LVM-CATEGORIES(7)

NAME
lvm-categories — LVM command categories

DESCRIPTION
This page provides categorized list of LVM manual pages.

CATEGORIES

Core Commands
lvm LVM tools

Builtin Commands
config
    Display and manipulate configuration information
devtypes
    Display recognised built-in block device types
dumpconfig
    Display and manipulate configuration information
formats
    List available metadata formats
fullreport
    Display full report
help
    Display help for commands
lastlog
    Display last command's log report
lvpoll
    Continue already initiated poll operation on a logical volume
segtypes
    List available segment types
systemid
    Display the system ID, if any, currently set on this host
tags
    List tags defined on this host
version
    Display software and driver version information

Concepts
lvmautoactivation
    LVM autoactivation
lvmcache
    LVM caching
lvmraid
    LVM RAID
lvmreport
    LVM reporting and related features
lvmsystemid
    LVM system ID
lvmthin
    LVM thin provisioning
lvmvdo
    Support for Virtual Data Optimizer in LVM

Configuration
lvm.conf
    Configuration file for LVM2
lvmconfig
    Display and manipulate configuration information

Devices File Management
lvmdevices
    Manage the devices file
vgimportdevices
    Add devices for a VG to the devices file

Physical Volume Commands
pvchange
    Change attributes of physical volume(s)
pvcreate
    Initialize physical volume(s) for use by LVM
pvmove
    Move extents from one physical volume to another
pvremove
    Remove LVM label(s) from physical volume(s)
pvresize
    Resize physical volume(s)

Volume Group Commands
vgcfgbackup
    Backup volume group configuration(s)
vgcfgrestore
    Restore volume group configuration
vgchange
    Change volume group attributes
vgconvert
    Removed: vgconvert has been removed along with the lvm1 format
vgcreate
    Create a volume group
vgexport
    Unregister volume group(s) from the system
vgextend
    Add physical volumes to a volume group
vgimport
    Register exported volume group with system
vgimportclone
    Import a VG from cloned PVs
vgmerge
    Merge volume groups
vgmknodes
    Create the special files for volume group devices in /dev
vgreduce
    Remove physical volume(s) from a volume group
vgremove
    Remove volume group(s)
vgrename
    Rename a volume group
vgsplit
    Move physical volumes into a new or existing volume group

Logical Volume Commands
lvchange
    Change the attributes of logical volume(s)
lvconvert
    Change logical volume layout
lvcreate
    Create a logical volume
lvextend
    Add space to a logical volume
lvreduce
    Reduce the size of a logical volume
lvremove
    Remove logical volume(s) from the system
lvrename
    Rename a logical volume
lvresize
    Resize a logical volume

Reporting Commands
lvdisplay
    Display information about a logical volume
lvs Display information about logical volumes
pvdisplay
    Display various attributes of physical volume(s)
pvs Display information about physical volumes
vgdisplay
    Display volume group information
vgs Display information about volume groups

Scanning Commands
lvmdiskscan
    List devices that may be used as physical volumes
lvscan
    List all logical volumes in all volume groups
pvscan
    List all physical volumes
vgscan
    Search for all volume groups

Check Commands
pvck
    Check metadata on physical volumes
vgck
    Check the consistency of volume group(s)

Daemons
dmeventd
    Device-mapper event daemon
lvmpolld
    LVM poll daemon

Utility Commands
blkdeactivate
    Utility to deactivate block devices
fsadm
    Utility to resize or check filesystem on a device
lvm_import_vdo
    Utility to import VDO volumes into a new volume group
lvmdump
    Create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes
lvmpersist
    Manage persistent reservations on a group of block devices

Device-Mapper Commands
dmsetup
    Low level logical volume management
dmstats
    Device-mapper statistics management
dmvdostats
    Display VDO statistics for device-mapper devices

Obsolete
lvmsadc
    LVM system activity data collector
lvmsar
    LVM system activity reporter

SEE ALSO
lvm(8), lvm-index(7)