diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION index 256a2998d..6b45e2d7c 100644 --- a/VERSION +++ b/VERSION @@ -1 +1 @@ -2.02.129(2)-git (2015-08-17) +2.02.129(2)-git (2015-08-26) diff --git a/VERSION_DM b/VERSION_DM index 84f6bdb5e..d481fb653 100644 --- a/VERSION_DM +++ b/VERSION_DM @@ -1 +1 @@ -1.02.106-git (2015-08-17) +1.02.106-git (2015-08-26) diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW index cac567f91..42179b9e9 100644 --- a/WHATS_NEW +++ b/WHATS_NEW @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Version 2.02.129 - +Version 2.02.129 - 26th August 2015 =================================== Drop error message when vgdisplay encounters an exported VG. (2.02.27) Fix shared library generation to stop exporting internal functions.(2.02.120) diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM index 28bc933c8..8dc507697 100644 --- a/WHATS_NEW_DM +++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Version 1.02.106 - +Version 1.02.106 - 26th August 2015 =================================== Add 'precise' column to statistics reports. Add --precise switch to 'dmstats create' to request nanosecond counters. diff --git a/conf/example.conf.in b/conf/example.conf.in index 014aa1ade..c0afcb765 100644 --- a/conf/example.conf.in +++ b/conf/example.conf.in @@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ config { # Configuration option config/checks. # If enabled, any LVM configuration mismatch is reported. - # This implies checking that the configuration key is understood - # by LVM and that the value of the key is the proper type. - # If disabled, any configuration mismatch is ignored and the default - # value is used without any warning (a message about the - # configuration key not being found is issued in verbose mode only). + # This implies checking that the configuration key is understood by + # LVM and that the value of the key is the proper type. If disabled, + # any configuration mismatch is ignored and the default value is used + # without any warning (a message about the configuration key not being + # found is issued in verbose mode only). checks = 1 # Configuration option config/abort_on_errors. @@ -61,102 +61,103 @@ devices { # Configuration option devices/obtain_device_list_from_udev. # Obtain the list of available devices from udev. - # This avoids opening or using any inapplicable non-block - # devices or subdirectories found in the udev directory. - # Any device node or symlink not managed by udev in the udev - # directory is ignored. This setting applies only to the - # udev-managed device directory; other directories will be - # scanned fully. LVM needs to be compiled with udev support - # for this setting to apply. + # This avoids opening or using any inapplicable non-block devices or + # subdirectories found in the udev directory. Any device node or + # symlink not managed by udev in the udev directory is ignored. This + # setting applies only to the udev-managed device directory; other + # directories will be scanned fully. LVM needs to be compiled with + # udev support for this setting to apply. obtain_device_list_from_udev = 1 # Configuration option devices/external_device_info_source. # Select an external device information source. - # Some information may already be available in the system and - # LVM can use this information to determine the exact type - # or use of devices it processes. Using an existing external - # device information source can speed up device processing - # as LVM does not need to run its own native routines to acquire - # this information. For example, this information is used to - # drive LVM filtering like MD component detection, multipath + # Some information may already be available in the system and LVM can + # use this information to determine the exact type or use of devices it + # processes. Using an existing external device information source can + # speed up device processing as LVM does not need to run its own native + # routines to acquire this information. For example, this information + # is used to drive LVM filtering like MD component detection, multipath # component detection, partition detection and others. - # Possible options are: none, udev. - # none - No external device information source is used. - # udev - Reuse existing udev database records. Applicable - # only if LVM is compiled with udev support. + # + # Accepted values: + # none + # No external device information source is used. + # udev + # Reuse existing udev database records. Applicable only if LVM is + # compiled with udev support. + # external_device_info_source = "none" # Configuration option devices/preferred_names. # Select which path name to display for a block device. - # If multiple path names exist for a block device, - # and LVM needs to display a name for the device, - # the path names are matched against each item in - # this list of regular expressions. The first match is used. - # Try to avoid using undescriptive /dev/dm-N names, if present. - # If no preferred name matches, or if preferred_names are not - # defined, built-in rules are used until one produces a preference. - # Rule 1 checks path prefixes and gives preference in this order: - # /dev/mapper, /dev/disk, /dev/dm-*, /dev/block (/dev from devices/dev) - # Rule 2 prefers the path with the least slashes. - # Rule 3 prefers a symlink. - # Rule 4 prefers the path with least value in lexicographical order. - # Example: + # If multiple path names exist for a block device, and LVM needs to + # display a name for the device, the path names are matched against + # each item in this list of regular expressions. The first match is + # used. Try to avoid using undescriptive /dev/dm-N names, if present. + # If no preferred name matches, or if preferred_names are not defined, + # the following built-in preferences are applied in order until one + # produces a preferred name: + # Prefer names with path prefixes in the order of: + # /dev/mapper, /dev/disk, /dev/dm-*, /dev/block. + # Prefer the name with the least number of slashes. + # Prefer a name that is a symlink. + # Prefer the path with least value in lexicographical order. + # + # Example # preferred_names = [ "^/dev/mpath/", "^/dev/mapper/mpath", "^/dev/[hs]d" ] + # # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option devices/filter. # Limit the block devices that are used by LVM commands. - # This is a list of regular expressions used to accept or - # reject block device path names. Each regex is delimited - # by a vertical bar '|' (or any character) and is preceded - # by 'a' to accept the path, or by 'r' to reject the path. - # The first regex in the list to match the path is used, - # producing the 'a' or 'r' result for the device. - # When multiple path names exist for a block device, if any - # path name matches an 'a' pattern before an 'r' pattern, - # then the device is accepted. If all the path names match - # an 'r' pattern first, then the device is rejected. - # Unmatching path names do not affect the accept or reject - # decision. If no path names for a device match a pattern, - # then the device is accepted. - # Be careful mixing 'a' and 'r' patterns, as the combination - # might produce unexpected results (test any changes.) + # This is a list of regular expressions used to accept or reject block + # device path names. Each regex is delimited by a vertical bar '|' + # (or any character) and is preceded by 'a' to accept the path, or + # by 'r' to reject the path. The first regex in the list to match the + # path is used, producing the 'a' or 'r' result for the device. + # When multiple path names exist for a block device, if any path name + # matches an 'a' pattern before an 'r' pattern, then the device is + # accepted. If all the path names match an 'r' pattern first, then the + # device is rejected. Unmatching path names do not affect the accept + # or reject decision. If no path names for a device match a pattern, + # then the device is accepted. Be careful mixing 'a' and 'r' patterns, + # as the combination might produce unexpected results (test changes.) # Run vgscan after changing the filter to regenerate the cache. # See the use_lvmetad comment for a special case regarding filters. - # Example: - # Accept every block device. + # + # Example + # Accept every block device: # filter = [ "a|.*/|" ] - # Example: - # Reject the cdrom drive. + # Reject the cdrom drive: # filter = [ "r|/dev/cdrom|" ] - # Example: - # Work with just loopback devices, e.g. for testing. + # Work with just loopback devices, e.g. for testing: # filter = [ "a|loop|", "r|.