lvm2/man/vgimportdevices.8_des

vgimportdevices adds PVs from a VG to the devices file.  This is similar
to using using lvmdevices --adddev to add each PV to the devices file
individually.  vgimportdevices will also add the device IDs to the VG
metadata.
device usage based on devices file The LVM devices file lists devices that lvm can use. The default file is /etc/lvm/devices/system.devices, and the lvmdevices(8) command is used to add or remove device entries. If the file does not exist, or if lvm.conf includes use_devicesfile=0, then lvm will not use a devices file. An existing but empty file will cause lvm to see no devices. When the devices file is in use, the regex filter is not used, and the filter settings in lvm.conf or the command line are ignored. LVM records devices in the devices file using hardware-specific IDs, such as the WWID, and attempts to use subsystem-specific IDs for virtual device types (which should ideally be as unique and stable a hardware-based ID.) These device IDs are also written in the VG metadata. When no hardware or virtual ID is available, lvm falls back using the unstable device name as the device ID. When devnames are used, lvm performs extra scanning to find devices if their devname changes, e.g. after reboot. When proper device IDs are used, an lvm command will not look at devices outside the devices file, but when devnames are used as a fallback, lvm will scan devices outside the devices file to locate PVs on renamed devices. A config setting search_for_devnames can be used to control the scanning for renamed devname entries. Related to the devices file, the new command option --devices <devnames> allows a specific list of devices to be exposed to the lvm command, overriding the devices file. The listed devices act as a sort of devices file in terms of limiting which devices lvm will see and use. Devices that are not listed will appear to be missing to the lvm command. Multiple devices files can be kept in /etc/lvm/devices, which allows lvm to be used with different, independent sets of devices, e.g. system devices do not need to be exposed to a specific application, and that application can use lvm on its own devices that are not exposed to the system. The option --devicesfile <filename> is used to select the devices file to use with the command. Without the option set, the default system devices file is used. Setting --devicesfile "" causes lvm to not use a devices file. 2020-06-23 13:25:41 -05:00			`vgimportdevices adds PVs from a VG to the devices file. This is similar`
			`to using using lvmdevices --adddev to add each PV to the devices file`
			`individually. vgimportdevices will also add the device IDs to the VG`
			`metadata.`