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



NAME
       vgmerge — merge two volume groups

SYNOPSIS
       vgmerge [-A|--autobackup {y|n}] [--commandprofile ProfileName] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help]
       [-l|--list] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] DestinationVolumeGroupName SourceVolumeGroupName

DESCRIPTION
       vgmerge merges two existing volume groups.  The  inactive  SourceVolumeGroupName  will  be
       merged into the DestinationVolumeGroupName if physical extent sizes are equal and physical
       and logical volume summaries of both volume groups fit  into  DestinationVolumeGroupName's
       limits.

OPTIONS
       See lvm(8) for common options.

       -l, --list
              Display merged DestinationVolumeGroupName like vgdisplay -v.

       -t, --test
              Do a test run WITHOUT making any real changes.

Examples
       Merge  the  inactive  volume  group named "my_vg" into the active or inactive volume group
       named "databases" giving verbose runtime information:

       vgmerge -v databases my_vg

SEE ALSO
       lvm(8), vgcreate(8), vgextend(8), vgreduce(8)



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