1VGMERGE(8) System Manager's Manual VGMERGE(8)
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6 vgmerge — merge two volume groups
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9 vgmerge [-A|--autobackup {y|n}] [--commandprofile ProfileName]
10 [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-l|--list] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] Des‐
11 tinationVolumeGroupName SourceVolumeGroupName
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14 vgmerge merges two existing volume groups. The inactive SourceVol‐
15 umeGroupName will be merged into the DestinationVolumeGroupName if
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17 maries of both volume groups fit into DestinationVolumeGroupName's lim‐
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21 See lvm(8) for common options.
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23 -l, --list
24 Display merged DestinationVolumeGroupName like vgdisplay -v.
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27 Do a test run WITHOUT making any real changes.
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30 Merge the inactive volume group named "my_vg" into the active or inac‐
31 tive volume group named "databases" giving verbose runtime information:
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33 vgmerge -v databases my_vg
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36 lvm(8), vgcreate(8), vgextend(8), vgreduce(8)
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40Sistina Software UKLVM TOOLS 2.02.143(2)-RHEL6 (2016-12-13) VGMERGE(8)