pvck(1M)																  pvck(1M)

NAME

       pvck - check or repair a physical volume in LVM volume group

SYNOPSIS

       pv_path

       pv_path

DESCRIPTION

       This command is supported for arguments belonging to volume groups version 1.0.	Attempting this command with arguments belonging to volume
       groups version 2.0 or higher will result in an error.

       Note: Currently is only capable of detecting bad checksums caused by a forward system migration	after  a  backward  system  migration.	It
       should not be used in other situations.

       The command examines and repairs LVM data structures on a raw disk (pv_path) in a volume group.

   Options and Arguments
       recognizes the following options and arguments.

	      Repair problems found.

	      Report, but do not repair problems.

	      pv_path	The raw device path name of a physical volume.

RETURN VALUE

       returns the following values

	      Either no problems were found or all problems were corrected.

	      Unable to repair.

EXAMPLES

       Examine LVM checksums on without modifying anything:

       Repair LVM checksums on if necessary:

WARNINGS

       should only be run on a device whose volume group has not been activated.

       is designed to repair the root device or devices while the system is booted in maintenance mode ("", see hpux(1M) on PA-RISC systems).

AUTHOR

       was developed by HP.

SEE ALSO

       intro(7), lvm(7).

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