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vgexport changes a VG into the exported state, which ensures that the VG
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and its disks are not being used, and cannot be used until the VG is
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imported by \fBvgimport\fP(8). Putting a VG into an unusable, offline
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state can be useful when doing things like moving a VG's disks to another
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system. Exporting a VG provides some protection from its LVs being
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accidentally used, or being used by an automated system before it's ready.
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A VG cannot be exported until all of its LVs are inactive.
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.P
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LVM commands will ignore an exported VG or report an error if a command
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tries to use it.
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.P
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For an exported VG, the vgs command will display \"x\" in the third VG
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attribute, and the pvs command will display \"x\" in the second PV
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attribute. Both vgs and pvs will display \"exported\" from the export
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report field.
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.P
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vgexport clears the VG system ID, and vgimport sets the VG system ID to
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match the host running vgimport (if the host has a system ID).
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