VGMERGE(8)VGMERGE(8)NAME
vgmerge - merge two volume groups
SYNOPSIS
vgmerge [-A/--autobackup y/n] [-d/--debug] [-h/-?/--help] [-l/--list]
[-t/--test] [-v/--verbose] DestinationVolumeGroupName SourceVol‐
umeGroupName
DESCRIPTION
vgmerge merges two existing volume groups. The inactive SourceVol‐
umeGroupName will be merged into the DestinationVolumeGroupName if
physical extent sizes are equal and physical and logical volume sum‐
maries of both volume groups fit into DestinationVolumeGroupName's lim‐
its.
OPTIONS
See lvm for common options. -l, --list Display merged DestinationVol‐
umeGroupName like "vgdisplay -v".
-t, --test
Do a test run WITHOUT making any real changes.
Examples
"vgmerge -v databases my_vg" merges the inactive volume group named
"my_vg" into the active or inactive volume group named "databases" giv‐
ing verbose runtime information.
SEE ALSOlvm(8), vgcreate(8), vgextend(8), vgreduce(8)Sistina Software UK LVM TOOLS VGMERGE(8)