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diff --git a/man/pvmove.8.end b/man/pvmove.8.end new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9dd3adcc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/pvmove.8.end @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.SH EXAMPLES + +Move all physical extents that are used by simple LVs on the specified PV to +free physical extents elsewhere in the VG. +.br +.B pvmove /dev/sdb1 + +Use a specific destination PV when moving physical extents. +.br +.B pvmove /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 + +Move extents belonging to a single LV. +.br +.B pvmove \-n lvol1 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 + +Rather than moving the contents of an entire device, it is possible to +move a range of physical extents, for example numbers 1000 to 1999 +inclusive on the specified PV. +.br +.B pvmove /dev/sdb1:1000\-1999 + +A range of physical extents to move can be specified as start+length. For +example, starting from PE 1000. (Counting starts from 0, so this refers to the +1001st to the 2000th PE inclusive.) +.br +.B pvmove /dev/sdb1:1000+1000 + +Move a range of physical extents to a specific PV (which must have +sufficient free extents). +.br +.B pvmove /dev/sdb1:1000\-1999 /dev/sdc1 + +Move a range of physical extents to specific new extents on a new PV. +.br +.B pvmove /dev/sdb1:1000\-1999 /dev/sdc1:0\-999 + +If the source and destination are on the same disk, the +\fBanywhere\fP allocation policy is needed. +.br +.B pvmove \-\-alloc anywhere /dev/sdb1:1000\-1999 /dev/sdb1:0\-999 + +The part of a specific LV present within in a range of physical +extents can also be picked out and moved. +.br +.B pvmove \-n lvol1 /dev/sdb1:1000\-1999 /dev/sdc1 + |