def METHOD_NAME(self, name):
    cmd = ['lsvg', '-l', name]
    p = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE)
    out, err = p.communicate()
    if p.returncode != 0:
        raise InitVgError()
    for line in out.split('\n'):
        if 'LV NAME' in line:
            continue
        l = line.split()
        if len(l) < 6:
            continue
        _name, _type, _lps, _pps, _pvs, _state = l[0:6]
        _mntpt = ' '.join(l[6:])
        lv = Lv(_name)
        lv.type = _type
        lv.lps = int(_lps)
        lv.pps = int(_pps)
        lv.pvs = int(_pvs)
        lv.state = _state
        lv.mntpt = _mntpt
        lv.size = lv.pps * self.ppsize
        self.lv += lv