*|" ] - # Example: - # Accept all loop devices and ide drives except hdc. + # Accept all loop devices and ide drives except hdc: # filter = [ "a|loop|", "r|/dev/hdc|", "a|/dev/ide|", "r|.*|" ] - # Example: - # Use anchors to be very specific. + # Use anchors to be very specific: # filter = [ "a|^/dev/hda8$|", "r|.*/|" ] + # + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # filter = [ "a|.*/|" ] # Configuration option devices/global_filter. # Limit the block devices that are used by LVM system components. - # Because devices/filter may be overridden from the command line, - # it is not suitable for system-wide device filtering, e.g. udev - # and lvmetad. Use global_filter to hide devices from these LVM - # system components. The syntax is the same as devices/filter. - # Devices rejected by global_filter are not opened by LVM. + # Because devices/filter may be overridden from the command line, it is + # not suitable for system-wide device filtering, e.g. udev and lvmetad. + # Use global_filter to hide devices from these LVM system components. + # The syntax is the same as devices/filter. Devices rejected by + # global_filter are not opened by LVM. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # global_filter = [ "a|.*/|" ] # Configuration option devices/cache_dir. # Directory in which to store the device cache file. - # The results of filtering are cached on disk to avoid - # rescanning dud devices (which can take a very long time). - # By default this cache is stored in a file named .cache. - # It is safe to delete this file; the tools regenerate it. - # If obtain_device_list_from_udev is enabled, the list of devices - # is obtained from udev and any existing .cache file is removed. + # The results of filtering are cached on disk to avoid rescanning dud + # devices (which can take a very long time). By default this cache is + # stored in a file named .cache. It is safe to delete this file; the + # tools regenerate it. If obtain_device_list_from_udev is enabled, the + # list of devices is obtained from udev and any existing .cache file + # is removed. cache_dir = "@DEFAULT_SYS_DIR@/@DEFAULT_CACHE_SUBDIR@" # Configuration option devices/cache_file_prefix. @@ -169,18 +170,19 @@ devices { # Configuration option devices/types. # List of additional acceptable block device types. - # These are of device type names from /proc/devices, - # followed by the maximum number of partitions. - # Example: + # These are of device type names from /proc/devices, followed by the + # maximum number of partitions. + # + # Example # types = [ "fd", 16 ] + # # This configuration option is advanced. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option devices/sysfs_scan. # Restrict device scanning to block devices appearing in sysfs. - # This is a quick way of filtering out block devices that are - # not present on the system. sysfs must be part of the kernel - # and mounted.) + # This is a quick way of filtering out block devices that are not + # present on the system. sysfs must be part of the kernel and mounted.) sysfs_scan = 1 # Configuration option devices/multipath_component_detection. @@ -193,8 +195,8 @@ devices { # Configuration option devices/fw_raid_component_detection. # Ignore devices that are components of firmware RAID devices. - # LVM must use an external_device_info_source other than none - # for this detection to execute. + # LVM must use an external_device_info_source other than none for this + # detection to execute. fw_raid_component_detection = 0 # Configuration option devices/md_chunk_alignment. @@ -206,16 +208,16 @@ devices { # Default alignment of the start of a PV data area in MB. # If set to 0, a value of 64KiB will be used. # Set to 1 for 1MiB, 2 for 2MiB, etc. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # default_data_alignment = 1 # Configuration option devices/data_alignment_detection. # Detect PV data alignment based on sysfs device information. - # The start of a PV data area will be a multiple of - # minimum_io_size or optimal_io_size exposed in sysfs. - # minimum_io_size is the smallest request the device can perform - # without incurring a read-modify-write penalty, e.g. MD chunk size. - # optimal_io_size is the device's preferred unit of receiving I/O, - # e.g. MD stripe width. + # The start of a PV data area will be a multiple of minimum_io_size or + # optimal_io_size exposed in sysfs. minimum_io_size is the smallest + # request the device can perform without incurring a read-modify-write + # penalty, e.g. MD chunk size. optimal_io_size is the device's + # preferred unit of receiving I/O, e.g. MD stripe width. # minimum_io_size is used if optimal_io_size is undefined (0). # If md_chunk_alignment is enabled, that detects the optimal_io_size. # This setting takes precedence over md_chunk_alignment. @@ -223,21 +225,21 @@ devices { # Configuration option devices/data_alignment. # Alignment of the start of a PV data area in KiB. - # If a PV is placed directly on an md device and - # md_chunk_alignment or data_alignment_detection are enabled, - # then this setting is ignored. Otherwise, md_chunk_alignment - # and data_alignment_detection are disabled if this is set. - # Set to 0 to use the default alignment or the page size, if larger. + # If a PV is placed directly on an md device and md_chunk_alignment or + # data_alignment_detection are enabled, then this setting is ignored. + # Otherwise, md_chunk_alignment and data_alignment_detection are + # disabled if this is set. Set to 0 to use the default alignment or the + # page size, if larger. data_alignment = 0 # Configuration option devices/data_alignment_offset_detection. # Detect PV data alignment offset based on sysfs device information. # The start of a PV aligned data area will be shifted by the - # alignment_offset exposed in sysfs. This offset is often 0, but - # may be non-zero. Certain 4KiB sector drives that compensate for - # windows partitioning will have an alignment_offset of 3584 bytes - # (sector 7 is the lowest aligned logical block, the 4KiB sectors start - # at LBA -1, and consequently sector 63 is aligned on a 4KiB boundary). + # alignment_offset exposed in sysfs. This offset is often 0, but may + # be non-zero. Certain 4KiB sector drives that compensate for windows + # partitioning will have an alignment_offset of 3584 bytes (sector 7 + # is the lowest aligned logical block, the 4KiB sectors start at + # LBA -1, and consequently sector 63 is aligned on a 4KiB boundary). # pvcreate --dataalignmentoffset will skip this detection. data_alignment_offset_detection = 1 @@ -249,32 +251,29 @@ devices { # Configuration option devices/ignore_lvm_mirrors. # Do not scan 'mirror' LVs to avoid possible deadlocks. - # This avoids possible deadlocks when using the 'mirror' - # segment type. This setting determines whether logical volumes - # using the 'mirror' segment type are scanned for LVM labels. - # This affects the ability of mirrors to be used as physical volumes. - # If this setting is enabled, it becomes impossible to create VGs - # on top of mirror LVs, i.e. to stack VGs on mirror LVs. - # If this setting is disabled, allowing mirror LVs to be scanned, - # it may cause LVM processes and I/O to the mirror to become blocked. - # This is due to the way that the mirror segment type handles failures. - # In order for the hang to occur, an LVM command must be run just after - # a failure and before the automatic LVM repair process takes place, - # or there must be failures in multiple mirrors in the same VG at the - # same time with write failures occurring moments before a scan of the - # mirror's labels. - # The 'mirror' scanning problems do not apply to LVM RAID types like - # 'raid1' which handle failures in a different way, making them a - # better choice for VG stacking. + # This avoids possible deadlocks when using the 'mirror' segment type. + # This setting determines whether LVs using the 'mirror' segment type + # are scanned for LVM labels. This affects the ability of mirrors to + # be used as physical volumes. If this setting is enabled, it is + # impossible to create VGs on top of mirror LVs, i.e. to stack VGs on + # mirror LVs. If this setting is disabled, allowing mirror LVs to be + # scanned, it may cause LVM processes and I/O to the mirror to become + # blocked. This is due to the way that the mirror segment type handles + # failures. In order for the hang to occur, an LVM command must be run + # just after a failure and before the automatic LVM repair process + # takes place, or there must be failures in multiple mirrors in the + # same VG at the same time with write failures occurring moments before + # a scan of the mirror's labels. The 