pvremove wipes the label on a device so that LVM will no longer recognise it as a PV. .P A PV cannot be removed from a VG while it is used by an active LV. .P Repeat the force option (\fB-ff\fP) to forcibly remove a PV belonging to an existing VG. Normally, \fBvgreduce\fP(8) should be used instead.