3 .TH VGCONVERT 8 "LVM TOOLS 2.02.44-cvs (02-17-09)" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
5 vgconvert \- convert volume group metadata format
8 .RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ]
10 .RB [ \-t | \-\-test ]
11 .RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ]
12 .RB [ \-\-labelsector ]
13 .RB [ \-M | \-\-metadatatype type ]
14 .RB [ \-\-metadatacopies #copies ]
15 .RB [ \-\-metadatasize size ]
17 .IR VolumeGroupName " [" VolumeGroupName ...]
22 metadata from one format to another provided that the metadata
23 fits into the same space.
25 See \fBlvm\fP(8) and \fBpvcreate\fP(8) for options.
27 Convert volume group vg1 from LVM1 metadata format to the new LVM2
32 Use \fBpvscan\fP(8) to see which PVs lost their metadata.
33 Run \fBpvcreate\fP(8) with the --uuid and --restorefile options on each
34 such PV to reformat it as it was, using the archive file that
35 \fBvgconvert\fP(8) created at the start of the procedure.
36 Finally run \fBvgcfgrestore\fP(8) with that archive file to restore
37 the original metadata.