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PVCHANGE(8) |
System Manager's Manual |
PVCHANGE(8) |
NAME¶
pvchange — change attributes of a physical volume
SYNOPSIS¶
pvchange [--addtag Tag] [-A|--autobackup
{y|n}] [--commandprofile ProfileName]
[-d|--debug] [-f|--force] [--deltag
Tag] [--metadataignore {y|n}]
[-h|-?|--help] [--reportformat
{basic|json}] [-S|--select Selection]
[-t|--test] [-v|--verbose]
[-a|--all] [-x|--allocatable {y|n}]
[-u|--uuid] [PhysicalVolumePath...]
DESCRIPTION¶
pvchange allows you to change the allocation permissions of one or more physical
volumes.
OPTIONS¶
See lvm(8) for common options.
- -a, --all
- If PhysicalVolumePath is not specified on the command line all physical
volumes are searched for and used.
- --metadataignore
{y|n}
- Ignore or un-ignore metadata areas on this physical volume. If metadata
areas on a physical volume are ignored, LVM will not not store metadata in
the metadata areas present on this Physical Volume.
- -u, --uuid
- Generate new random UUID for specified physical volumes.
- -x, --allocatable
{y|n}
- Enable or disable allocation of physical extents on this physical
volume.
Example¶
Disallows the allocation of physical extents on this physical volume (possibly
because of disk errors, or because it will be removed after freeing it:
pvchange -x n /dev/sdk1