PVSCAN(8)PVSCAN(8)NAMEpvscan - scan all disks for physical volumes
SYNOPSISpvscan [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [--version] [--ignore‐
lockingfailure] [-e|--exported] [-n|--novolumegroup] [-s|--short]
[-u|--uuid]
pvscan [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] --cache [--major major --minor minor |
DevicePath ] ...
DESCRIPTIONpvscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical
volumes.
OPTIONS
See lvm(8) for common options.
-e, --exported
Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.
-n, --novolumegroup
Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.
-s, --short
Short listing format.
-u, --uuid
Show UUIDs (Uniform Unique Identifiers) in addition to device
special names.
--cache [ --major major --minor minor | DevicePath ] ...
Scan one or more devices and instruct the lvmetad daemon to
update its cached state accordingly. Called internally by udev
rules. All devices listed explicitly are processed regardless
of any device filters set in lvm.conf.
SEE ALSOlvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8)Sistina Software UK LVM TOOLS 2.02.95(2) (2012-03-06) PVSCAN(8)