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



NAME
       vgexport - make volume groups unknown to the system

SYNOPSIS
       vgexport  [-a|--all] [--commandprofile ProfileName] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--ver‐
       bose] 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)



Sistina Software UK             LVM TOOLS 2.02.111(2) (2014-09-01)                    VGEXPORT(8)