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pvchange(8)
NAME
  pvchange - Changes the characteristics of a physical volume in a volume
  group

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/pvchange -x Extensibility PhysicalVolumePath

DESCRIPTION
				     Note

       This command is no longer supported on Digital UNIX systems.
       Features formerly provided by the Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
       are now provided by the Logical Storage Manager (LSM).  Existing
       LVM volumes must be migrated to LSM, using an encapsulation
       process.	 For information about moving LVM volumes to LSM, see
       the vollvmencap(8) reference page and the manual Logical Storage
       Manager.


  The pvchange command changes the characteristics and state of a physical
  volume in a volume group by setting the allocation permission for
  additional physical extents on the physical volume to either allowed or
  prohibited.

FLAGS
  -x Extensibility
	    Sets the allocation permission for additional physical extents on
	    the physical volume specified by the PhysicalVolumePath argument.
	    The Extensibility argument is represented by one of the
	    following:

	    y	      Allows the allocation of additional physical extents on
		      the physical volume.

	    n	      Prohibits the allocation of additional physical extents
		      on the physical volume.  You can, however, access the
		      logical volumes that reside on the physical volume.

EXAMPLES
  This section contains Digital device-specific examples.

   1.  To prohibit the allocation of additional physical extents to physical
       volume rz1c, enter:
	    pvchange  -x n /dev/rz1c
       Additional physical extents to rz1c are prohibited.

   2.  To allow the allocation of additional physical extents to physical
       volume rz1c, enter:
	    pvchange -x y /dev/rz1c
       Additional physical extents to rz1c are allowed.

FILES
  /usr/sbin/pvchange
	    Specifies the command path

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands:  pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8), pvmove(8)