NAME

       pvscan - scan all disks for physical volumes

SYNOPSIS

       pvscan  [-d|--debug]  [-h|--help]  [-v|--verbose]  [--version]  [--ignorelockingfailure]  [-e|--exported]
       [-n|--novolumegroup] [-s|--short] [-u|--uuid]

       pvscan [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] --cache [-a|--activate ay] [--major major --minor minor | DevicePath]...

DESCRIPTION

       pvscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical volumes.

OPTIONS

       See lvm(8) for common options.

       -e, --exported
              Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.

       -n, --novolumegroup
              Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.

       -s, --short
              Short listing format.

       -u, --uuid
              Show UUIDs (Uniform Unique Identifiers) in addition to device special names.

       -a, --activate ay
              Together with the information already  cached  in  lvmetad,  automatically  activate  any  logical
              volumes that become activatable after the scan done on one or more devices.  The logical volume to
              autoactivate  is  matched  against  the  activation/auto_activation_volume_list  set  in lvm.conf.
              Autoactivation is not yet supported on logical volumes that  are  part  of  partial  or  clustered
              volume groups.

       --cache [--major major --minor minor | DevicePath ]...
              Scan  one  or more devices and instruct the lvmetad daemon to update its cached state accordingly.
              Called internally by udev rules.  All devices listed explicitly are processed  regardless  of  any
              device filters set in lvm.conf.

SEE ALSO

       lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8)

Sistina Software UK                     LVM TOOLS 2.02.98(2) (2012-10-15)                              PVSCAN(8)