pvchange

linux

Change attributes of physical volume(s).

Options (2)

-x, --allocatableboolean

Allow allocation on a physical volume

Example: sudo pvchange {{[-x|--allocatable]}} y {{/dev/sdXN}}

-a, --allboolean

Change all visible physical volumes (combine with other options such as allocatable)

Example: sudo pvchange {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-x|--allocatable]}} y

Allow allocation on a physical volume

sudo pvchange [-x|--allocatable] y /dev/sdXN

Disallow allocation on a physical volume

sudo pvchange [-x|--allocatable] n /dev/sdXN

Ignore metadata areas on a physical volume

sudo pvchange --metadataignore y /dev/sdXN

Stop ignoring metadata areas on a physical volume

sudo pvchange --metadataignore n /dev/sdXN

Add a tag to a physical volume

sudo pvchange --addtag tag /dev/sdXN

Generate a new UUID for a physical volume (use with care)

sudo pvchange --uuid /dev/sdXN

Change all visible physical volumes (combine with other options such as allocatable)

sudo pvchange [-a|--all] [-x|--allocatable] y