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NAME top
vgextend — Add physical volumes to a volume groupSYNOPSIS top
**vgextend** _positionargs_
[ _optionargs_ ]DESCRIPTION top
vgextend adds one or more PVs to a VG. This increases the space
available for LVs in the VG.
Also, PVs that have gone missing and then returned, e.g. due to a
transient device failure, can be added back to the VG without re-
initializing them (see --restoremissing).
If the specified PVs have not yet been initialized with pvcreate,
vgextend will initialize them. In this case pvcreate options can
be used, e.g. --labelsector, --metadatasize, --metadataignore,
--pvmetadatacopies, --dataalignment, --dataalignmentoffset.USAGE top
**vgextend** _VG PV_ ...
[ **-A**|**--autobackup y**|**n** ]
[ **-f**|**--force** ]
[ **-Z**|**--zero y**|**n** ]
[ **-M**|**--metadatatype lvm2** ]
[ **--labelsector** _Number_ ]
[ **--metadatasize** _Size_[m|UNIT] ]
[ **--pvmetadatacopies 0**|**1**|**2** ]
[ **--metadataignore y**|**n** ]
[ **--dataalignment** _Size_[k|UNIT] ]
[ **--dataalignmentoffset** _Size_[k|UNIT] ]
[ **--reportformat basic**|**json** ]
[ **--restoremissing** ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
Common options for lvm:
[ **-d**|**--debug** ]
[ **-h**|**--help** ]
[ **-q**|**--quiet** ]
[ **-t**|**--test** ]
[ **-v**|**--verbose** ]
[ **-y**|**--yes** ]
[ **--commandprofile** _String_ ]
[ **--config** _String_ ]
[ **--devices** _PV_ ]
[ **--devicesfile** _String_ ]
[ **--driverloaded y**|**n** ]
[ **--journal** _String_ ]
[ **--lockopt** _String_ ]
[ **--longhelp** ]
[ **--nohints** ]
[ **--nolocking** ]
[ **--profile** _String_ ]
[ **--version** ]OPTIONS top
**-A**|**--autobackup y**|**n**
Specifies if metadata should be backed up automatically
after a change. Enabling this is strongly advised! See
[vgcfgbackup(8)](../man8/vgcfgbackup.8.html) for more information.
**--commandprofile** _String_
The command profile to use for command configuration. See
[lvm.conf(5)](../man5/lvm.conf.5.html) for more information about profiles.
**--config** _String_
Config settings for the command. These override [lvm.conf(5)](../man5/lvm.conf.5.html)
settings. The String arg uses the same format as
[lvm.conf(5)](../man5/lvm.conf.5.html), or may use section/field syntax. See
[lvm.conf(5)](../man5/lvm.conf.5.html) for more information about config.
**--dataalignment** _Size_[k|UNIT]
Align the start of a PV data area with a multiple of this
number. To see the location of the first Physical Extent
(PE) of an existing PV, use pvs -o +pe_start. In addition,
it may be shifted by an alignment offset, see
--dataalignmentoffset. Also specify an appropriate PE size
when creating a VG.
**--dataalignmentoffset** _Size_[k|UNIT]
Shift the start of the PV data area by this additional
offset.
**-d**|**--debug** ...
Set debug level. Repeat from 1 to 6 times to increase the
detail of messages sent to the log file and/or syslog (if
configured).
**--devices** _PV_
Devices that the command can use. This option can be
repeated or accepts a comma separated list of devices. This
overrides the devices file.
**--devicesfile** _String_
A file listing devices that LVM should use. The file must
exist in _/etc/lvm/devices/_ and is managed with the
[lvmdevices(8)](../man8/lvmdevices.8.html) command. This overrides the [lvm.conf(5)](../man5/lvm.conf.5.html)
**devices/devicesfile** and **devices/use_devicesfile** settings.
**--driverloaded y**|**n**
If set to no, the command will not attempt to use device-
mapper. For testing and debugging.
**-f**|**--force** ...
Override various checks, confirmations and protections.
Use with extreme caution.
**-h**|**--help**
Display help text.
**--journal** _String_
Record information in the systemd journal. This
information is in addition to information enabled by the
lvm.conf log/journal setting. command: record information
about the command. output: record the default command
output. debug: record full command debugging.
