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.TH VGCONVERT 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
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vgconvert \- convert volume group metadata format
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B vgconvert
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.RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ]
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.RB [ \-h | \-\-help ]
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.RB [ \-t | \-\-test ]
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.RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ]
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.RB [ \-\-labelsector ]
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.RB [ \-M | \-\-metadatatype
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.IR type ]
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.RB [ \-\-pvmetadatacopies
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.IR NumberOfCopies ]
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.RB [ \-\-metadatasize
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.IR size ]
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.RB [ \-\-version ]
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.I VolumeGroupName
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.RI [ VolumeGroupName ...]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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vgconvert converts
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.I VolumeGroupName
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metadata from one format to another provided that the metadata
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fits into the same space.
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.SH OPTIONS
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See \fBlvm\fP(8) and \fBpvcreate\fP(8) for options.
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.SH Examples
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Convert volume group vg1 from LVM1 metadata format to the new LVM2
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metadata format.
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.sp
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.B vgconvert \-M2 vg1
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.SH RECOVERY
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Use \fBpvscan\fP(8) to see which PVs lost their metadata.
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Run \fBpvcreate\fP(8) with the \fB\-\-uuid\fP and \fB\-\-restorefile\fP
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options on each such PV to reformat it as it was, using the archive
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file that \fBvgconvert\fP(8) created at the start of the procedure.
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Finally run \fBvgcfgrestore\fP(8) with that archive file to restore
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the original metadata.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR lvm (8),
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.BR pvcreate (8),
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.BR vgcfgrestore (8)
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