PVSCAN
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: LVM TOOLS 2.02.53(1) (2009-09-25)
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NAME
pvscan - scan all disks for physical volumes
SYNOPSIS
pvscan
[-d|--debug]
[-e|--exported]
[-h|--help]
[--ignorelockingfailure]
[-n|--novolumegroup]
[-s|--short]
[-u|--uuid]
[-v[v]|--verbose [--verbose]]
DESCRIPTION
pvscan
scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical volumes.
OPTIONS
See lvm for common options.
- -e, --exported
-
Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.
- -n, --novolumegroup
-
Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.
- -s, --short
-
Short listing format.
- -u, --uuid
-
Show UUIDs (Uniform Unique Identifiers) in addition to device special names.
SEE ALSO
lvm(8),
pvcreate(8),
pvdisplay(8)