How can I set default Max PV for volume group

[Dean Lackey_1]

I have a vg that has it the Max PV, I want to export the VG and create a map file, then do the mkdir and mknod and vgimport the map, but I want to increase the Max PV for the VG,
how can I do this

[Pete Randall]

Unfortunately, this has to be done at pvcreate.

Pete

[John Poff]

Hi,

I don't think you can increase the max pv doing a vgimport, because you are just bringing back an existing vg structure. You'll probably need to do a vgcreate to make a new vg with the higher max pv setting and then restore your data.

JP

[Ken Hubnik_2]

You can only do it with the -p option when you create the volume group.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

The only way to change the 'max_pv' for a volume group is to *recreate* the volume group ('vgcreate'). Exporting and importing the volume group is not going to help.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Deshpande Prashant]

HI
Only way will be to re-create the VG with required maxpv and restore the data.

Thanks.
Prashant.

[Dean Lackey_1]

Thanks, I was trying to avoid restoring 189Gb of data or creating a new vg with additional growth capablilities, but I guess I can do it the hard way.

[Pete Randall]

My humble apologies, Dean, I meant to say vgcreate (even double checked the man page) but my non-cooperating fingers typed pvcreate. Thankfully I didn't confuse anyone.

Pete