vgextend.8.in revision 1.1.1.1.2.1
VGEXTEND 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
NAME
vgextend - add physical volumes to a volume group
SYNOPSIS
vgextend [-A|--autobackup y|n] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help]
[-t|--test]
[-v|--verbose]
VolumeGroupName PhysicalDevicePath [PhysicalDevicePath...]
DESCRIPTION
vgextend allows you to add one or more initialized physical volumes ( see
pvcreate(8) ) to an existing volume group to extend it in size.
OPTIONS
See lvm for common options.
Examples
"vgextend vg00 /dev/sda4 /dev/sdn1" tries to extend the existing volume
group "vg00" by the new physical volumes (see
pvcreate(8) ) "/dev/sdn1" and /dev/sda4".
SEE ALSO
lvm (8), vgcreate (8), vgreduce (8), pvcreate (8)
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