mkpv.8

NAME

       mkpv - creates PV

SYNOPSIS

       mkpv    [--configfile]    [--version]    [--force]
       [--upgrade] [-acvfuv] </dev/md?>+

DESCRIPTION

       mkpv sets up a block devices into a single PV.

       Note that initializing PV devices destroys all of the data
       on the consituent devices.

OPTIONS

       -c, --configfile filename
              Use    filename    as    the   configuration   file
              (/etc/raidtab is used by default).

       -f, --force
              Initilize the  consituent  devices,  even  if  they
              appear to have data on them already.

       -h, --help
              Displays a short usage message, then exits.

       -V, --version
              Displays a short version message, then exits.

NOTES

       The  raidtools are derived from the md-tools and raidtools
       packages, which were originally written by  Marc  Zyngier,
       Miguel  de Icaza, Gadi Oxman, Bradley Ward Allen, and Ingo
       Molnar.

AUTHOR

       Ingo Molnar

BUGS

       Probably many.

SEE ALSO

       raidtab(5), raidstart(8)