PVSCAN(8) System Manager's Manual PVSCAN(8)

pvscan - scan all disks for physical volumes

pvscan [-d|--debug] [-e|--exported] [-h|--help] [--ignorelockingfailure] [-n|--novolumegroup] [-s|--short] [-u|--uuid] [-v[v]|--verbose [--verbose]]

pvscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical volumes.

See lvm for common options.

Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.
Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.
Short listing format.
Show UUIDs (Uniform Unique Identifiers) in addition to device special names.

lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8)

LVM TOOLS 2.02.44-cvs (02-17-09) Sistina Software UK