| VGEXPORT(8) | System Manager's Manual | VGEXPORT(8) | 
NAME
 vgexport - make volume groups unknown to the system
SYNOPSIS
 vgexport [-a|--all] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--verbose] VolumeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]
DESCRIPTION
 vgexport allows you to make the inactive VolumeGroupName(s) unknown to the system. You can then move all the Physical Volumes in that Volume Group to a different system for later vgimport(8). Most LVM2 tools ignore exported Volume Groups.
OPTIONS
 See  
lvm for common options.
- 
-a, --all
- 
Export all inactive Volume Groups.
 
SEE ALSO
 lvm(8), pvscan(8), vgimport(8), vgscan(8)