VGEXPORT
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: LVM TOOLS 2.02.53(1) (2009-09-25)
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NAME
vgexport - make volume groups unknown to the system
SYNOPSIS
vgexport
[-a|--all]
[-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help]
[-v|--verbose]
VolumeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]
DESCRIPTION
vgexport allows you to make the inactive
VolumeGroupName(s)
unknown to the system.
You can then move all the Physical Volumes in that Volume Group to
a different system for later
vgimport(8).
Most LVM2 tools ignore exported Volume Groups.
OPTIONS
See lvm for common options.
- -a, --all
-
Export all inactive Volume Groups.
SEE ALSO
lvm(8),
pvscan(8),
vgimport(8),
vgscan(8)