremove
 deletes 
the snapshot. The act of deleting the snapshot is actually what makes its changes 
final, while the 
lvconvert
 command mentioned earlier rolls back to when the 
snapshot was taken.
LVM snapshots are definitely a useful feature, even if it's not supposed to be 
considered a backup solution. My favorite use case for these snapshots is to take a 
snapshot of the root filesystem 
before installing all available updates. After I reboot, 
and the updates take effect, I can either delete the snapshot (if everything seems to 
be fine) or revert back to the snapshot if the updates seem to be causing a problem. If 
nothing else, LVM snapshots are yet another trick you can use when and if the need 
for it comes up.
Summary
Efficiently managing the storage of your servers will ensure that things continue 
to run smoothly, as a full filesystem can definitely cause your server to grind to a 
halt. Thankfully, Linux servers feature a very expansive toolset for managing your 
storage, some of which are a source of envy for other platforms. As Linux server 
administrators, we benefit from technologies such as LVM, and utilities such as 
ncdu
, 
as well as many others. In this chapter, we explored these tools and how to manage 
our storage. We covered how to format, partition, mount, and unmount volumes, as 
well as managing the 
fstab
 file, LVM, monitoring disk usage, and more.
In the next episode of our Ubuntu Server saga, we'll work through connecting 
to networks. We'll configure our server's hostname, work through examples of 
connecting to other servers via OpenSSH, and take a look at IP addressing.
Further reading
•  Ubuntu LVM documentation: 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lvm
•  LVM video tutorial (from 
LearnLinux.tv
): 
https://learnlinux.link/lvm

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