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## Export the volume group.
## Export the volume group.
### <tt>'''# vgexport <volume group>'''</tt>
### <tt>'''# vgexport <volume group>'''</tt>
## [[http://www.outlandsmud.com/wiki/LVM_Remove_a_Physical_Volume#Removal_of_a_Physical_Volume_from_LVM|Remove all information associated with the physical volumes.]]
## [http://www.outlandsmud.com/wiki/LVM_Remove_a_Physical_Volume#Removal_of_a_Physical_Volume_from_LVM Remove all information associated with the physical volumes.]


# New Server  
# New Server  

Revision as of 14:53, 12 December 2017

Relocate Volume Group to New Server

AIX

Linux

  1. Old Server
    1. Dismount all active logical volumes from their mount points.
    2. Deactivate the volume group.
      1. # vgchange -an <volume group>
    3. Export the volume group.
      1. # vgexport <volume group>
    4. Remove all information associated with the physical volumes.
  1. New Server
    1. Scan for new physical volumes.
      1. # pvscan
    2. Import the volume group from the old server.
      1. # vgimport <volume group>
    3. Activate the volume group.
      1. # vgchange -ay <volume group>

Further Reading

  1. Moving a Volume Group to Another System
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