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Lvm command categories

Overview

This page provides categorized list of LVM manual pages.

Categories

Core Commands

lvm: LVM tools

Builtin Commands

`config`	Display and manipulate configuration information
`devtypes`	Display recognised built-in block device types
`dumpconfig`	Display and manipulate configuration information
`formats`	List available metadata formats
`fullreport`	Display full report
`help`	Display help for commands
`lastlog`	Display last command's log report
`lvpoll`	Continue already initiated poll operation on a logical volume
`segtypes`	List available segment types
`systemid`	Display the system ID, if any, currently set on this host
`tags`	List tags defined on this host
`version`	Display software and driver version information

Concepts

`lvmautoactivation`	LVM autoactivation
`lvmcache`	LVM caching
`lvmraid`	LVM RAID
`lvmreport`	LVM reporting and related features
`lvmsystemid`	LVM system ID
`lvmthin`	LVM thin provisioning
`lvmvdo`	Support for Virtual Data Optimizer in LVM

Configuration

`lvm.conf`	Configuration file for LVM2
`lvmconfig`	Display and manipulate configuration information

Devices File Management

`lvmdevices`	Manage the devices file
`vgimportdevices`	Add devices for a VG to the devices file

Physical Volume Commands

`pvchange`	Change attributes of physical volume(s)
`pvcreate`	Initialize physical volume(s) for use by LVM
`pvmove`	Move extents from one physical volume to another
`pvremove`	Remove LVM label(s) from physical volume(s)
`pvresize`	Resize physical volume(s)

Volume Group Commands

`vgcfgbackup`	Backup volume group configuration(s)
`vgcfgrestore`	Restore volume group configuration
`vgchange`	Change volume group attributes
`vgconvert`	Removed: vgconvert has been removed along with the lvm1 format
`vgcreate`	Create a volume group
`vgexport`	Unregister volume group(s) from the system
`vgextend`	Add physical volumes to a volume group
`vgimport`	Register exported volume group with system
`vgimportclone`	Import a VG from cloned PVs
`vgmerge`	Merge volume groups
`vgmknodes`	Create the special files for volume group devices in /dev
`vgreduce`	Remove physical volume(s) from a volume group
`vgremove`	Remove volume group(s)
`vgrename`	Rename a volume group
`vgsplit`	Move physical volumes into a new or existing volume group

Logical Volume Commands

`lvchange`	Change the attributes of logical volume(s)
`lvconvert`	Change logical volume layout
`lvcreate`	Create a logical volume
`lvextend`	Add space to a logical volume
`lvreduce`	Reduce the size of a logical volume
`lvremove`	Remove logical volume(s) from the system
`lvrename`	Rename a logical volume
`lvresize`	Resize a logical volume

Reporting Commands

`lvdisplay`	Display information about a logical volume
`lvs`	Display information about logical volumes
`pvdisplay`	Display various attributes of physical volume(s)
`pvs`	Display information about physical volumes
`vgdisplay`	Display volume group information
`vgs`	Display information about volume groups

Scanning Commands

`lvmdiskscan`	List devices that may be used as physical volumes
`lvscan`	List all logical volumes in all volume groups
`pvscan`	List all physical volumes
`vgscan`	Search for all volume groups

Check Commands

`pvck`	Check metadata on physical volumes
`vgck`	Check the consistency of volume group(s)

Daemons

`dmeventd`	Device-mapper event daemon
`lvmpolld`	LVM poll daemon

Utility Commands

`blkdeactivate`	Utility to deactivate block devices
`fsadm`	Utility to resize or check a filesystem on a device
`lvm_import_vdo`	Utility to import VDO volumes into a new volume group
`lvmdump`	Create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes
`lvmpersist`	Manage persistent reservations on a group of block devices

Device-Mapper Commands

`dmsetup`	Low level logical volume management
`dmstats`	Device-mapper statistics management
`dmvdostats`	Display VDO statistics for device-mapper devices

Obsolete

`lvmsadc`	LVM system activity data collector
`lvmsar`	LVM system activity reporter