diff --git a/man/lvchange.8 b/man/lvchange.8
index bfa688bf9..2b3b8c317 100644
--- a/man/lvchange.8
+++ b/man/lvchange.8
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ allocated physical extents are already contiguous.
 Set the minor number.
 .TP
 .I \-\-monitor y/n
-Controls whether the mirrored logical volume is monitored by
-dmeventd.  If monitored (the default), a failed mirror device
-will automatically be removed from the volume group.
+Controls whether or not a mirrored logical volume is monitored by
+dmeventd, if it is installed.
+If a device used by a monitored mirror reports an I/O error,
+the failure is handled according to 
+\fBmirror_image_fault_policy\fP and \fBmirror_log_fault_policy\fP
+set in \fBlvm.conf\fP.
 .TP
 .I \-M, \-\-persistent y/n
 Set to y to make the minor number specified persistent.
diff --git a/man/lvconvert.8 b/man/lvconvert.8
index e744873ab..1b5ac3b34 100644
--- a/man/lvconvert.8
+++ b/man/lvconvert.8
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ lvconvert \- convert a logical volume between linear and mirror
 [\-v/\-\-verbose]
 [\-\-version]
 LogicalVolume[Path] [PhysicalVolume[Path]...]
-.br
-
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 lvconvert will change a linear logical volume to a mirror
 logical volume or vis versa.  It is also used to add and
diff --git a/man/lvextend.8 b/man/lvextend.8
index 266e9f7dc..f26735364 100644
--- a/man/lvextend.8
+++ b/man/lvextend.8
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ lvextend allows you to extend the size of a logical volume.
 Extension of snapshot logical volumes (see
 .B lvcreate(8)
 for information to create snapshots) is supported as well.
-
-You can not use lvextend to increase the number of mirrors in a
-mirrored logical volume.  For that, see
+But to change the number of copies in a mirrored logical
+volume use 
 .BR lvconvert (8).
-
 .SH OPTIONS
 See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
 .TP
diff --git a/man/lvreduce.8 b/man/lvreduce.8
index a3dea7939..c6c8bc236 100644
--- a/man/lvreduce.8
+++ b/man/lvreduce.8
@@ -21,15 +21,14 @@ running lvreduce so that the extents that are to be removed are not in use.
 Shrinking snapshot logical volumes (see
 .B lvcreate(8)
 for information to create snapshots) is supported as well.
+But to change the number of copies in a mirrored logical
+volume use 
+.B lvconvert (8).
 .br
 Sizes will be rounded if necessary - for example, the volume size must
 be an exact number of extents and the size of a striped segment must
 be a multiple of the number of stripes.
 .br
-You can not use lvreduce to reduce the number of mirrors in a
-mirrored logical volume.  For that, see
-.BR lvconvert (8).
-
 .SH OPTIONS
 See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
 .TP
diff --git a/man/lvresize.8 b/man/lvresize.8
index bb7f57d07..b95599871 100644
--- a/man/lvresize.8
+++ b/man/lvresize.8
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ shrunk first so that the extents that are to be removed are not in use.
 Resizing snapshot logical volumes (see
 .B lvcreate(8)
 for information about creating snapshots) is supported as well.
+But to change the number of copies in a mirrored logical
+volume use 
+.BR lvconvert (8).
 .SH OPTIONS
 See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
 .TP
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ must use a single value throughout.
 StripeSize must be 2^n (n = 2 to 9)
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR lvm (8), 
+.BR lvconvert (8),
 .BR lvcreate (8), 
 .BR lvreduce (8), 
 .BR lvchange (8)
diff --git a/man/vgchange.8 b/man/vgchange.8
index 16240b7d0..83485b25c 100644
--- a/man/vgchange.8
+++ b/man/vgchange.8
@@ -60,11 +60,16 @@ on the local node.
 Logical volumes with single-host snapshots are always activated
 exclusively because they can only be used on one node at once.
 .TP
-.BR \-\-monitor { y | n }
-Controls whether the mirrored logical volumes in the volume
-group are monitored by dmeventd.  If monitored (the default),
-a failed mirror device will automatically be removed from the
-volume group.
+.BR \-\-monitor " " { y | n }
+Controls whether or not a mirrored logical volume is monitored by
+dmeventd, if it is installed.
+If a device used by a monitored mirror reports an I/O error,
+the failure is handled according to 
+.BR mirror_image_fault_policy
+and 
+.BR mirror_log_fault_policy
+set in 
+.BR lvm.conf (8).
 .TP
 .BR \-l ", " \-\-logicalvolume " " \fIMaxLogicalVolumes\fR
 Changes the maximum logical volume number of an existing inactive