vgexport(8) - Linux man page
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(8) for common options.
- -a, --all
- Export all inactive Volume Groups.
See Also
lvm(8), pvscan(8), vgimport(8), vgscan(8)