'mirror' scanning problems do not + # apply to LVM RAID types like 'raid1' which handle failures in a + # different way, making them a better choice for VG stacking. ignore_lvm_mirrors = 1 # Configuration option devices/disable_after_error_count. # Number of I/O errors after which a device is skipped. - # During each LVM operation, errors received from each device - # are counted. If the counter of a device exceeds the limit set - # here, no further I/O is sent to that device for the remainder - # of the operation. - # Setting this to 0 disables the counters altogether. + # During each LVM operation, errors received from each device are + # counted. If the counter of a device exceeds the limit set here, + # no further I/O is sent to that device for the remainder of the + # operation. Setting this to 0 disables the counters altogether. disable_after_error_count = 0 # Configuration option devices/require_restorefile_with_uuid. @@ -284,21 +283,21 @@ devices { # Configuration option devices/pv_min_size. # Minimum size in KiB of block devices which can be used as PVs. # In a clustered environment all nodes must use the same value. - # Any value smaller than 512KiB is ignored. The previous built-in + # Any value smaller than 512KiB is ignored. The previous built-in # value was 512. pv_min_size = 2048 # Configuration option devices/issue_discards. # Issue discards to PVs that are no longer used by an LV. - # Discards are sent to an LV's underlying physical volumes when - # the LV is no longer using the physical volumes' space, e.g. - # lvremove, lvreduce. Discards inform the storage that a region - # is no longer used. Storage that supports discards advertise - # the protocol-specific way discards should be issued by the - # kernel (TRIM, UNMAP, or WRITE SAME with UNMAP bit set). - # Not all storage will support or benefit from discards, but SSDs - # and thinly provisioned LUNs generally do. If enabled, discards - # will only be issued if both the storage and kernel provide support. + # Discards are sent to an LV's underlying physical volumes when the LV + # is no longer using the physical volumes' space, e.g. lvremove, + # lvreduce. Discards inform the storage that a region is no longer + # used. Storage that supports discards advertise the protocol-specific + # way discards should be issued by the kernel (TRIM, UNMAP, or + # WRITE SAME with UNMAP bit set). Not all storage will support or + # benefit from discards, but SSDs and thinly provisioned LUNs + # generally do. If enabled, discards will only be issued if both the + # storage and kernel provide support. issue_discards = 0 } @@ -308,61 +307,56 @@ allocation { # Configuration option allocation/cling_tag_list. # Advise LVM which PVs to use when searching for new space. - # When searching for free space to extend an LV, the 'cling' - # allocation policy will choose space on the same PVs as the last - # segment of the existing LV. If there is insufficient space and a - # list of tags is defined here, it will check whether any of them are - # attached to the PVs concerned and then seek to match those PV tags - # between existing extents and new extents. - # Example: - # Use the special tag "@*" as a wildcard to match any PV tag. + # When searching for free space to extend an LV, the 'cling' allocation + # policy will choose space on the same PVs as the last segment of the + # existing LV. If there is insufficient space and a list of tags is + # defined here, it will check whether any of them are attached to the + # PVs concerned and then seek to match those PV tags between existing + # extents and new extents. + # + # Example + # Use the special tag "@*" as a wildcard to match any PV tag: # cling_tag_list = [ "@*" ] - # Example: - # LVs are mirrored between two sites within a single VG. + # LVs are mirrored between two sites within a single VG, and # PVs are tagged with either @site1 or @site2 to indicate where - # they are situated. + # they are situated: # cling_tag_list = [ "@site1", "@site2" ] + # # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option allocation/maximise_cling. # Use a previous allocation algorithm. # Changes made in version 2.02.85 extended the reach of the 'cling' # policies to detect more situations where data can be grouped onto - # the same disks. This setting can be used to disable the changes + # the same disks. This setting can be used to disable the changes # and revert to the previous algorithm. maximise_cling = 1 # Configuration option allocation/use_blkid_wiping. # Use blkid to detect existing signatures on new PVs and LVs. - # The blkid library can detect more signatures than the - # native LVM detection code, but may take longer. - # LVM needs to be compiled with blkid wiping support for - # this setting to apply. - # LVM native detection code is currently able to recognize: - # MD device signatures, swap signature, and LUKS signatures. - # To see the list of signatures recognized by blkid, check the - # output of the 'blkid -k' command. + # The blkid library can detect more signatures than the native LVM + # detection code, but may take longer. LVM needs to be compiled with + # blkid wiping support for this setting to apply. LVM native detection + # code is currently able to recognize: MD device signatures, + # swap signature, and LUKS signatures. To see the list of signatures + # recognized by blkid, check the output of the 'blkid -k' command. use_blkid_wiping = @DEFAULT_USE_BLKID_WIPING@ # Configuration option allocation/wipe_signatures_when_zeroing_new_lvs. # Look for and erase any signatures while zeroing a new LV. - # Zeroing is controlled by the -Z/--zero option, and if not - # specified, zeroing is used by default if possible. - # Zeroing simply overwrites the first 4KiB of a new LV - # with zeroes and does no signature detection or wiping. - # Signature wiping goes beyond zeroing and detects exact - # types and positions of signatures within the whole LV. - # It provides a cleaner LV after creation as all known - # signatures are wiped. The LV is not claimed incorrectly - # by other tools because of old signatures from previous use. - # The number of signatures that LVM can detect depends on the - # detection code that is selected (see use_blkid_wiping.) - # Wiping each detected signature must be confirmed. - # The command line option -W/--wipesignatures takes precedence - # over this setting. - # When this setting is disabled, signatures on new LVs are - # not detected or erased unless the -W/--wipesignatures y - # option is used directly. + # The --wipesignatures option overrides this setting. + # Zeroing is controlled by the -Z/--zero option, and if not specified, + # zeroing is used by default if possible. Zeroing simply overwrites the + # first 4KiB of a new LV with zeroes and does no signature detection or + # wiping. Signature wiping goes beyond zeroing and detects exact types + # and positions of signatures within the whole LV. It provides a + # cleaner LV after creation as all known signatures are wiped. The LV + # is not claimed incorrectly by other tools because of old signatures + # from previous use. The number of signatures that LVM can detect + # depends on the detection code that is selected (see + # use_blkid_wiping.) Wiping each detected signature must be confirmed. + # When this setting is disabled, signatures on new LVs are not detected + # or erased unless the --wipesignatures option is used directly. wipe_signatures_when_zeroing_new_lvs = 1 # Configuration option allocation/mirror_logs_require_separate_pvs. @@ -376,38 +370,41 @@ allocation { # Configuration option allocation/cache_mode. # The default cache mode used for new cache. - # Possible options are: writethrough, writeback. - # writethrough - Data blocks are immediately written from - # the cache to disk. - # writeback - Data blocks are written from the cache back - # to disk after some delay to improve performance. + # + # Accepted values: + # writethrough + # Data blocks are immediately written from the cache to disk. + # writeback + # Data blocks are written from the cache back to disk after some + # delay to improve performance. + # # This setting replaces allocation/cache_pool_cachemode. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # cache_mode = "writethrough" # Configuration option allocation/cache_policy. # The default cache policy used for new cache volume. - # For the kernel 4.2 and newer the default policy is smq - # (Stochastic multique), otherwise the older mq (Multiqueue), - # policy is selected. + # Since kernel 4.2 the default policy is smq (Stochastic multique), + # otherwise the older mq (Multiqueue) policy is selected. