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Removes a physical volume by removing all LVM labels.
Removes a [[Linux_Logical_Volume_Management_Concepts#Physical_Volumes_.28PVs.29|physical volume]] by removing all LVM labels.
 
The association between volume groups and physical volumes can be obtained with with [[pvs]] or [[pvscan]].


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pvremove <partition-on-which-physical-volume-resides>
pvremove <physical-volume-path>
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The association between volume groups and physical volumes can be obtained with with [[pvs]] or [[pvscan]].
If the physical volume is used by a volume group, the volume group must be removed first with [[vgremove]].

Latest revision as of 17:48, 23 May 2017

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Overview

Removes a physical volume by removing all LVM labels.

The association between volume groups and physical volumes can be obtained with with pvs or pvscan.

pvremove <physical-volume-path>

If the physical volume is used by a volume group, the volume group must be removed first with vgremove.