LVRENAME(8)

NAME
lvrename - rename a logical volume

SYNOPSIS
lvrename [-A/--autobackup y/n] [-d/--debug] [-h/-?/--help] [-v/--verbose]

OldLogicalVolumePath NewLogicalVolumePath /

VolumeGroupName OldLogicalVolumeName NewLogicalVolumeName

DESCRIPTION
lvrename renames an existing ( see lvcreate(8) ) logical volume.

  OPTIONS

-A, --autobackup y/n
    Controls automatic backup of VG metadata after the change ( see vgcfgbackup(8) ). Default is yes.

-d, --debug
    Enables additional debugging output (if compiled with DEBUG).

-h, -?, --help
    Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.

-v, --verbose
    Gives verbose information about lvrename's activities.

Examples
"lvchange -a n /dev/vg02/lvol1" to deactivate the logical volume. "lvrename /dev/vg02/lvol1 /dev/vg02/testit" to rename logical volume "lvol1" in volume group "vg02" to "testit". "lvchange -a y /dev/vg02/testit" to activate it again. An alternate syntax to rename this logical volume is "lvrename vg02 lvol1 testit".

DIAGNOSTICS
lvrename returns an exit code of 0 for success or > 0 for error:
1  invalid logical volume name
2  error checking existence of volume group
3  volume group inactive
4  new logical volume special file already exists
5  old logical volume doesn't exist
6  volume group names are different
7  new logical volume already exist
9  error reading volume group
10 error getting index of old logical volume
11 error renaming logical volume in kernel
12 error creating new logical volume in kernel
13 error writing VGDA to physical volume(s)
14 error creating device special for new logical volume
95 driver/module not in kernel
96 invalid I/O protocol version
97 error locking logical volume manager
98 invalid lvmtab (run vgscan(8))
99 invalid command line

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

LVM_AUTOBACKUP
    If this variable is set to "no" then the automatic backup of VG metadata is turned off.

LVM_VG_MAX_BACKUPS
    This variable determins the backup history depth of kept VGDA copy files in /etc/lvmconf. It can be set to a positive number between 0 and 999. The higher this number is the more steps are you able to backup with vgcfgrestore(8) from the changes you make to your volume groups.

LVM_VG_NAME
    The default Volume Group Name to use. Setting this variable enables you to enter just the Logical Volume Name rather than its complete path.

See also
lvm(8), lvchange(8), vgcreate(8), vgrename(8)

AUTHOR
Heinz Mauelshagen <Linux-LVM@Sistina.com>