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration section allocation/cache_settings. # Individual settings for policies. # See the help for individual policies for more info. + # This configuration section has an automatic default value. # cache_settings { # } # Configuration option allocation/cache_pool_chunk_size. # The minimal chunk size in KiB for cache pool volumes. - # Using a chunk_size that is too large can result in wasteful - # use of the cache, where small reads and writes can cause - # large sections of an LV to be mapped into the cache. However, - # choosing a chunk_size that is too small can result in more - # overhead trying to manage the numerous chunks that become mapped - # into the cache. The former is more of a problem than the latter - # in most cases, so we default to a value that is on the smaller - # end of the spectrum. Supported values range from 32KiB to - # 1GiB in multiples of 32. + # Using a chunk_size that is too large can result in wasteful use of + # the cache, where small reads and writes can cause large sections of + # an LV to be mapped into the cache. However, choosing a chunk_size + # that is too small can result in more overhead trying to manage the + # numerous chunks that become mapped into the cache. The former is + # more of a problem than the latter in most cases, so the default is + # on the smaller end of the spectrum. Supported values range from + # 32KiB to 1GiB in multiples of 32. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs. @@ -417,38 +414,50 @@ allocation { # Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_zero. # Thin pool data chunks are zeroed before they are first used. # Zeroing with a larger thin pool chunk size reduces performance. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # thin_pool_zero = 1 # Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_discards. # The discards behaviour of thin pool volumes. - # Possible options are: ignore, nopassdown, passdown. + # + # Accepted values: + # ignore + # nopassdown + # passdown + # + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # thin_pool_discards = "passdown" # Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_chunk_size_policy. # The chunk size calculation policy for thin pool volumes. - # Possible options are: generic, performance. - # generic - If thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it. - # Otherwise, calculate the chunk size based on estimation and - # device hints exposed in sysfs - the minimum_io_size. - # The chunk size is always at least 64KiB. - # performance - If thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it. - # Otherwise, calculate the chunk size for performance based on - # device hints exposed in sysfs - the optimal_io_size. - # The chunk size is always at least 512KiB. + # + # Accepted values: + # generic + # If thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it. Otherwise, calculate + # the chunk size based on estimation and device hints exposed in + # sysfs - the minimum_io_size. The chunk size is always at least + # 64KiB. + # performance + # If thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it. Otherwise, calculate + # the chunk size for performance based on device hints exposed in + # sysfs - the optimal_io_size. The chunk size is always at least + # 512KiB. + # + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # thin_pool_chunk_size_policy = "generic" # Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_chunk_size. # The minimal chunk size in KiB for thin pool volumes. - # Larger chunk sizes may improve performance for plain - # thin volumes, however using them for snapshot volumes - # is less efficient, as it consumes more space and takes - # extra time for copying. When unset, lvm tries to estimate - # chunk size starting from 64KiB. Supported values are in - # the range 64KiB to 1GiB. + # Larger chunk sizes may improve performance for plain thin volumes, + # however using them for snapshot volumes is less efficient, as it + # consumes more space and takes extra time for copying. When unset, + # lvm tries to estimate chunk size starting from 64KiB. Supported + # values are in the range 64KiB to 1GiB. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option allocation/physical_extent_size. # Default physical extent size in KiB to use for new VGs. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # physical_extent_size = 4096 } @@ -462,14 +471,13 @@ log { # Configuration option log/silent. # Suppress all non-essential messages from stdout. - # This has the same effect as -qq. - # When enabled, the following commands still produce output: - # dumpconfig, lvdisplay, lvmdiskscan, lvs, pvck, pvdisplay, - # pvs, version, vgcfgrestore -l, vgdisplay, vgs. + # This has the same effect as -qq. When enabled, the following commands + # still produce output: dumpconfig, lvdisplay, lvmdiskscan, lvs, pvck, + # pvdisplay, pvs, version, vgcfgrestore -l, vgdisplay, vgs. # Non-essential messages are shifted from log level 4 to log level 5 # for syslog and lvm2_log_fn purposes. - # Any 'yes' or 'no' questions not overridden by other arguments - # are suppressed and default to 'no'. + # Any 'yes' or 'no' questions not overridden by other arguments are + # suppressed and default to 'no'. silent = 0 # Configuration option log/syslog. @@ -513,21 +521,18 @@ log { # Configuration option log/debug_classes. # Select log messages by class. - # Some debugging messages are assigned to a class - # and only appear in debug output if the class is - # listed here. Classes currently available: - # memory, devices, activation, allocation, - # lvmetad, metadata, cache, locking, lvmpolld. - # Use "all" to see everything. + # Some debugging messages are assigned to a class and only appear in + # debug output if the class is listed here. Classes currently + # available: memory, devices, activation, allocation, lvmetad, + # metadata, cache, locking, lvmpolld. Use "all" to see everything. debug_classes = [ "memory", "devices", "activation", "allocation", "lvmetad", "metadata", "cache", "locking", "lvmpolld" ] } # Configuration section backup. # How LVM metadata is backed up and archived. -# In LVM, a 'backup' is a copy of the metadata for the -# current system, and an 'archive' contains old metadata -# configurations. They are stored in a human readable -# text format. +# In LVM, a 'backup' is a copy of the metadata for the current system, +# and an 'archive' contains old metadata configurations. They are +# stored in a human readable text format. backup { # Configuration option backup/backup. @@ -590,15 +595,14 @@ global { # Distinguish between powers of 1024 and 1000 bytes. # The LVM commands distinguish between powers of 1024 bytes, # e.g. KiB, MiB, GiB, and powers of 1000 bytes, e.g. KB, MB, GB. - # If scripts depend on the old behaviour, disable - # this setting temporarily until they are updated. + # If scripts depend on the old behaviour, disable this setting + # temporarily until they are updated. si_unit_consistency = 1 # Configuration option global/suffix. # Display unit suffix for sizes. - # This setting has no effect if the units are in human-readable - # form (global/units = "h") in which case the suffix is always - # displayed. + # This setting has no effect if the units are in human-readable form + # (global/units = "h") in which case the suffix is always displayed. suffix = 1 # Configuration option global/activation. @@ -611,17 +615,22 @@ global { # Configuration option global/fallback_to_lvm1. # Try running LVM1 tools if LVM cannot communicate with DM. - # This option only applies to 2.4 kernels and is provided to - # help switch between device-mapper kernels and LVM1 kernels. - # The LVM1 tools need to be installed with .lvm1 suffices, - # e.g. vgscan.lvm1. They will stop working once the lvm2 - # on-disk metadata format is used. + # This option only applies to 2.4 kernels and is provided to help + # switch between device-mapper kernels and LVM1 kernels. The LVM1 + # tools need to be installed with .lvm1 suffices, e.g. vgscan.lvm1. + # They will stop working once the lvm2 on-disk metadata format is used. