diff --git a/man/lvmlockd.8_main b/man/lvmlockd.8_main index ebf57da9f..50b347352 100644 --- a/man/lvmlockd.8_main +++ b/man/lvmlockd.8_main @@ -773,6 +773,28 @@ vgchange --lock-type none --lock-opt force After the VG is local, follow the steps described in "changing a local VG to a shared VG". +.SS extending an LV active on multiple hosts + +With lvmlockd, a new procedure is required to extend an LV while it is +active on multiple hosts (e.g. when used under gfs2): + +1. On one node run the lvextend command: +.br +.nf + lvextend --lockopt skiplv -L Size VG/LV +.fi + +2. On each node using the LV, refresh the LV: +.br +.nf + lvchange --refresh VG/LV +.fi + +3. On one node extend gfs2 (or comparable for other applications): +.br +.nf + gfs2_grow VG/LV +.fi .SS limitations of shared VGs @@ -806,12 +828,12 @@ Visible usage differences between shared VGs (using lvmlockd) and clvm/clustered VGs (using clvmd): .IP \[bu] 2 -lvm.conf must be configured to use either lvmlockd (use_lvmlockd=1) or -clvmd (locking_type=3), but not both. +lvm.conf is configured to use lvmlockd by setting use_lvmlockd=1. +clvmd used locking_type=3. .IP \[bu] 2 -vgcreate --shared creates a shared VG, and vgcreate --clustered y -creates a clvm/clustered VG. +vgcreate --shared creates a shared VG. vgcreate --clustered y +created a clvm/clustered VG. .IP \[bu] 2 lvmlockd adds the option of using sanlock for locking, avoiding the @@ -825,9 +847,6 @@ mode is unspecified, i.e. -ay means -aey, not -asy. lvmlockd commands always apply to the local host, and never have an effect on a remote host. (The activation option 'l' is not used.) -.IP \[bu] 2 -lvmlockd works with thin and cache pools and LVs. - .IP \[bu] 2 lvmlockd saves the cluster name for a shared VG using dlm. Only hosts in the matching cluster can use the VG.