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pvchange

Change attributes of physical volume(s). More information: https://manned.org/pvchange.

  • 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