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # fallback_to_lvm1 = @DEFAULT_FALLBACK_TO_LVM1@ # Configuration option global/format. # The default metadata format that commands should use. - # "lvm1" or "lvm2". - # The command line override is -M1 or -M2. + # The -M 1|2 option overrides this setting. + # + # Accepted values: + # lvm1 + # lvm2 + # + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # format = "lvm2" # Configuration option global/format_libraries. @@ -644,24 +653,33 @@ global { # Configuration option global/locking_type. # Type of locking to use. - # Type 0: turns off locking. Warning: this risks metadata - # corruption if commands run concurrently. - # Type 1: uses local file-based locking, the standard mode. - # Type 2: uses the external shared library locking_library. - # Type 3: uses built-in clustered locking with clvmd. - # This is incompatible with lvmetad. If use_lvmetad is enabled, - # lvm prints a warning and disables lvmetad use. - # Type 4: uses read-only locking which forbids any operations - # that might change metadata. - # Type 5: offers dummy locking for tools that do not need any locks. - # You should not need to set this directly; the tools will select - # when to use it instead of the configured locking_type. - # Do not use lvmetad or the kernel device-mapper driver with this - # locking type. It is used by the --readonly option that offers - # read-only access to Volume Group metadata that cannot be locked - # safely because it belongs to an inaccessible domain and might be - # in use, for example a virtual machine image or a disk that is - # shared by a clustered machine. + # + # Accepted values: + # 0 + # Turns off locking. Warning: this risks metadata corruption if + # commands run concurrently. + # 1 + # LVM uses local file-based locking, the standard mode. + # 2 + # LVM uses the external shared library locking_library. + # 3 + # LVM uses built-in clustered locking with clvmd. + # This is incompatible with lvmetad. If use_lvmetad is enabled, + # LVM prints a warning and disables lvmetad use. + # 4 + # LVM uses read-only locking which forbids any operations that + # might change metadata. + # 5 + # Offers dummy locking for tools that do not need any locks. + # You should not need to set this directly; the tools will select + # when to use it instead of the configured locking_type. + # Do not use lvmetad or the kernel device-mapper driver with this + # locking type. It is used by the --readonly option that offers + # read-only access to Volume Group metadata that cannot be locked + # safely because it belongs to an inaccessible domain and might be + # in use, for example a virtual machine image or a disk that is + # shared by a clustered machine. + # locking_type = 1 # Configuration option global/wait_for_locks. @@ -670,39 +688,34 @@ global { # Configuration option global/fallback_to_clustered_locking. # Attempt to use built-in cluster locking if locking_type 2 fails. - # If using external locking (type 2) and initialisation fails, - # with this enabled, an attempt will be made to use the built-in - # clustered locking. - # If you are using a customised locking_library you should disable this. + # If using external locking (type 2) and initialisation fails, with + # this enabled, an attempt will be made to use the built-in clustered + # locking. Disable this if using a customised locking_library. fallback_to_clustered_locking = 1 # Configuration option global/fallback_to_local_locking. # Use locking_type 1 (local) if locking_type 2 or 3 fail. - # If an attempt to initialise type 2 or type 3 locking failed, - # perhaps because cluster components such as clvmd are not - # running, with this enabled, an attempt will be made to use - # local file-based locking (type 1). If this succeeds, only - # commands against local volume groups will proceed. - # Volume Groups marked as clustered will be ignored. + # If an attempt to initialise type 2 or type 3 locking failed, perhaps + # because cluster components such as clvmd are not running, with this + # enabled, an attempt will be made to use local file-based locking + # (type 1). If this succeeds, only commands against local VGs will + # proceed. VGs marked as clustered will be ignored. fallback_to_local_locking = 1 # Configuration option global/locking_dir. # Directory to use for LVM command file locks. - # Local non-LV directory that holds file-based locks - # while commands are in progress. A directory like - # /tmp that may get wiped on reboot is OK. + # Local non-LV directory that holds file-based locks while commands are + # in progress. A directory like /tmp that may get wiped on reboot is OK. locking_dir = "@DEFAULT_LOCK_DIR@" # Configuration option global/prioritise_write_locks. # Allow quicker VG write access during high volume read access. - # When there are competing read-only and read-write access - # requests for a volume group's metadata, instead of always - # granting the read-only requests immediately, delay them to - # allow the read-write requests to be serviced. Without this - # setting, write access may be stalled by a high volume of - # read-only requests. - # This option only affects locking_type 1 viz. - # local file-based locking. + # When there are competing read-only and read-write access requests for + # a volume group's metadata, instead of always granting the read-only + # requests immediately, delay them to allow the read-write requests to + # be serviced. Without this setting, write access may be stalled by a + # high volume of read-only requests. This option only affects + # locking_type 1 viz. local file-based locking. prioritise_write_locks = 1 # Configuration option global/library_dir. @@ -711,85 +724,93 @@ global { # Configuration option global/locking_library. # The external locking library to use for locking_type 2. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # locking_library = "liblvm2clusterlock.so" # Configuration option global/abort_on_internal_errors. # Abort a command that encounters an internal error. - # Treat any internal errors as fatal errors, aborting - # the process that encountered the internal error. - # Please only enable for debugging. + # Treat any internal errors as fatal errors, aborting the process that + # encountered the internal error. Please only enable for debugging. abort_on_internal_errors = 0 # Configuration option global/detect_internal_vg_cache_corruption. # Internal verification of VG structures. - # Check if CRC matches when a parsed VG is - # used multiple times. This is useful to catch - # unexpected changes to cached VG structures. + # Check if CRC matches when a parsed VG is used multiple times. This + # is useful to catch unexpected changes to cached VG structures. # Please only enable for debugging. detect_internal_vg_cache_corruption = 0 # Configuration option global/metadata_read_only. # No operations that change on-disk metadata are permitted. - # Additionally, read-only commands that encounter metadata - # in need of repair will still be allowed to proceed exactly - # as if the repair had been performed (except for the unchanged - # vg_seqno). Inappropriate use could mess up your system, - # so seek advice first! + # Additionally, read-only commands that encounter metadata in need of + # repair will still be allowed to proceed exactly as if the repair had + # been performed (except for the unchanged vg_seqno). Inappropriate + # use could mess up your system, so seek advice first! metadata_read_only = 0 # Configuration option global/mirror_segtype_default. # The segment type used by the short mirroring option -m. - # Possible options are: mirror, raid1. - # mirror - the original RAID1 implementation from LVM/DM. - # It is characterized by a flexible log solution (core, - # disk, mirrored), and by the necessity to block I/O while - # handling a failure. - # There is an inherent race in the dmeventd failure - # handling logic with snapshots of devices using this - # type of RAID1 that in the worst case could cause a - # deadlock. (Also see devices/ignore_lvm_mirrors.) - # raid1 - a newer RAID1 implementation using the MD RAID1 - # personality through device-mapper. It is characterized - # by a lack of log options. (A log is always allocated for - # every device and they are placed on the same device as the - # image - no separate devices are required.) This mirror - # implementation does not require I/O to be blocked while - # handling a failure. This mirror implementation is not - # cluster-aware and cannot be used in a shared (active/active) - # fashion in a cluster. - # The '--type mirror|raid1' option overrides this setting. + # The --type mirror|raid1 option overrides this setting. + # + # Accepted values: + # mirror + # The original RAID1 implementation from LVM/DM. It is + # characterized by a flexible log solution (core, disk, mirrored), + # and by the necessity to block I/O while handling a failure. + # There is an inherent race in the dmeventd failure handling logic + # with snapshots of devices using this type of RAID1 that in the + # worst case could cause a deadlock. (Also see + # devices/ignore_lvm_mirrors.) + # raid1 + # This is a newer RAID1 implementation using the MD RAID1 + # personality through device-mapper. It is characterized by a + # lack of log options. (A log is always allocated for every + # device and they are placed on the same device as the image, + # so no separate devices are required.) This mirror + # implementation does not require I/O to be blocked while + # handling a failure. This mirror implementation is not + # cluster-aware and cannot be used in a shared (active/active) + # fashion in a cluster. + # mirror_segtype_default = "@DEFAULT_MIRROR_SEGTYPE@" # Configuration option global/raid10_segtype_default. # The segment type used by the -i -m combination. - # The --stripes/-i and --mirrors/-m options can both - # be specified during the creation of a logical volume - # to use both striping and mirroring for the LV. - # There are two different implementations. - # Possible options are: raid10, mirror. - # raid10 - LVM uses MD's RAID10 personality through DM. - # mirror - LVM layers the 'mirror' and 'stripe' segment types. - # The layering is done by creating a mirror LV on top of - # striped sub-LVs, effectively creating a RAID 0+1 array. - # The layering is suboptimal in terms of providing redundancy - # and performance. The 'raid10' option is perferred. - # The '--type raid10|mirror' option overrides this setting. + # The --type raid10|mirror option overrides this setting. + # The --stripes/-i and --mirrors/-m options can both be specified + # during the creation of a logical volume to use both striping and + # mirroring for the LV. There are two different implementations. + # + # Accepted values: + # raid10 + # LVM uses MD's RAID10 personality through DM. This is the + # preferred option. + # mirror + # LVM layers the 'mirror' and 'stripe' segment types. The layering + # is done by creating a mirror LV on top of striped sub-LVs, + # effectively creating a RAID 0+1 array. The layering is suboptimal + # in terms of providing redundancy and performance. + # raid10_segtype_default = "@DEFAULT_RAID10_SEGTYPE@" # Configuration option global/sparse_segtype_default. # The segment type used by the -V -L combination. - # The combination of -V and -L options creates a - # sparse LV. There are two different implementations. - # Possible options are: snapshot, thin. - # snapshot - The original snapshot implementation from LVM/DM. - # It uses an old snapshot that mixes data and metadata within - # a single COW storage volume and performs poorly when the - # size of stored data passes hundreds of MB. - # thin - A newer implementation that uses thin provisioning. - # It has a bigger minimal chunk size (64KiB) and uses a separate - # volume for metadata. It has better performance, especially - # when more data is used. It also supports full snapshots. - # The '--type snapshot|thin' option overrides this setting. + # The --type snapshot|thin option overrides this setting. + # The combination of -V and -L options creates a sparse LV. There are + # two different implementations. + # + # Accepted values: + # snapshot + # The original snapshot implementation from LVM/DM. It uses an old + # snapshot that mixes data and metadata within a single COW + # storage volume and performs poorly when the size of stored data + # passes hundreds of MB. + # thin + # A newer implementation that uses thin provisioning. It has a + # bigger minimal chunk size (64KiB) and uses a separate volume for + # metadata. It has better performance, especially when more data + # is used. It also supports full snapshots. + # sparse_segtype_default = "@DEFAULT_SPARSE_SEGTYPE@" # Configuration option global/lvdisplay_shows_full_device_path. @@ -798,176 +819,182 @@ global { # in version 2.02.89 to show the LV name and path separately. # Previously this was always shown as /dev/vgname/lvname even when that # was never a valid path in the /dev filesystem. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # lvdisplay_shows_full_device_path = 0 # Configuration option global/use_lvmetad. # Use lvmetad to cache metadata and reduce disk scanning. - # When enabled (and running), lvmetad provides LVM commands - # with VG metadata and PV state. LVM commands then avoid - # reading this information from disks which can be slow. - # When disabled (or not running), LVM commands fall back to - # scanning disks to obtain VG metadata. - # lvmetad is kept updated via udev rules which must be set - # up for LVM to work correctly. (The udev rules should be - # installed by default.) Without a proper udev setup, changes - # in the system's block device configuration will be unknown - # to LVM, and ignored until a manual 'pvscan --cache' is run. - # If lvmetad was running while use_lvmetad was disabled, - # it must be stopped, use_lvmetad enabled, and then started. - # When using lvmetad, LV activation is switched to an automatic, - # event-based mode. In this mode, LVs are activated based on - # incoming udev events that inform lvmetad when PVs appear on - # the system. When a VG is complete (all PVs present), it is - # auto-activated. The auto_activation_volume_list setting + # When enabled (and running), lvmetad provides LVM commands with VG + # metadata and PV state. LVM commands then avoid reading this + # information from disks which can be slow. When disabled (or not + # running), LVM commands fall back to scanning disks to obtain VG + # metadata. lvmetad is kept updated via udev rules which must be set + # up for LVM to work correctly. (The udev rules should be installed + # by default.) Without a proper udev setup, changes in the system's + # block device configuration will be unknown to LVM, and ignored + # until a manual 'pvscan --cache' is run. If lvmetad was running + # while use_lvmetad was disabled, it must be stopped, use_lvmetad + # enabled, and then started. When using lvmetad, LV activation is + # switched to an automatic, event-based mode. In this mode, LVs are + # activated based on incoming udev events that inform lvmetad when + # PVs appear on the system. When a VG is complete (all PVs present), + # it is auto-activated. The auto_activation_volume_list setting # controls which LVs are auto-activated (all by default.) - # When lvmetad is updated (automatically by udev events, or - # directly by pvscan --cache), devices/filter is ignored and - # all devices are scanned by default. lvmetad always keeps - # unfiltered information which is provided to LVM commands. - # Each LVM command then filters based on devices/filter. - # This does not apply to other, non-regexp, filtering settings: - # component filters such as multipath and MD are checked - # during pvscan --cache. - # To filter a device and prevent scanning from the LVM system - # entirely, including lvmetad, use devices/global_filter. - # lvmetad is not compatible with locking_type 3 (clustering). - # LVM prints warnings and ignores lvmetad if this combination - # is seen. + # When lvmetad is updated (automatically by udev events, or directly + # by pvscan --cache), devices/filter is ignored and all devices are + # scanned by default. lvmetad always keeps unfiltered information + # which is provided to LVM commands. Each LVM command then filters + # based on devices/filter. This does not apply to other, non-regexp, + # filtering settings: component filters such as multipath and MD + # are checked during pvscan --cache. To filter a device and prevent + # scanning from the LVM system entirely, including lvmetad, use + # devices/global_filter. use_lvmetad = @DEFAULT_USE_LVMETAD@ # Configuration option global/use_lvmlockd. # Use lvmlockd for locking among hosts using LVM on shared storage. + # See lvmlockd(8) for more information. use_lvmlockd = 0 # Configuration option global/lvmlockd_lock_retries. # Retry lvmlockd lock requests this many times. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # lvmlockd_lock_retries = 3 # Configuration option global/sanlock_lv_extend. # Size in MiB to extend the internal LV holding sanlock locks. - # The internal LV holds locks for each LV in the VG, and after - # enough LVs have been created, the internal LV needs to be extended. - # lvcreate will automatically extend the internal LV when needed by - # the amount specified here. Setting this to 0 disables the - # automatic extension and can cause lvcreate to fail. + # The internal LV holds locks for each LV in the VG, and after enough + # LVs have been created, the internal LV needs to be extended. lvcreate + # will automatically extend the internal LV when needed by the amount + # specified here. Setting this to 0 disables the automatic extension + # and can cause lvcreate to fail. