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



NAME
       pvremove — remove a physical volume

SYNOPSIS
       pvremove  [--commandprofile  ProfileName]  [-d|--debug]  [-h|--help]  [-t|--test]  [-v|--verbose]  [--version]
       [-f[f]|--force [--force]] [--reportformat {basic|json}] [-y|--yes] PhysicalVolume [PhysicalVolume...]

DESCRIPTION
       pvremove wipes the label on a device so that LVM will no longer recognise it as a physical volume.

OPTIONS
       See lvm(8) for common options.

       -ff, --force --force
              Force the removal of a physical volume belonging to an existing  volume  group.   Normally  vgreduce(8)
              should  be  used  instead  of  this  command.  You cannot remove a physical volume which in use by some
              active logical volume.

       -y, --yes
              Answer yes to all questions.

SEE ALSO
       lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8), vgreduce(8)



Sistina Software UK                    LVM TOOLS 2.02.166(2)-RHEL7 (2016-11-16)                           PVREMOVE(8)