Importing volume groups and logical volume storage pools

You can use the importvg command to import a volume group or logical volume storage pool.

1. Run the following command to import the volume group or logical volume storage pool:

   importvg -vg volumeGroupName physicalVolumeName

   Where:
   • volumeGroupName is an optional parameter that specifies the name to use for the imported volume group.
   • physicalVolumeName is the name of a physical volume that belongs to the imported volume group.
2. If you know that the imported volume group or logical volume storage pool is not the parent of the virtual media repository or any file storage pools, then you are finished importing the volume group or logical volume storage pool and do not need to complete the remaining steps.
3. If you know that imported volume group or logical volume storage pool is the parent of the virtual media repository or any file storage pools, or if you are unsure, then complete the following steps:
   1. Run the mount all command to mount any file systems contained in the imported volume group or logical volume storage pool. This command might return errors for file systems that are already mounted.
   2. If you are importing a volume group or logical volume storage to the same system from which you exported it, run the cfgdev to reconfigure any devices that were unconfigured when you exported the volume group or logical volume storage pool.