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VGRENAME(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       VGRENAME(8)

NAME
       vgrename - rename a volume group

SYNOPSIS
       vgrename   [-A|--autobackup   y|n]   [-d|--debug]   [-h|-?|--help]   [-t|--test]   [-v|--verbose]   OldVolumeGroup{Path|Name|UUID}  NewVol-
       umeGroup{Path|Name}

DESCRIPTION
       vgrename renames an existing (see vgcreate(8) ) volume group from OldVolumeGroup{Name|Path|UUID} to NewVolumeGroup{Name|Path}.

OPTIONS
       See lvm for common options.

Examples
       "vgrename /dev/vg02 /dev/my_volume_group" renames existing volume group "vg02" to "my_volume_group".

       "vgrename vg02 my_volume_group" does the same.

       "vgrename Zvlifi-Ep3t-e0Ng-U42h-o0ye-KHu1-nl7Ns4 VolGroup00_tmp"
	      changes the name of the Volume Group with UUID Zvlifi-Ep3t-e0Ng-U42h-o0ye-KHu1-nl7Ns4 to "VolGroup00_tmp".

	      All the Volume Groups visible to a system need to have different names.  Otherwise many LVM2 commands will refuse  to  run  or  give
	      warning messages.

	      This  situation  could  arise when disks are moved between machines.  If a disk is connected and it contains a Volume Group with the
	      same name as the Volume Group containing your root filesystem the machine might not even boot correctly.	However,  the  two  Volume
	      Groups  should  have  different  UUIDs  (unless  the  disk  was  cloned) so you can rename one of the conflicting Volume Groups with
	      vgrename.

       SEE ALSO
	      lvm(8), vgchange(8), vgcreate(8), lvrename(8)

Sistina Software UK					 LVM TOOLS 2.02.95(2) (2012-03-06)					       VGRENAME(8)

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VGRENAME(8)                                                   System Manager's Manual                                                  VGRENAME(8)

NAME
vgrename - rename a volume group SYNOPSIS
vgrename [-A|--autobackup y|n] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] OldVolumeGroup{Path|Name|UUID} NewVol- umeGroup{Path|Name} DESCRIPTION
vgrename renames an existing (see vgcreate(8) ) volume group from OldVolumeGroup{Name|Path|UUID} to NewVolumeGroup{Name|Path}. OPTIONS
See lvm for common options. Examples "vgrename /dev/vg02 /dev/my_volume_group" renames existing volume group "vg02" to "my_volume_group". "vgrename vg02 my_volume_group" does the same. "vgrename Zvlifi-Ep3t-e0Ng-U42h-o0ye-KHu1-nl7Ns4 VolGroup00_tmp" changes the name of the Volume Group with UUID Zvlifi-Ep3t-e0Ng-U42h-o0ye-KHu1-nl7Ns4 to "VolGroup00_tmp". All the Volume Groups visible to a system need to have different names. Otherwise many LVM2 commands will refuse to run or give warning messages. This situation could arise when disks are moved between machines. If a disk is connected and it contains a Volume Group with the same name as the Volume Group containing your root filesystem the machine might not even boot correctly. However, the two Volume Groups should have different UUIDs (unless the disk was cloned) so you can rename one of the conflicting Volume Groups with vgrename. SEE ALSO lvm(8), vgchange(8), vgcreate(8), lvrename(8) Sistina Software UK LVM TOOLS 2.02.95(2) (2012-03-06) VGRENAME(8)
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