vgimport (8)

vgimport [-a|--all] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--verbose] VolumeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]

vgimport allows you to make a Volume Group that was previously exported using vgexport(8) known to the system again, perhaps after moving its Physical Volumes from a different machine.

See lvm(8) for common options.

-a, --all

Import all exported Volume Groups.

--force

Import exported Volume Groups even if there are missing Physical Volumes. This option should only be used if the missing devices are known to have failed and they cannot be restored.

lvm(8), pvscan(8), vgexport(8), vgscan(8)