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # sanlock_lv_extend = 256 # Configuration option global/thin_check_executable. # The full path to the thin_check command. - # LVM uses this command to check that a thin metadata - # device is in a usable state. - # When a thin pool is activated and after it is deactivated, - # this command is run. Activation will only proceed if the - # command has an exit status of 0. - # Set to "" to skip this check. (Not recommended.) - # Also see thin_check_options. - # The thin tools are available from the package - # device-mapper-persistent-data. + # LVM uses this command to check that a thin metadata device is in a + # usable state. When a thin pool is activated and after it is + # deactivated, this command is run. Activation will only proceed if + # the command has an exit status of 0. Set to "" to skip this check. + # (Not recommended.) Also see thin_check_options. + # (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools) + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # thin_check_executable = "@THIN_CHECK_CMD@" # Configuration option global/thin_dump_executable. # The full path to the thin_dump command. # LVM uses this command to dump thin pool metadata. - # (For thin tools, see thin_check_executable.) + # (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools) + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # thin_dump_executable = "@THIN_DUMP_CMD@" # Configuration option global/thin_repair_executable. # The full path to the thin_repair command. - # LVM uses this command to repair a thin metadata device - # if it is in an unusable state. - # Also see thin_repair_options. - # (For thin tools, see thin_check_executable.) + # LVM uses this command to repair a thin metadata device if it is in + # an unusable state. Also see thin_repair_options. + # (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools) + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # thin_repair_executable = "@THIN_REPAIR_CMD@" # Configuration option global/thin_check_options. # List of options passed to the thin_check command. - # With thin_check version 2.1 or newer you can add - # --ignore-non-fatal-errors to let it pass through - # ignorable errors and fix them later. - # With thin_check version 3.2 or newer you should add - # --clear-needs-check-flag. + # With thin_check version 2.1 or newer you can add the option + # --ignore-non-fatal-errors to let it pass through ignorable errors + # and fix them later. With thin_check version 3.2 or newer you should + # include the option --clear-needs-check-flag. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # thin_check_options = [ "-q", "--clear-needs-check-flag" ] # Configuration option global/thin_repair_options. # List of options passed to the thin_repair command. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # thin_repair_options = [ "" ] # Configuration option global/thin_disabled_features. # Features to not use in the thin driver. - # This can be helpful for testing, or to avoid - # using a feature that is causing problems. - # Features: block_size, discards, discards_non_power_2, - # external_origin, metadata_resize, external_origin_extend, - # error_if_no_space. - # Example: + # This can be helpful for testing, or to avoid using a feature that is + # causing problems. Features include: block_size, discards, + # discards_non_power_2, external_origin, metadata_resize, + # external_origin_extend, error_if_no_space. + # + # Example # thin_disabled_features = [ "discards", "block_size" ] + # # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option global/cache_disabled_features. # Features to not use in the cache driver. - # This can be helpful for testing, or to avoid - # using a feature that is causing problems. - # Features: policy_mq, policy_smq. - # Example: + # This can be helpful for testing, or to avoid using a feature that is + # causing problems. Features include: policy_mq, policy_smq. + # + # Example # cache_disabled_features = [ "policy_smq" ] + # # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option global/cache_check_executable. # The full path to the cache_check command. - # LVM uses this command to check that a cache metadata - # device is in a usable state. - # When a cached LV is activated and after it is deactivated, - # this command is run. Activation will only proceed if the - # command has an exit status of 0. - # Set to "" to skip this check. (Not recommended.) - # Also see cache_check_options. - # The cache tools are available from the package - # device-mapper-persistent-data. - # With cache_check version 5.0 or newer you should add - # --clear-needs-check-flag. + # LVM uses this command to check that a cache metadata device is in a + # usable state. When a cached LV is activated and after it is + # deactivated, this command is run. Activation will only proceed if the + # command has an exit status of 0. Set to "" to skip this check. + # (Not recommended.) Also see cache_check_options. + # (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools) + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # cache_check_executable = "@CACHE_CHECK_CMD@" # Configuration option global/cache_dump_executable. # The full path to the cache_dump command. # LVM uses this command to dump cache pool metadata. - # (For cache tools, see cache_check_executable.) + # (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools) + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # cache_dump_executable = "@CACHE_DUMP_CMD@" # Configuration option global/cache_repair_executable. # The full path to the cache_repair command. - # LVM uses this command to repair a cache metadata device - # if it is in an unusable state. - # Also see cache_repair_options. - # (For cache tools, see cache_check_executable.) + # LVM uses this command to repair a cache metadata device if it is in + # an unusable state. Also see cache_repair_options. + # (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools) + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # cache_repair_executable = "@CACHE_REPAIR_CMD@" # Configuration option global/cache_check_options. # List of options passed to the cache_check command. + # With cache_check version 5.0 or newer you should include the option + # --clear-needs-check-flag. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # cache_check_options = [ "-q", "--clear-needs-check-flag" ] # Configuration option global/cache_repair_options. # List of options passed to the cache_repair command. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # cache_repair_options = [ "" ] # Configuration option global/system_id_source. # The method LVM uses to set the local system ID. - # Volume Groups can also be given a system ID (by - # vgcreate, vgchange, or vgimport.) - # A VG on shared storage devices is accessible only - # to the host with a matching system ID. - # See 'man lvmsystemid' for information on limitations - # and correct usage. - # Possible options are: none, lvmlocal, uname, machineid, file. - # none - The host has no system ID. - # lvmlocal - Obtain the system ID from the system_id setting in the - # 'local' section of an lvm configuration file, e.g. lvmlocal.conf. - # uname - Set the system ID from the hostname (uname) of the system. - # System IDs beginning localhost are not permitted. - # machineid - Use the contents of the machine-id file to set the - # system ID. Some systems create this file at installation time. - # See 'man machine-id' and global/etc. - # file - Use the contents of another file (system_id_file) to set - # the system ID. + # Volume Groups can also be given a system ID (by vgcreate, vgchange, + # or vgimport.) A VG on shared storage devices is accessible only to + # the host with a matching system ID. See 'man lvmsystemid' for + # information on limitations and correct usage. + # + # Accepted values: + # none + # The host has no system ID. + # lvmlocal + # Obtain the system ID from the system_id setting in the 'local' + # section of an lvm configuration file, e.g. lvmlocal.conf. + # uname + # Set the system ID from the hostname (uname) of the system. + # System IDs beginning localhost are not permitted. + # machineid + # Use the contents of the machine-id file to set the system ID. + # Some systems create this file at installation time. + # See 'man machine-id' and global/etc. + # file + # Use the contents of another file (system_id_file) to set the + # system ID. + # system_id_source = "none" # Configuration option global/system_id_file. @@ -979,14 +1006,14 @@ global { # Configuration option global/use_lvmpolld. # Use lvmpolld to supervise long