pvchange(8) - Linux man page
Name
pvchange - change attributes of a physical volume
Synopsis
pvchange [--addtag Tag] [-A/--autobackup y/n] [-d/--debug] [--deltag Tag] [-h/-?/--help] [-t/--test]
[-v/--verbose] [-a/--all] [-x/--allocatable y/n] [PhysicalVolumePath...]
Description
pvchange allows you to change the allocation permissions of one or more physical volumes.
Options
See
lvm for common options.
- -a, --all
- If PhysicalVolumePath is not specified on the command line all physical volumes are searched for and used.
- -x, --allocatable y/n
- Enable or disable allocation of physical extents on this physical volume.
Example
"pvchange -x n /dev/sdk1" disallows the allocation of physical extents on this physical volume (possibly
because of disk errors, or because it will be removed after freeing it.
See Also
lvm(8),
pvcreate(8)
