LVM Remove a Physical Volume

AIX

Removal of a Physical Volume

1. # diag
2. Select: Task Selection
3. Select: Hot Plug Task
4. Select: SCSI and SCSI Raid Hot Plug Manager
5. Select: Replace/Remove a Device Attached to an SCSI Hot Swap Enclosure Device
6. Select: Slot # of the physical volume you wish to remove.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete removal.

Linux

Removal of a Physical Volume

1. Removing a physical volume from a volume group:
   1. Ensure the physical volume is not being used:
      1. # pvdisplay /dev/XXX#
   2. If physical volume contains any logical volumes, you will need to migrate the data off of the physical volume:
      1. # pvmove /dev/XXX#
   3. If physical volume is empty remove it from the volume group:
      1. # vgreduce GGGG /dev/XXX#
   4. Remove the physical volume from LVM:
      1. # pvremove /dev/XXX#

Further Reading

1. IBM pSeries and AIX Information Center