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

6       pvscan - scan all disks for physical volumes
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SYNOPSIS

9       pvscan  [-d|--debug]  [-e|--exported] [-h|--help] [--ignorelockingfail‐
10       ure]  [-n|--novolumegroup]  [-s|--short]  [-u|--uuid]  [-v[v]|--verbose
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DESCRIPTION

14       pvscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical
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OPTIONS

18       See lvm for common options.
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20       -e, --exported
21              Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.
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23       -n, --novolumegroup
24              Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.
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30              Show UUIDs (Uniform Unique Identifiers) in  addition  to  device
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SEE ALSO

34       lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8)
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