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LVM2/man vgsplit.8
- From: wysochanski at sourceware dot org
- To: lvm-devel at redhat dot com, lvm2-cvs at sourceware dot org
- Date: 17 Jan 2008 03:18:18 -0000
- Subject: LVM2/man vgsplit.8
CVSROOT: /cvs/lvm2
Module name: LVM2
Changes by: wysochanski@sourceware.org 2008-01-17 03:18:18
Modified files:
man : vgsplit.8
Log message:
Fixup vgsplit man page
Patches:
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/LVM2/man/vgsplit.8.diff?cvsroot=lvm2&r1=1.5&r2=1.6
--- LVM2/man/vgsplit.8 2008/01/16 17:14:56 1.5
+++ LVM2/man/vgsplit.8 2008/01/17 03:18:18 1.6
@@ -29,9 +29,24 @@
.I SourceVolumeGroupName
into
.I DestinationVolumeGroupName\fP.
+
If
.I DestinationVolumeGroupName
-does not exist, it will be created.
+does not exist, a new volume group will be created. The default attributes
+for the new volume group can be specified with \fB\-\-alloc\fR,
+\fB\-\-clustered\fR, \fB\-\-maxlogicalvolumes\fR, \fB\-\-metadatatype\fR,
+\fB\-\-maxphysicalvolumes\fR, and \fB\-\-physicalextentsize\fR
+(see \fBvgcreate(8)\fR for a description of these options).
+If any of these options are not given, the default attribute(s) are taken
+from
+.I SourceVolumeGroupName\fP.
+
+If
+.I DestinationVolumeGroupName
+does exist, it will be checked for compatibility with
+.I SourceVolumeGroupName
+before the physical volumes are moved.
+
Logical Volumes cannot be split between Volume Groups.
Each existing Logical Volume must be entirely on the Physical Volumes forming
either the source or the destination Volume Group.