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vgcreate Command - Create a Volume Group

The vgcreate command is used to create a new volume group in the LVM (Logical Volume Manager) system.

Syntax

vgcreate [VolumeGroupName] [PhysicalVolume...]

Examples

vgcreate myvg /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1

Create a volume group named myvg using two physical volumes.

Notes

Requires root privileges.
Physical volumes must be initialized with pvcreate first.

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