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

6       vgmerge - merge two volume groups
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SYNOPSIS

9       vgmerge  [-A|--autobackup  y|n] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-l|--list]
10       [-t|--test]   [-v|--verbose]   DestinationVolumeGroupName    SourceVol‐
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DESCRIPTION

14       vgmerge  merges  two  existing  volume  groups. The inactive SourceVol‐
15       umeGroupName will be  merged  into  the  DestinationVolumeGroupName  if
16       physical  extent  sizes  are equal and physical and logical volume sum‐
17       maries of both volume groups fit into DestinationVolumeGroupName's lim‐
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OPTIONS

21       See  lvm for common options.  -l, --list Display merged DestinationVol‐
22       umeGroupName like "vgdisplay -v".
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25              Do a test run WITHOUT making any real changes.
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Examples

28       "vgmerge -v databases my_vg" merges the  inactive  volume  group  named
29       "my_vg" into the active or inactive volume group named "databases" giv‐
30       ing verbose runtime information.
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SEE ALSO

33       lvm(8), vgcreate(8), vgextend(8), vgreduce(8)
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37Sistina Software UK    LVM TOOLS 2.02.84(2) (2011-02-09)            VGMERGE(8)
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