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.TH PVSCAN 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
pvscan \(em scan all disks for physical volumes
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pvscan
.RB [ \-\-commandprofile
.IR ProfileName ]
.RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ]
.RB [ \-h | \-\-help ]
.RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ]
.RB [ \-\-version ]
.RB [ \-\-ignorelockingfailure ]
.RB [ \-e | \-\-exported ]
.RB [ \-n | \-\-novolumegroup ]
.RB [ \-\-reportformat
.RB { basic | json }]
.RB [ \-s | \-\-short ]
.RB [ \-u | \-\-uuid ]
.BR
.B pvscan
.RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ]
.RB [ \-h | \-\-help ]
.B \-\-cache
.RB [ \-a | \-\-activate " " \fIay ]
.RB [ \-b | \-\-background ]
.RB [ \-\-reportformat
.RB { basic | json }]
.RB [ \-\-major
.I major
.B \-\-minor
.I minor
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.IR DevicePath
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.IR major:minor ]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
pvscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical
volumes.
.SS Scanning with lvmetad
pvscan operates differently when used with the
.BR lvmetad (8)
daemon.
Scanning disks is required to read LVM metadata and identify LVM PVs.
Once read, lvmetad caches the metadata so that LVM commands can read it
without repeatedly scanning disks. This is helpful because scanning disks
is time consuming, and frequent scanning may interfere with the normal
work of the system and disks.
When lvmetad is not used, LVM commands revert to scanning disks to read
metadata. Any LVM command that needs metadata will scan disks for it;
running the pvscan command is not necessary for the sake of other LVM
commands.
When lvmetad is used, LVM commands avoid scanning disks by reading
metadata from lvmetad. When new disks appear, they must be scanned so
their metadata can be cached in lvmetad. This is done by the command
pvscan \-\-cache, which scans disks and passes the metadata to lvmetad.
The pvscan \-\-cache command is typically run automatically by system
services when a new device appears. Users do not generally need to run
this command if the system and lvmetad are running properly.
Many scripts contain unnecessary pvscan (or vgscan) commands for
historical reasons. To avoid disrupting the system with extraneous disk
scanning, an ordinary pvscan (without \-\-cache) will simply read metadata
from lvmetad like other LVM commands. It does not do anything beyond
displaying the current state of the cache.
.I Notes
.IP \[bu] 2
When given specific device name arguments, pvscan \-\-cache will only
read the named devices.
.IP \[bu] 2
LVM udev rules and systemd services are used to intiate automatic device
scanning.
.IP \[bu] 2
To prevent devices from being scanned by pvscan --cache, add them
to
.BR lvm.conf (5)
.B devices/global_filter.
The devices/filter setting does not
apply to system level scanning.
For more information, see:
.br
.B lvmconfig --withcomments devices/global_filter
.IP \[bu] 2
If lvmetad is started or restarted after devices are visible, or
if the global_filter has changed, then all devices must be rescanned
for metadata with the command pvscan \-\-cache.
.IP \[bu] 2
lvmetad ignores older metadata formats, e.g. lvm1, and should not be
used if they exist.
.IP \[bu] 2
To notify lvmetad about a device that is no longer present, the major and
minor numbers must be given, not the path.
.SS Automatic activation
When event-driven system services detect a new LVM device, the first step
is to automatically scan and cache the metadata from the device. This is
done by pvscan \-\-cache. A second step is to automatically activate LVs
that are present on the new device. This auto-activation is done by the
same pvscan \-\-cache command when the option '\-a|\-\-activate ay' is
included.
Auto-activation of VGs or LVs can be enabled/disabled using:
.br
.BR lvm.conf (5)
.B activation/auto_activation_volume_list
For more information, see:
.br
.B lvmconfig --withcomments activation/auto_activation_volume_list
When this setting is undefined, all LVs are auto-activated (when lvm is
fully integrated with the event-driven system services.)
When a VG or LV is not auto-activated, traditional activation using
vgchange or lvchange -a|--activate is needed.
.I Notes
.IP \[bu] 2
pvscan auto-activation can be only done in combination with \-\-cache.
.IP \[bu] 2
Auto-activation is designated by the "a" argument in '-a|--activate ay'.
This is meant to distinguish system generated commands from explicit user
commands, although it can be used in any activation command. Whenever it
is used, the auto_activation_volume_list is applied.
.IP \[bu] 2
Auto-activation is not yet supported for LVs that are part of partial or
clustered volume groups.
.P
.SH OPTIONS
See \fBlvm\fP(8) for common options.
.TP
.BR \-e ", " \-\-exported
Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.
.TP
.BR \-n ", " \-\-novolumegroup
Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.
.TP
.BR \-s ", " \-\-short
Short listing format.
.TP
.BR \-u ", " \-\-uuid
Show UUIDs in addition to device names.
.TP
.BR \-a ", " \-\-activate " " \fIay
Automatically activate any logical volumes that are possible to activate
with the addition of the new devices.
.TP
.BR \-b ", " \-\-background
Run the command in the background.
.TP
.BR \-\-cache " [" \-\-major " " \fImajor " " \-\-minor " " \fIminor " | " \fIDevicePath " | " \fImajor:minor " ]..."
Scan one or more devices and send the metadata to lvmetad.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lvm (8),
.BR lvmconfig (8),
.BR lvmetad (8)
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