1VGIMPORTCLONE(8)            System Manager's Manual           VGIMPORTCLONE(8)
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NAME

6       vgimportclone - import and rename duplicated volume group (e.g. a hard‐
7       ware snapshot)
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SYNOPSIS

10       vgimportclone [-n|--basevgname  VolumeGroupName]  [-i|--import]  Physi‐
11       calVolume [PhysicalVolume...]
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DESCRIPTION

14       vgimportclone  is  used  to import a duplicated VG (e.g. hardware snap‐
15       shot).  Duplicate VG(s) and PV(s) are not able to be  used  until  they
16       are  made  to  coexist  with the origin VG(s) and PV(s).  vgimportclone
17       renames the VG associated with the  specified  PV(s)  and  changes  the
18       associated VG and PV UUIDs.
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OPTIONS

21       See lvm for common options.
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23       -n|--basevgname VolumeGroupName
24              By  default the snapshot VG will be renamed to the original name
25              plus a numeric suffix to avoid duplicate naming (e.g.  'test_vg'
26              would  be renamed to 'test_vg1').  This option will override the
27              base VG name that is used for all VG renames.  If a  VG  already
28              exists  with  the  specified name a numeric suffix will be added
29              (like the previous example) to make it unique.
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31       -i|--import
32              Import exported Volume Groups.  Otherwise  VGs  that  have  been
33              exported will not be changed (nor will their associated PVs).
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

36       LVM_BINARY
37              The LVM2 binary to use.  Defaults to "lvm".
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EXAMPLES

40       The origin VG vg00 has origin PVs /dev/sda and /dev/sdb and the respec‐
41       tive snapshot PVs are /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd.  To rename the VG  associ‐
42       ated  with  /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd from vg00 to vg00_snap (and to change
43       associated VG and PV UUIDs) do:
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45            vgimportclone --basevgname vg00_snap /dev/sdc /dev/sdd
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SEE ALSO

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