How to convert "/usr" from "/" filesystem to an independent filesystem?

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Issue

  • Root filesystem uses standard partition which can't be extended and there is no enough space. How to convert /usr from / filesytem to an independent filesystem? The new disk uses LVM.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7

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