3 .TH VGSCAN 8 "LVM TOOLS 2.02.44-cvs (02-17-09)" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
5 vgscan \- scan all disks for volume groups and rebuild caches
8 [\-d|\-\-debug] [\-h|\-?|\-\-help]
9 [\-\-ignorelockingfailure]
14 vgscan scans all SCSI, (E)IDE disks, multiple devices and a bunch
15 of other disk devices in the system looking for LVM physical volumes
16 and volume groups. Define a filter in \fBlvm.conf\fP(5) to restrict
17 the scan to avoid a CD ROM, for example.
19 In LVM2, vgscans take place automatically; but you might still need to
20 run one explicitly after changing hardware.
22 See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
25 Also checks the LVM special files in /dev that are needed for active
26 logical volumes and creates any missing ones and removes unused ones.