**--labelsector** _Number_
By default the PV is labelled with an LVM2 identifier in
its second sector (sector 1). This lets you use a different
sector near the start of the disk (between 0 and 3
inclusive - see LABEL_SCAN_SECTORS in the source). Use with
care.
**--lockopt** _String_
Used to pass options for special cases to lvmlockd. See
[lvmlockd(8)](../man8/lvmlockd.8.html) for more information.
**--longhelp**
Display long help text.
**--metadataignore y**|**n**
Specifies the metadataignore property of a PV. If yes,
metadata areas on the PV are ignored, and lvm will not
store metadata in the metadata areas of the PV. If no, lvm
will store metadata on the PV.
**--metadatasize** _Size_[m|UNIT]
The approximate amount of space used for each VG metadata
area. The size may be rounded.
**-M**|**--metadatatype lvm2**
Specifies the type of on-disk metadata to use. **lvm2** (or
just **2**) is the current, standard format. **lvm1** (or just **1**)
is no longer used.
**--nohints**
Do not use the hints file to locate devices for PVs. A
command may read more devices to find PVs when hints are
not used. The command will still perform standard hint file
invalidation where appropriate.
**--nolocking**
Disable locking.
**--profile** _String_
An alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile,
depending on the command.
**--pvmetadatacopies 0**|**1**|**2**
The number of metadata areas to set aside on a PV for
storing VG metadata. When 2, one copy of the VG metadata
is stored at the front of the PV and a second copy is
stored at the end. When 1, one copy of the VG metadata is
stored at the front of the PV. When 0, no copies of the VG
metadata are stored on the given PV. This may be useful in
VGs containing many PVs (this places limitations on the
ability to use vgsplit later.)
**-q**|**--quiet** ...
Suppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and
--verbose. Repeat once to also suppress any prompts with
answer 'no'.
**--reportformat basic**|**json**
Overrides current output format for reports which is
defined globally by the report/output_format setting in
[lvm.conf(5)](../man5/lvm.conf.5.html). **basic** is the original format with columns and
rows. If there is more than one report per command, each
report is prefixed with the report name for identification.
**json** produces report output in JSON format. See
[lvmreport(7)](../man7/lvmreport.7.html) for more information.
**--restoremissing**
Add a PV back into a VG after the PV was missing and then
returned, e.g. due to a transient failure. The PV is not
reinitialized.
**-t**|**--test**
Run in test mode. Commands will not update metadata. This
is implemented by disabling all metadata writing but
nevertheless returning success to the calling function.
This may lead to unusual error messages in multi-stage
operations if a tool relies on reading back metadata it
believes has changed but hasn't.
**-v**|**--verbose** ...
Set verbose level. Repeat from 1 to 4 times to increase the
detail of messages sent to stdout and stderr.
**--version**
Display version information.
**-y**|**--yes**
Do not prompt for confirmation interactively but always
assume the answer yes. Use with extreme caution. (For
automatic no, see -qq.)
**-Z**|**--zero y**|**n**
Controls if the first 4 sectors (2048 bytes) of the device
are wiped. The default is to wipe these sectors unless
either or both of --restorefile or --uuid are specified.VARIABLES top
_VG_ Volume Group name. See [lvm(8)](../man8/lvm.8.html) for valid names.
_PV_ Physical Volume name, a device path under /dev. For
commands managing physical extents, a PV positional arg
generally accepts a suffix indicating a range (or multiple
ranges) of physical extents (PEs). When the first PE is
omitted, it defaults to the start of the device, and when
the last PE is omitted it defaults to end. Start and end
range (inclusive): _PV_[**:**_PE_**-**_PE_]... Start and length range
(counting from 0): _PV_[**:**_PE_**+**_PE_]...
_String_ See the option description for information about the string
content.
_Size_[UNIT]
Size is an input number that accepts an optional unit.
Input units are always treated as base two values,
regardless of capitalization, e.g. 'k' and 'K' both refer
to 1024. The default input unit is specified by letter,
followed by |UNIT. UNIT represents other possible input
units: **b**|**B** is bytes, **s**|**S** is sectors of 512 bytes, **k**|**K** is
KiB, **m**|**M** is MiB, **g**|**G** is GiB, **t**|**T** is TiB, **p**|**P** is PiB, **e**|**E** is
EiB. (This should not be confused with the output control
--units, where capital letters mean multiple of 1000.)ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES top
See [lvm(8)](../man8/lvm.8.html) for information about environment variables used by
lvm. For example, LVM_VG_NAME can generally be substituted for a
required VG parameter.EXAMPLES top
Add two PVs to a VG.
