System and processes

The vgdisplay command

Details of each volume group: size, PE and layout.

Syntax

vgdisplay

Copy-ready examples

$ sudo pvcreate /dev/sdbPV
$ sudo vgcreate datos /dev/sdbVG
$ sudo vgdisplayDetails

You can try them in the browser terminal: it does not touch your computer.

Typical mistakes

  • Here you see the group free space (Free PE).

Related commands

vgsvgcreatepvdisplay

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