Volume Group Operation in AIX and HP_UNIX

HP_Unix:

1) #  vgdisplay <volume group name> : Display information about the volume group.

2) # vgdisplay -v <volume group name> : Display more detailed information on the volume group.

3) # vgchange -a y /dev/<VG name> : To activate a volume group.

4) # vgchnage -a n /dev/<VG name> : To deactivate a volume group.

5) # vgexport  /dev/<VG name> : To remove a volume group.

6) # vgimport /dev/<VG name> : To import an exported volume group.

IBM AIX:

1) # lsvg : List all the volume groups.

2) # lsvg -o : List all the active volume groups.

3) # lsvg <volume group name> : Information about the Volume group.

4) # lsvg -l <volume group name> : Information about the logical volumes in the volume group.

5) # lsvg -p <volume group name> : Information about the physical volumes in the volume group.

6) # lsvg -m <volume group name> : Information about the mirroed volume group.

7) # varyoffvg <volume group name> : To deactivate a volume group.

8) # varyonvg <voluume group name> : To activate a volume group.

9) # exportvg  <voluume group name> : To remove a volume group.

10) # importvg <voluume group name> : To import a volume group.