| .TH VGEXPORT 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*- |
| .SH NAME |
| vgexport \- make volume groups unknown to the system |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .B vgexport |
| .RB [ \-a | \-\-all ] |
| .RB [ \-\-commandprofile |
| .IR ProfileName ] |
| .RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ] |
| .RB [ \-h | \-? | \-\-help ] |
| .RB [ \-\-reportformat |
| .RB { basic | json }] |
| .RB [ \-S | \-\-select |
| .IR Selection ] |
| .RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ] |
| .RI [ VolumeGroupName ...] |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| vgexport allows you to make the inactive |
| .IR VolumeGroupName (s) |
| unknown to the system. |
| You can then move all the Physical Volumes in that Volume Group to |
| a different system for later |
| .BR vgimport (8). |
| Most LVM2 tools ignore exported Volume Groups. |
| vgexport clears the VG system ID, and vgimport sets the VG system ID |
| to match the host running vgimport (if the host has a system ID). |
| .SH OPTIONS |
| See \fBlvm\fP(8) for common options. |
| .TP |
| .BR \-a ", " \-\-all |
| Export all inactive Volume Groups. |
| .SH SEE ALSO |
| .BR lvm (8), |
| .BR pvscan (8), |
| .BR vgimport (8), |
| .BR vgscan (8), |
| .BR lvmsystemid (7) |
