SYNOPSIS

pvchange [--addtag Tag] [-A|--autobackup {y|n}] [--commandprofile ProfileName] [-d|--debug] [-f|--force] [--deltag Tag] [--metadataignore {y|n}] [-h|-?|--help] [-S|--select Selection] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [-a|--all] [-x|--allocatable {y|n}] [-u|--uuid] [PhysicalVolumePath...]

DESCRIPTION

pvchange allows you to change the allocation permissions of one or more physical volumes.

OPTIONS

See lvm(8) for common options.

-a, --all

If PhysicalVolumePath is not specified on the command line all physical volumes are searched for and used.

--metadataignore {y|n}

Ignore or un-ignore metadata areas on this physical volume. If metadata areas on a physical volume are ignored, LVM will not not store metadata in the metadata areas present on this Physical Volume.

-u, --uuid

Generate new random UUID for specified physical volumes.

-x, --allocatable {y|n}

Enable or disable allocation of physical extents on this physical volume.

Example

Disallows the allocation of physical extents on this physical volume (possibly because of disk errors, or because it will be removed after freeing it:

pvchange -x n /dev/sdk1