VGEXPORT(8) System Manager's Manual VGEXPORT(8)
NAME
vgexport - make volume groups unknown to the system
SYNOPSIS
vgexport [-a|--all] [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [--version] [VolumeGroupName...]
DESCRIPTION
vgexport allows you to make the inactive VolumeGroupName unknown to the system. You can then move all of the physical volumes in that vol-
ume group to a different system for later vgimport(8). An exported volume group is not detected by vgscan(8), but pvscan(8) will show
which physical volumes belong to the exported volume group.
OPTIONS
-a, --all
Exports all inactive volume groups.
-d, --debug
Enables additional debugging output (if compiled with DEBUG).
-h, --help
Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
-v, --verbose
Display verbose runtime information about vgexport's activities.
--version
Display tool and IOP version and exit successfully.
DIAGNOSTICS
vgexport returns an exit code of 0 for success and > 0 for error:
1 no volume groups found at all
2 no volume group name on command line
95 driver/module not in kernel
96 invalid I/O protocol version
97 error locking logical volume manager
98 invalid lvmtab (run vgscan(8))
99 invalid command line
SEE ALSO
lvm(8), vgimport(8)
AUTHOR
Heinz Mauelshagen <Linux-LVM@Sistina.com>
Heinz Mauelshagen LVM TOOLS VGEXPORT(8)