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5.4.11. Renaming Logical Volumes

To rename an existing logical volume, use the lvrename command.
Either of the following commands renames logical volume lvold in volume group vg02 to lvnew.
# lvrename /dev/vg02/lvold /dev/vg02/lvnew
# lvrename vg02 lvold lvnew
Renaming the root logical volume requires additional reconfiguration. For information on renaming a root volume, see How to rename root volume group or logical volume in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
For more information on activating logical volumes on individual nodes in a cluster, see Section 5.7, “Activating Logical Volumes on Individual Nodes in a Cluster”.