VGSCAN(8)							    VGSCAN(8)



NAME
       vgscan - scan all disks for volume groups and rebuild caches

SYNOPSIS
       vgscan  [-d/--debug]  [-h/-?/--help]  [--ignorelockingfailure] [--mkn-
       odes] [-P/--partial] [-v/--verbose]

DESCRIPTION
       vgscan scans all SCSI, (E)IDE disks, multiple devices and a  bunch  of
       other  disk devices in the system looking for LVM physical volumes and
       volume groups.  Define a filter in lvm.conf(8) to restrict the scan to
       avoid a CD ROM, for example.

       In LVM2, vgscans take place automatically; but you might still need to
       run one explicitly after changing hardware.

OPTIONS
       See lvm for common options.

       --mknodes
	      Also checks the LVM special files in /dev that are  needed  for
	      active logical volumes and creates any missing ones and removes
	      unused ones.

SEE ALSO
       lvm(8), vgcreate(8), vgchange(8)



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UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. groups
2. lvm