VGEXPORT(8)							  VGEXPORT(8)



NAME
       vgexport - make volume groups unknown to the system

SYNOPSIS
       vgexport	 [-a/--all]  [-d/--debug]  [-h/-?/--help] [-v/--verbose] Vol-
       umeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]

DESCRIPTION
       vgexport allows you to make the inactive VolumeGroupName(s) unknown to
       the system.  You can then move all the Physical Volumes in that Volume
       Group to a different system for later vgimport(8).   Most  LVM2	tools
       ignore exported Volume Groups.

OPTIONS
       See lvm for common options.

       -a, --all
	      Export all inactive Volume Groups.

SEE ALSO
       lvm(8), pvscan(8), vgimport(8), vgscan(8)



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UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. make
2. groups
3. lvm