This command is used to scan for LVM physical volumes on a Linux systems. Generally used to detect if any new or missing physical volumes on the system, also to display information about the existing physical volumes.
- About pvscan: To scan all disks for physical volumes
- Comes From : lvm-x.xx.xx
- Configuration Files:
- Path: /sbin/pvscan
Examples:
1. To scan all disks for physical volumes
| # pvscan |
2. To Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups
| # pvscan -e # pvscan –exported |
3. To only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group
| # pvscan -n # pvscan –novolumegroup |
4. To short listing format
| # pvscan -s # pvscan –short |
5. To Show UUIDs in addition to device special names
| # pvscan -u # pvscan –uuid |
6. To set to verbose mode
| # pvscan -v # pvscan –verbose |
7. To get the pvscan version
| # pvscan –version |
Related Commands: lvm, pvcreate, pvdisplay
