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

lvrename - rename a logical volume

lvrename [-A|--autobackup {y|n}] [-d|--debug] [-f|--force] [-h|--help] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [--version]
OldLogicalVolumePath NewLogicalVolume{Path|Name}
VolumeGroupName OldLogicalVolumeName NewLogicalVolumeName

lvrename renames an existing logical volume from OldLogicalVolume{Name|Path} to NewLogicalVolume{Name|Path}.

See lvm for common options.

To rename lvold in volume group vg02 to lvnew:
	lvrename /dev/vg02/lvold /dev/vg02/lvnew
An alternate syntax to rename this logical volume is
	lvrename vg02 lvold lvnew

lvm(8), lvchange(8), vgcreate(8), vgrename(8)
LVM TOOLS 2.02.44-cvs (02-17-09) Sistina Software UK