Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - LVM ADMINISTRATOR Manual page 58

Chapter 4. LVM Administration with CLI Commands
Argument
vg_extent_size
vg_fmt
vg_free
vg_free_count
vg_name
vg_seqno
vg_size
vg_sysid
vg_tags
vg_uuid
Table 4.2. vgs Display Fields
The vgs command displays the following fields by default: vg_name, pv_count, lv_count,
snap_count, vg_attr, vg_size, vg_free. The display is sorted by vg_name.
# vgs
VG #PV #LV #SN Attr
new_vg 3 1
Using the -v argument with the vgs command adds the following fields to the default display:
vg_extent_size, vg_uuid.
# vgs -v
Finding all volume groups
Finding volume group "new_vg"
VG Attr Ext
new_vg wz--n- 4.00M
wwqd-fD5D32
The lvs Command
Table 4.3, "lvs Display Fields"
name as it appears in the header display and a description of the field.
Argument
chunksize
chunk_size
copy_percent
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Header Description
Ext The size of the physical extents in the volume group
Fmt The metadata format of the volume group (lvm2 or
lvm1)
VFree Size of the free space remaining in the volume group
Free Number of free physical extents in the volume group
VG The volume group name
Seq Number representing the revision of the volume group
VSize The size of the volume group
SYS ID LVM1 System ID
VG Tags LVM tags attached to the volume group
VG UUID The UUID of the volume group
VSize VFree
1 wz--n- 51.42G 51.36G
#PV #LV #SN VSize
3 1 1 51.42G 51.36G jxQJ0a-ZKk0-OpMO-0118-nlwO-
lists the display arguments of the lvs command, along with the field
Header Description
Chunk Unit size in a snapshot volume
Copy% The synchronization percentage of a mirrored logical
volume; also used when physical extents are being
moved with the pv_move command
VFree VG UUID