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] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-l|--list]
10 [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] DestinationVolumeGroupName SourceVol‐
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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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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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28 "vgmerge -v databases my_vg" merges the inactive volume group named
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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)