PVSCAN(8)PVSCAN(8)NAME
pvscan - scan all disks for physical volumes
SYNOPSIS
pvscan [-d|--debug] [-e|--exported] [-h|--help] [--ignorelockingfailâ
ure] [-n|--novolumegroup] [-s|--short] [-u|--uuid] [-v[v]|--verbose
[--verbose]]
DESCRIPTION
pvscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical
volumes.
OPTIONS
See lvm 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 ALSOlvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8)Sistina Software UK LVM TOOLS PVSCAN(8)