AIX LVM commands summary

AIX LVM commands summary

Summary of LVM commands

Command      SMIT fast path      Description

chpv         smit chpv           Changes the characteristics of a physical volume.

lspv         smit lspv           Lists information about physical volumes.

migratepv    smit migratepv      Migrates physical partitions from one physical volume to other(s).

mkvg         smit mkvg           Creates a volume group.

lsvg         smit lsvg           Lists information about volume groups.

reducevg     smit reducevg       Removes a physical volume from a volume group.

chvg         smit chvg           Changes the characteristics of a volume group.

importvg     smit importvg       Imports the definition of a volume group into the system.

exportvg     smit exportvg       Removes the definition of a volume group from the system.

varyonvg     smit varyonvg       Activates a volume group.

varyoffvg    smit varyoffvg      Deactivates a volume group.

mklv         smit mklv           Creates a logical volume.

lslv         smit lslv           Lists information about a logical volume.

chlv         smit chlv           Changes the characteristics of a logical volume.

rmlv         smit rmlv           Deletes a logical volume.

extendlv     smit extendlv       Extends a logical volume.

mklvcopy     smit mklvcopy       Creates a copy of a logical volume.

rmlvcopy     smit rmlvcopy       Removes a copy of a logical volume.