VGCREATE(8) (NAME) vgcreate - (Volume Group) LVM (SYNOPSIS) vgcreate [] _ _... (DESCRIPTION) vgcreate (PV) . . pvcreate vgcreate . vgcreate PV PV PE vgcreate . pvremove . (USAGE) vgcreate VG_new PV ... [ -A|--autobackup y|n ] [ -c|--clustered y|n ] [ -l|--maxlogicalvolumes ] [ -p|--maxphysicalvolumes ] [ -M|--metadatatype lvm2 ] [ -s|--physicalextentsize [m|UNIT] ] [ -f|--force ] [ -Z|--zero y|n ] [ --addtag ] [ --alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|inherit ] [ --metadataprofile ] [ --labelsector ] [ --metadatasize [m|UNIT] ] [ --pvmetadatacopies 0|1|2 ] [ --[vg]metadatacopies all|unmanaged| ] [ --reportformat basic|json|json_std ] [ --dataalignment [k|UNIT] ] [ --dataalignmentoffset [k|UNIT] ] [ --shared ] [ --systemid ] [ --locktype sanlock|dlm|none ] [ --setautoactivation y|n ] [ _ ] lvm: [ -d|--debug ] [ -h|--help ] [ -q|--quiet ] [ -t|--test ] [ -v|--verbose ] [ -y|--yes ] [ --commandprofile ] [ --config ] [ --devices PV ] [ --devicesfile ] [ --driverloaded y|n ] [ --journal ] [ --lockopt ] [ --longhelp ] [ --nohints ] [ --nolocking ] [ --profile ] [ --version ] (OPTIONS) --addtag Tag () PV VG LV. . lvm(8) . --alloc contiguous|cling|cling_by_tags|normal|anywhere|inherit (PE) VG . VG LV vgchange/lvchange (override). normal (stripes) PV . inherit VG LV . contiguous PE PE . cling PV PE (stripe) LV . PE normal anywhere PV . PV PV . lvm(8) . -A|--autobackup y|n . ! vgcfgbackup(8) . -c|--clustered y|n clvm --shared lvmlockd(8) . --commandprofile String . lvm.conf(5) . --config String . lvm.conf(5) . lvm.conf(5) / (section/field) . lvm.conf(5) . --dataalignment Size[k|UNIT] PV . (PE) PV pvs -o +pe_start . --dataalignmentoffset . VG PE . --dataalignmentoffset Size[k|UNIT] PV . -d|--debug ... . / syslog ( ) . --devices PV . . . devices . --devicesfile String LVM . /etc/lvm/devices/ lvmdevices(8) . devices/devicesfile devices/use_devicesfile lvm.conf(5) . --driverloaded y|n no device-mapper . . -f|--force ... . . -h|--help . --journal String systemd. log/journal lvm.conf . command: . output: . debug: . --labelsector Number PV LVM2 ( ) . ( - LABEL_SCAN_SECTORS ) . . --lockopt String lvmlockd . lvmlockd(8) . --locktype sanlock|dlm|none VG --shared. lvmlockd(8) . --longhelp . -l|--maxlogicalvolumes Number LV VG . -p|--maxphysicalvolumes Number PV VG . . PV --pvmetadatacopies --vgmetadatacopies . --metadataprofile String . lvm.conf(5) . --metadatasize Size[m|UNIT] VG. . -M|--metadatatype lvm2 . lvm2 ( 2) . lvm1 ( 1) . --nohints (hints) PV. PV . . --nolocking . . -s|--physicalextentsize Size[m|UNIT] (PE) PV VG . ( PV VG ) KiB . VG . --profile String --commandprofile --metadataprofile . --pvmetadatacopies 0|1|2 PV VG . VG PV . VG PV . VG PV . VG PV ( vgsplit ). -q|--quiet ... . --debug --verbose . . --reportformat basic|json|json_std report/output_format lvm.conf(5) . basic . . json JSON . json_std JSON JSON . lvmreport(7) . --setautoactivation y|n (autoactivation) VG LV . vgs lvs "-o autoactivation" . VG LV ( vgchange lvchange pvscan -aay) . VG LV VG LV . VG LV . --shared VG lvmlockd LVM lockd . lvmlockd sanlock dlm . VG . lvmlockd . VG lvmlockd(8) . --systemid String (system ID) VG . VG . VG VG . lvmsystemid(7) . -t|--test (). . . . -v|--verbose ... (verbose). . --version . --[vg]metadatacopies all|unmanaged|Number VG . VG VG PV VG / PV. VG PV VG PV . LVM PV metadataignore PV . : unmanaged LVM metadataignore PV . all LVM metadataignore PV . -y|--yes (yes). . ( -qq ). -Z|--zero y|n ( ) (wipe) . --restorefile --uuid ( ) . (VARIABLES) VG (Volume Group). lvm(8) . PV (Physical Volume) /dev. PV ( ) (PEs) . PE PE . ( ): PV[:PE-PE]... ( ): PV[:PE+PE]... String . Size[UNIT] . 'k' 'K' . |UNIT . UNIT : b|B s|S k|K (KiB) m|M (MiB) g|G (GiB) t|T (TiB) p|P (PiB) e|E (EiB). ( --units ). (ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES) lvm lvm(8) . LVM_VG_NAME VG . (EXAMPLES) VG PV : vgcreate myvg /dev/sdk1 /dev/sdl1 (SEE ALSO) lvm(8), lvm.conf(5), lvmconfig(8), lvmdevices(8), pvchange(8), pvck(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8), pvmove(8), pvremove(8), pvresize(8), pvs(8), pvscan(8), vgcfgbackup(8), vgcfgrestore(8), vgchange(8), vgck(8), vgcreate(8), vgconvert(8), vgdisplay(8), vgexport(8), vgextend(8), vgimport(8), vgimportclone(8), vgimportdevices(8), vgmerge(8), vgmknodes(8), vgreduce(8), vgremove(8), vgrename(8), vgs(8), vgscan(8), vgsplit(8), lvcreate(8), lvchange(8), lvconvert(8), lvdisplay(8), lvextend(8), lvreduce(8), lvremove(8), lvrename(8), lvresize(8), lvs(8), lvscan(8), lvm-fullreport(8), lvm-lvpoll(8), blkdeactivate(8), lvmdump(8), dmeventd(8), lvmpolld(8), lvmlockd(8), lvmlockctl(8), cmirrord(8), lvmdbusd(8), fsadm(8), lvmsystemid(7), lvmreport(7), lvmcache(7), lvmraid(7), lvmthin(7), lvmvdo(7), lvmautoactivation(7) lvm2 VGCREATE(8)