.TH VGMERGE 8 "LVM TOOLS" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
vgsplit \- split a volume group into two
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vgsplit
[\-A/\-\-autobackup y/n] 
[\-d/\-\-debug] 
[\-h/\-?/\-\-help] 
[\-l/\-\-list]
[\-M/\-\-metadatatype 1/2]
[\-t/\-\-test] 
[\-v/\-\-verbose] 
ExistingVolumeGroupName NewVolumeGroupName
PhysicalVolumePath [PhysicalVolumePath...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B vgsplit 
creates 
.I NewVolumeGroupName
and moves
.IR PhysicalVolumePath (s)
from
.I ExistingVolumeGroupName
into it.
Logical Volumes cannot be split between Volume Groups.
Each existing Logical Volumes must be entirely on the Physical Volumes forming
either the old or the new Volume Group.
.SH OPTIONS
See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lvm (8), 
.BR vgcreate (8), 
.BR vgextend (8), 
.BR vgreduce (8),
.BR vgmerge (8)