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Diffstat (limited to 'man/vgconvert.8_pregen')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/vgconvert.8_pregen b/man/vgconvert.8_pregen index 5e7f8a95c..622808720 100644 --- a/man/vgconvert.8_pregen +++ b/man/vgconvert.8_pregen @@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ vgconvert - Change volume group metadata format [ \fIoption_args\fP ] .br .SH DESCRIPTION -vgconvert converts VG metadata from one format to another. This command -is no longer used because this version of lvm no longer supports the LVM1 +vgconvert converts VG metadata from one format to another. The new +metadata format must be able to fit into the space provided by the old format. + +Because the LVM1 format should no longer be used, this command is no +longer needed in general. .SH USAGE \fBvgconvert\fP \fIVG\fP ... .br @@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ format. .ad b .br .ad l -[ \fB-M\fP|\fB--metadatatype\fP \fBlvm2\fP ] +[ \fB-M\fP|\fB--metadatatype\fP \fBlvm2\fP|\fBlvm1\fP ] .ad b .br .ad l @@ -191,11 +194,12 @@ The size may be rounded. .ad b .HP .ad l -\fB-M\fP|\fB--metadatatype\fP \fBlvm2\fP +\fB-M\fP|\fB--metadatatype\fP \fBlvm2\fP|\fBlvm1\fP .br Specifies the type of on-disk metadata to use. \fBlvm2\fP (or just \fB2\fP) is the current, standard format. -\fBlvm1\fP (or just \fB1\fP) is no longer used. +\fBlvm1\fP (or just \fB1\fP) is a historical format that +can be used for accessing old data. .ad b .HP .ad l |