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diff --git a/man/lvconvert.8.end b/man/lvconvert.8.end new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fa8cc1db9 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/lvconvert.8.end @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +.SH EXAMPLES + +Convert a linear LV to a two-way mirror LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-type mirror \-\-mirrors 1 vg/lvol1 + +Convert a linear LV to a two-way RAID1 LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-type raid1 \-\-mirrors 1 vg/lvol1 + +Convert a mirror LV to use an in\-memory log. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-mirrorlog core vg/lvol1 + +Convert a mirror LV to use a disk log. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-mirrorlog disk vg/lvol1 + +Convert a mirror or raid1 LV to a linear LV. +.br +.B lvconvert --type linear vg/lvol1 + +Convert a mirror LV to a raid1 LV with the same number of images. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-type raid1 vg/lvol1 + +Convert a linear LV to a two-way mirror LV, allocating new extents from specific +PV ranges. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-mirrors 1 vg/lvol1 /dev/sda:0\-15 /dev/sdb:0\-15 + +Convert a mirror LV to a linear LV, freeing physical extents from a specific PV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-type linear vg/lvol1 /dev/sda + +Split one image from a mirror or raid1 LV, making it a new LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-splitmirrors 1 \-\-name lv_split vg/lvol1 + +Split one image from a raid1 LV, and track changes made to the raid1 LV +while the split image remains detached. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-splitmirrors 1 \-\-trackchanges vg/lvol1 + +Merge an image (that was previously created with \-\-splitmirrors and +\-\-trackchanges) back into the original raid1 LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-mergemirrors vg/lvol1_rimage_1 + +Replace PV /dev/sdb1 with PV /dev/sdf1 in a raid1/4/5/6/10 LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-replace /dev/sdb1 vg/lvol1 /dev/sdf1 + +Replace 3 PVs /dev/sd[b-d]1 with PVs /dev/sd[f-h]1 in a raid1 LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-replace /dev/sdb1 \-\-replace /dev/sdc1 \-\-replace /dev/sdd1 +.RS +.B vg/lvol1 /dev/sd[fgh]1 +.RE + +Replace the maximum of 2 PVs /dev/sd[bc]1 with PVs /dev/sd[gh]1 in a raid6 LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-replace /dev/sdb1 \-\-replace /dev/sdc1 vg/lvol1 /dev/sd[gh]1 + +Convert an LV into a thin LV in the specified thin pool. The existing LV +is used as an external read\-only origin for the new thin LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-type thin \-\-thinpool vg/tpool1 vg/lvol1 + +Convert an LV into a thin LV in the specified thin pool. The existing LV +is used as an external read\-only origin for the new thin LV, and is +renamed "external". +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-type thin \-\-thinpool vg/tpool1 +.RS +.B \-\-originname external vg/lvol1 +.RE + +Convert an LV to a cache pool LV using another specified LV for cache pool +metadata. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-type cache-pool \-\-poolmetadata vg/poolmeta1 vg/lvol1 + +Convert an LV to a cache LV using the specified cache pool and chunk size. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-type cache \-\-cachepool vg/cpool1 \-c 128 vg/lvol1 + +Detach and keep the cache pool from a cache LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-splitcache vg/lvol1 + +Detach and remove the cache pool from a cache LV. +.br +.B lvconvert \-\-uncache vg/lvol1 + |