VGEXPORT(8)                                                                                                          VGEXPORT(8)



NAME
       vgexport - make volume groups unknown to the system

SYNOPSIS
       vgexport [-a|--all] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--verbose] 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 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 2.02.84(2) (2011-02-09)                                    VGEXPORT(8)