PVSCAN(8)                                                                                                              PVSCAN(8)



NAME
       pvscan - scan all disks for physical volumes

SYNOPSIS
       pvscan  [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [--version] [--ignorelockingfailure] [-e|--exported] [-n|--novolumegroup]
       [-s|--short] [-u|--uuid]

DESCRIPTION
       pvscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical volumes.

OPTIONS
       See lvm(8) for common options.

       -e, --exported
              Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.

       -n, --novolumegroup
              Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.

       -s, --short
              Short listing format.

       -u, --uuid
              Show UUIDs (Uniform Unique Identifiers) in addition to device special names.

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



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