VGIMPORTCLONE(8)                                                                                                VGIMPORTCLONE(8)



NAME
       vgimportclone - import and rename duplicated volume group (e.g. a hardware snapshot)

SYNOPSIS
       vgimportclone [-n|--basevgname VolumeGroupName] [-i|--import] PhysicalVolume [PhysicalVolume...]

DESCRIPTION
       vgimportclone  is  used to import a duplicated VG (e.g. hardware snapshot).  Duplicate VG(s) and PV(s) are not able to be
       used until they are made to coexist with the origin VG(s) and PV(s).  vgimportclone renames the VG  associated  with  the
       specified PV(s) and changes the associated VG and PV UUIDs.

OPTIONS
       See lvm for common options.

       -n|--basevgname VolumeGroupName
              By  default  the  snapshot VG will be renamed to the original name plus a numeric suffix to avoid duplicate naming
              (e.g. 'test_vg' would be renamed to 'test_vg1').  This option will override the base VG name that is used for  all
              VG  renames.   If  a  VG  already exists with the specified name a numeric suffix will be added (like the previous
              example) to make it unique.

       -i|--import
              Import exported Volume Groups.  Otherwise VGs that have been exported will not be changed (nor will their  associ-
              ated PVs).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       LVM_BINARY
              The LVM2 binary to use.  Defaults to "lvm".

EXAMPLES
       The  origin  VG  vg00 has origin PVs /dev/sda and /dev/sdb and the respective snapshot PVs are /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd.  To
       rename the VG associated with /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd from vg00 to vg00_snap (and to change associated VG and PV UUIDs) do:

            vgimportclone --basevgname vg00_snap /dev/sdc /dev/sdd


SEE ALSO
       lvm(8)




Red Hat, Inc.                                   LVM TOOLS 2.02.84(2) (2011-02-09)                               VGIMPORTCLONE(8)