**vgextend vg00 /dev/sda4 /dev/sdn1**SEE ALSO top
[lvm(8)](../man8/lvm.8.html), [lvm.conf(5)](../man5/lvm.conf.5.html), [lvmconfig(8)](../man8/lvmconfig.8.html), [lvmdevices(8)](../man8/lvmdevices.8.html),
[pvchange(8)](../man8/pvchange.8.html), [pvck(8)](../man8/pvck.8.html), [pvcreate(8)](../man8/pvcreate.8.html), [pvdisplay(8)](../man8/pvdisplay.8.html), [pvmove(8)](../man8/pvmove.8.html),
[pvremove(8)](../man8/pvremove.8.html), [pvresize(8)](../man8/pvresize.8.html), [pvs(8)](../man8/pvs.8.html), [pvscan(8)](../man8/pvscan.8.html),
[vgcfgbackup(8)](../man8/vgcfgbackup.8.html), [vgcfgrestore(8)](../man8/vgcfgrestore.8.html), [vgchange(8)](../man8/vgchange.8.html), [vgck(8)](../man8/vgck.8.html),
[vgcreate(8)](../man8/vgcreate.8.html), [vgconvert(8)](../man8/vgconvert.8.html), [vgdisplay(8)](../man8/vgdisplay.8.html), [vgexport(8)](../man8/vgexport.8.html), [vgextend(8)](../man8/vgextend.8.html),
[vgimport(8)](../man8/vgimport.8.html), [vgimportclone(8)](../man8/vgimportclone.8.html), [vgimportdevices(8)](../man8/vgimportdevices.8.html), [vgmerge(8)](../man8/vgmerge.8.html),
[vgmknodes(8)](../man8/vgmknodes.8.html), [vgreduce(8)](../man8/vgreduce.8.html), [vgremove(8)](../man8/vgremove.8.html), [vgrename(8)](../man8/vgrename.8.html), [vgs(8)](../man8/vgs.8.html),
[vgscan(8)](../man8/vgscan.8.html), [vgsplit(8)](../man8/vgsplit.8.html),
[lvcreate(8)](../man8/lvcreate.8.html), [lvchange(8)](../man8/lvchange.8.html), [lvconvert(8)](../man8/lvconvert.8.html), [lvdisplay(8)](../man8/lvdisplay.8.html), [lvextend(8)](../man8/lvextend.8.html),
[lvreduce(8)](../man8/lvreduce.8.html), [lvremove(8)](../man8/lvremove.8.html), [lvrename(8)](../man8/lvrename.8.html), [lvresize(8)](../man8/lvresize.8.html), [lvs(8)](../man8/lvs.8.html),
[lvscan(8)](../man8/lvscan.8.html),
[lvm-fullreport(8)](../man8/lvm-fullreport.8.html), [lvm-lvpoll(8)](../man8/lvm-lvpoll.8.html), [blkdeactivate(8)](../man8/blkdeactivate.8.html), [lvmdump(8)](../man8/lvmdump.8.html),
[dmeventd(8)](../man8/dmeventd.8.html), [lvmpolld(8)](../man8/lvmpolld.8.html), [lvmlockd(8)](../man8/lvmlockd.8.html), [lvmlockctl(8)](../man8/lvmlockctl.8.html), [cmirrord(8)](../man8/cmirrord.8.html),
[lvmdbusd(8)](../man8/lvmdbusd.8.html), [fsadm(8)](../man8/fsadm.8.html),
[lvmsystemid(7)](../man7/lvmsystemid.7.html), [lvmreport(7)](../man7/lvmreport.7.html), [lvmcache(7)](../man7/lvmcache.7.html), [lvmraid(7)](../man7/lvmraid.7.html), [lvmthin(7)](../man7/lvmthin.7.html),
[lvmvdo(7)](../man7/lvmvdo.7.html), [lvmautoactivation(7)](../man7/lvmautoactivation.7.html)COLOPHON top
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