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Problem

How to use the vgcreate command: Create volume groups combining multiple mass-storage devices. See also: lvm. More information: <https://manned.org/vgcreate>.

Solution

vgcreate — Create volume groups combining multiple mass-storage devices. See also: lvm. More information: <https://manned.org/vgcreate>.

Create a new volume group using the specified device:

sudo vgcreate {{volume_group}} {{/dev/sdXY}}

Create a new volume group using multiple devices:

sudo vgcreate {{volume_group}} {{/dev/sdXY}} {{/dev/sdXZ}}

Code Snippets

Create a new volume group using the specified device

sudo vgcreate {{volume_group}} {{/dev/sdXY}}

Create a new volume group using multiple devices

sudo vgcreate {{volume_group}} {{/dev/sdXY}} {{/dev/sdXZ}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/vgcreate

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