NAME

       vgmerge - merge two volume groups

SYNOPSIS

       vgmerge   [-A|--autobackup  {y|n}]  [-d|--debug]  [-h|-?|--help]  [-l|--list]  [-t|--test]
       [-v|--verbose] DestinationVolumeGroupName SourceVolumeGroupName

DESCRIPTION

       vgmerge merges two existing volume groups.  The  inactive  SourceVolumeGroupName  will  be
       merged into the DestinationVolumeGroupName if physical extent sizes are equal and physical
       and logical volume summaries of both volume groups fit  into  DestinationVolumeGroupName's
       limits.

OPTIONS

       See lvm(8) for common options.

       -l, --list
              Display merged DestinationVolumeGroupName like vgdisplay -v.

       -t, --test
              Do a test run WITHOUT making any real changes.

Examples

       Merge  the  inactive  volume  group named "my_vg" into the active or inactive volume group
       named "databases" giving verbose runtime information:

       vgmerge -v databases my_vg

SEE ALSO

       lvm(8), vgcreate(8), vgextend(8), vgreduce(8)