PVREMOVE(8)                                                                                                          PVREMOVE(8)



NAME
       pvremove - remove a physical volume

SYNOPSIS
       pvremove  [-d|--debug]  [-h|--help]  [-t|--test]  [-v|--verbose]  [--version] [-f[f]|--force [--force]] [-y|--yes] Physi-
       calVolume [PhysicalVolume...]

DESCRIPTION
       pvremove wipes the label on a device so that LVM will no longer recognise it as a physical volume.

OPTIONS
       See lvm(8) for common options.

       -ff, --force --force
              Force the removal of a physical volume belonging to an existing volume group.  You cannot remove a physical volume
              which in use by some active logical volume.

       -y, --yes
              Answer yes to all questions.

SEE ALSO
       lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8)



Sistina Software UK                             LVM TOOLS 2.02.84(2) (2011-02-09)                                    PVREMOVE(8)