pvremove

Remove an existing physical volume.

Description

The pvremove command is used to remove an existing physical volume. When deleting a physical volume, it wipes the LVM metadata on the partition so it is no longer recognized as a physical volume.

Syntax

pvremove(options)(parameters)

Options

-d # Debug mode;
-f # Force removal;
-y # Answer "yes" to all questions.

Parameters

Physical Volume: Specifies the device file name of the physical volume to be removed.

Example

Use the pvremove command to delete the physical volume /dev/sdb2. Enter the following command:

pvremove /dev/sdb2 # Remove physical volume
Labels on physical volume "/dev/sdb2" successfully wiped