PVCHANGE 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
NAME
pvchange - change attributes of a physical volume
SYNOPSIS
pvchange [--addtag Tag]
[-A|--autobackup y|n] [-d|--debug]
[--deltag Tag]
[-h|-?|--help]
[-t|--test]
[-v|--verbose] [-a|--all] [-x|--allocatable y|n]
[-u|--uuid] [PhysicalVolumePath...]
DESCRIPTION
pvchange allows you to change the allocation permissions of one or
more physical volumes.
OPTIONS
See lvm for common options.
-a, --all If PhysicalVolumePath is not specified on the command line all physical volumes are searched for and used.
-u, --uuid Generate new random UUID for specified physical volumes.
-x, --allocatable y|n Enable or disable allocation of physical extents on this physical volume.
Example
"pvchange -x n /dev/sdk1" disallows the allocation of physical extents
on this physical volume (possibly because of disk errors, or because it will
be removed after freeing it.
SEE ALSO
lvm (8), pvcreate (8)