vgimportclone(8)

NAME

   vgimportclone  ---  import  and  rename  duplicated  volume group (e.g. a
   hardware snapshot)

SYNOPSIS

   vgimportclone    [-n|--basevgname    VolumeGroupName]     [-i|--import]
   PhysicalVolume [PhysicalVolume...]

DESCRIPTION

   vgimportclone  is  used  to  import  a  duplicated  VG  (e.g.  hardware
   snapshot).  Duplicate VG(s) and PV(s) are not able  to  be  used  until
   they   are   made   to   coexist  with  the  origin  VG(s)  and  PV(s).
   vgimportclone renames the VG associated with the  specified  PV(s)  and
   changes the associated VG and PV UUIDs.

OPTIONS

   See lvm(8) for common options.

   -n, --basevgname VolumeGroupName
          By  default the snapshot VG will be renamed to the original name
          plus a numeric suffix to avoid duplicate naming (e.g.  'test_vg'
          would  be renamed to 'test_vg1').  This option will override the
          base VG name that is used for all VG renames.  If a  VG  already
          exists  with  the  specified name a numeric suffix will be added
          (like the previous example) to make it unique.

   -i, --import
          Import exported Volume Groups.  Otherwise  VGs  that  have  been
          exported will not be changed (nor will their associated PVs).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

   LVM_BINARY
          The LVM2 binary to use. Defaults to "lvm".

Examples

   The  origin  VG "vg00" has origin PVs "/dev/sda" and "/dev/sdb" and the
   respective snapshot PVs are "/dev/sdc" and "/dev/sdd".  To  rename  the
   VG associated with "/dev/sdc" and "/dev/sdd" from "vg00" to "vg00_snap"
   (and to change associated VG and PV UUIDs) do:

   vgimportclone --basevgname vg00_snap /dev/sdc /dev/sdd

SEE ALSO

   lvm(8), vgrename(8)

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