PVCK(8) System Manager's Manual PVCK(8)
NAME
pvck — check physical volume metadata
SYNOPSIS
pvck [--commandprofile ProfileName] [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [--labelsector sector] Physi‐
calVolume [PhysicalVolume...]
DESCRIPTION
pvck checks physical volume LVM metadata for consistency.
OPTIONS
See lvm(8) for common options.
--labelsector sector
By default, 4 sectors of PhysicalVolume are scanned for an LVM label, starting at sector 0. This
parameter allows you to specify a different starting sector for the scan and is useful for recovery
situations. For example, suppose the partition table is corrupted or lost on /dev/sda, but you suspect
there was an LVM partition at approximately 100 MiB. This area of the disk may be scanned by using the
--labelsector parameter with a value of 204800 (100 * 1024 * 1024 / 512 = 204800):
pvck --labelsector 204800 /dev/sda
Note that a script can be used with --labelsector to automate the process of finding LVM labels.
SEE ALSO
lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvscan(8) vgck(8)
Sistina Software UK LVM TOOLS 2.02.166(2)-RHEL7 (2016-11-16) PVCK(8)
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