NAME

       vgscan — scan all disks for volume groups and rebuild caches

SYNOPSIS

       vgscan  [--commandprofile  ProfileName]  [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [--ignorelockingfailure] [--mknodes]
       [-P|--partial] [-v|--verbose]

DESCRIPTION

       vgscan scans all SCSI, (E)IDE disks, multiple devices and a bunch of other disk  devices  in  the  system
       looking  for LVM physical volumes and volume groups.  Define a filter in lvm.conf(5) to restrict the scan
       to avoid a CD ROM, for example.

       In LVM2, vgscans take place automatically; but you might still need to run one explicitly after  changing
       hardware.

OPTIONS

       See lvm(8) for common options.

       --mknodes
              Also  checks  the LVM special files in /dev that are needed for active logical volumes and creates
              any missing ones and removes unused ones.

       --cache
              Scan devices for LVM physical volumes and volume groups and instruct the lvmetad daemon to  update
              its cached state accordingly.

SEE ALSO

       lvm(8), vgcreate(8), vgchange(8)

Sistina Software UK                    LVM TOOLS 2.02.133(2) (2015-10-30)                              VGSCAN(8)