Change a general VG attribute.
For options listed in parentheses, any one is
required, after which the others are optional.
vgchange
( -l|--logicalvolume Number
-p|--maxphysicalvolumes Number
-u|--uuid
-s|--physicalextentsize Size[m|UNIT]
-x|--resizeable y|n
--addtag Tag
--deltag Tag
--alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|
inherit
--pvmetadatacopies 0|1|2
--[vg]metadatacopies all|unmanaged|Number
--profile String
--detachprofile
--metadataprofile String
--setautoactivation y|n )
[ -A|--autobackup y|n ]
[ -S|--select String ]
[ -f|--force ]
[ --poll y|n ]
[ --ignoremonitoring ]
[ --noudevsync ]
[ --reportformat basic|json ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ VG|Tag|Select ... ]
—
Start or stop monitoring LVs from dmeventd.
vgchange --monitor y|n
[ -A|--autobackup y|n ]
[ -S|--select String ]
[ -f|--force ]
[ --sysinit ]
[ --ignorelockingfailure ]
[ --poll y|n ]
[ --ignoremonitoring ]
[ --noudevsync ]
[ --reportformat basic|json ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ VG|Tag|Select ... ]
—
Start or stop processing LV conversions.
vgchange --poll y|n
[ -A|--autobackup y|n ]
[ -S|--select String ]
[ -f|--force ]
[ --ignorelockingfailure ]
[ --ignoremonitoring ]
[ --noudevsync ]
[ --reportformat basic|json ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ VG|Tag|Select ... ]
—
Activate or deactivate LVs.
vgchange -a|--activate y|n|ay
[ -K|--ignoreactivationskip ]
[ -P|--partial ]
[ -A|--autobackup y|n ]
[ -S|--select String ]
[ -f|--force ]
[ --activationmode partial|degraded|complete ]
[ --sysinit ]
[ --readonly ]
[ --ignorelockingfailure ]
[ --monitor y|n ]
[ --poll y|n ]
[ --ignoremonitoring ]
[ --noudevsync ]
[ --reportformat basic|json ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ VG|Tag|Select ... ]
—
Reactivate LVs using the latest metadata.
vgchange --refresh
[ -A|--autobackup y|n ]
[ -S|--select String ]
[ -f|--force ]
[ --sysinit ]
[ --ignorelockingfailure ]
[ --poll y|n ]
[ --ignoremonitoring ]
[ --noudevsync ]
[ --reportformat basic|json ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ VG|Tag|Select ... ]
—
Change the system ID of a VG.
vgchange --systemid String VG
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
—
Start the lockspace of a shared VG in lvmlockd.
vgchange --lockstart
[ -S|--select String ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ VG|Tag|Select ... ]
—
Stop the lockspace of a shared VG in lvmlockd.
vgchange --lockstop
[ -S|--select String ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ VG|Tag|Select ... ]
—
Change the lock type for a shared VG.
vgchange --locktype sanlock|dlm|none VG
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
—
Common options for lvm:
[ -d|--debug ]
[ -h|--help ]
[ -q|--quiet ]
[ -t|--test ]
[ -v|--verbose ]
[ -y|--yes ]
[ --commandprofile String ]
[ --config String ]
[ --devices PV ]
[ --devicesfile String ]
[ --driverloaded y|n ]
[ --lockopt String ]
[ --longhelp ]
[ --nolocking ]
[ --profile String ]
[ --version ]
