1 .TH VGCONVERT 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
3 vgconvert \- convert volume group metadata format
6 .RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ]
9 .RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ]
10 .RB [ \-\-labelsector ]
11 .RB [ \-M | \-\-metadatatype type ]
12 .RB [ \-\-pvmetadatacopies #copies ]
13 .RB [ \-\-metadatasize size ]
15 .IR VolumeGroupName " [" VolumeGroupName ...]
20 metadata from one format to another provided that the metadata
21 fits into the same space.
23 See \fBlvm\fP(8) and \fBpvcreate\fP(8) for options.
25 Convert volume group vg1 from LVM1 metadata format to the new LVM2
30 Use \fBpvscan\fP(8) to see which PVs lost their metadata.
31 Run \fBpvcreate\fP(8) with the --uuid and --restorefile options on each
32 such PV to reformat it as it was, using the archive file that
33 \fBvgconvert\fP(8) created at the start of the procedure.
34 Finally run \fBvgcfgrestore\fP(8) with that archive file to restore
35 the original metadata.