running LVM commands. # When enabled, control of long running LVM commands is transferred - # from the original LVM command to the lvmpolld daemon. This allows + # from the original LVM command to the lvmpolld daemon. This allows # the operation to continue independent of the original LVM command. # After lvmpolld takes over, the LVM command displays the progress - # of the ongoing operation. lvmpolld itself runs LVM commands to manage - # the progress of ongoing operations. lvmpolld can be used as a native - # systemd service, which allows it to be started on demand, and to use - # its own control group. When this option is disabled, LVM commands will - # supervise long running operations by forking themselves. + # of the ongoing operation. lvmpolld itself runs LVM commands to + # manage the progress of ongoing operations. lvmpolld can be used as + # a native systemd service, which allows it to be started on demand, + # and to use its own control group. When this option is disabled, LVM + # commands will supervise long running operations by forking themselves. use_lvmpolld = @DEFAULT_USE_LVMPOLLD@ } @@ -995,62 +1022,58 @@ activation { # Configuration option activation/checks. # Perform internal checks of libdevmapper operations. - # Useful for debugging problems with activation. - # Some of the checks may be expensive, so it's best to use - # this only when there seems to be a problem. + # Useful for debugging problems with activation. Some of the checks may + # be expensive, so it's best to use this only when there seems to be a + # problem. checks = 0 # Configuration option activation/udev_sync. # Use udev notifications to synchronize udev and LVM. - # When disabled, LVM commands will not wait for notifications - # from udev, but continue irrespective of any possible udev - # processing in the background. Only use this if udev is not - # running or has rules that ignore the devices LVM creates. - # If enabled when udev is not running, and LVM processes - # are waiting for udev, run 'dmsetup udevcomplete_all' to - # wake them up. - # The '--nodevsync' option overrides this setting. + # The --nodevsync option overrides this setting. + # When disabled, LVM commands will not wait for notifications from + # udev, but continue irrespective of any possible udev processing in + # the background. Only use this if udev is not running or has rules + # that ignore the devices LVM creates. If enabled when udev is not + # running, and LVM processes are waiting for udev, run the command + # 'dmsetup udevcomplete_all' to wake them up. udev_sync = 1 # Configuration option activation/udev_rules. # Use udev rules to manage LV device nodes and symlinks. - # When disabled, LVM will manage the device nodes and - # symlinks for active LVs itself. - # Manual intervention may be required if this setting is - # changed while LVs are active. + # When disabled, LVM will manage the device nodes and symlinks for + # active LVs itself. Manual intervention may be required if this + # setting is changed while LVs are active. udev_rules = 1 # Configuration option activation/verify_udev_operations. # Use extra checks in LVM to verify udev operations. - # This enables additional checks (and if necessary, - # repairs) on entries in the device directory after - # udev has completed processing its events. - # Useful for diagnosing problems with LVM/udev interactions. + # This enables additional checks (and if necessary, repairs) on entries + # in the device directory after udev has completed processing its + # events. Useful for diagnosing problems with LVM/udev interactions. verify_udev_operations = 0 # Configuration option activation/retry_deactivation. # Retry failed LV deactivation. - # If LV deactivation fails, LVM will retry for a few - # seconds before failing. This may happen because a - # process run from a quick udev rule temporarily opened - # the device. + # If LV deactivation fails, LVM will retry for a few seconds before + # failing. This may happen because a process run from a quick udev rule + # temporarily opened the device. retry_deactivation = 1 # Configuration option activation/missing_stripe_filler. # Method to fill missing stripes when activating an incomplete LV. - # Using 'error' will make inaccessible parts of the device return - # I/O errors on access. You can instead use a device path, in which - # case, that device will be used in place of missing stripes. - # Using anything other than 'error' with mirrored or snapshotted - # volumes is likely to result in data corruption. + # Using 'error' will make inaccessible parts of the device return I/O + # errors on access. You can instead use a device path, in which case, + # that device will be used in place of missing stripes. Using anything + # other than 'error' with mirrored or snapshotted volumes is likely to + # result in data corruption. # This configuration option is advanced. missing_stripe_filler = "error" # Configuration option activation/use_linear_target. # Use the linear target to optimize single stripe LVs. - # When disabled, the striped target is used. The linear - # target is an optimised version of the striped target - # that only handles a single stripe. + # When disabled, the striped target is used. The linear target is an + # optimised version of the striped target that only handles a single + # stripe. use_linear_target = 1 # Configuration option activation/reserved_stack. @@ -1071,148 +1094,183 @@ activation { # Configuration option activation/volume_list. # Only LVs selected by this list are activated. - # If this list is defined, an LV is only activated - # if it matches an entry in this list. - # If this list is undefined, it imposes no limits + # If this list is defined, an LV is only activated if it matches an + # entry in this list. If this list is undefined, it imposes no limits # on LV activation (all are allowed). - # Possible options are: vgname, vgname/lvname, @tag, @* - # vgname is matched exactly and selects all LVs in the VG. - # vgname/lvname is matched exactly and selects the LV. - # @tag selects if tag matches a tag set on the LV or VG. - # @* selects if a tag defined on the host is also set on - # the LV or VG. See tags/hosttags. - # If any host tags exist but volume_list is not defined, - # a default single-entry list containing '@*' is assumed. - # Example: + # + # Accepted values: + # vgname + # The VG name is matched exactly and selects all LVs in the VG. + # vgname/lvname + # The VG name and LV name are matched exactly and selects the LV. + # @tag + # Selects an LV if the specified tag matches a tag set on the LV + # or VG. + # @* + # Selects an LV if a tag defined on the host is also set on the LV + # or VG. See tags/hosttags. If any host tags exist but volume_list + # is not defined, a default single-entry list containing '@*' is + # assumed. + # + # Example # volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ] + # # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option activation/auto_activation_volume_list. # Only LVs selected by this list are auto-activated. - # This list works like volume_list, but it is used - # only by auto-activation commands. It does not apply - # to direct activation commands. - # If this list is defined, an LV is only auto-activated - # if it matches an entry in this list. - # If this list is undefined, it imposes no limits - # on LV auto-activation (all are allowed.) - # If this list is defined and empty, i.e. "[]", - # then no LVs are selected for auto-activation. - # An LV that is selected by this list for - # auto-activation, must also be selected by - # volume_list (if defined) before it is activated. - # Auto-activation is an activation command that - # includes the 'a' argument: --activate ay or -a ay, - # e.g. vgchange -a ay, or lvchange -a ay vgname/lvname. - # The 'a' (auto) argument for auto-activation is - # meant to be used by activation commands that are - # run automatically by the system, as opposed to - # LVM commands run directly by a user. A user may - # also use the 'a' flag directly to perform auto- - # activation. - # An example of a system-generated auto-activation - # command is 'pvscan --cache -aay' which is generated - # when udev and lvmetad detect a new VG has appeared - # on the system, and want LVs in it to be auto-activated. - # Possible options are: vgname, vgname/lvname, @tag, @* - # See volume_list for how these options are matched to LVs. + # This list works like volume_list, but it is used only by + # auto-activation commands. It does not apply to direct activation + # commands. If this list is defined, an LV is only auto-activated + # if it matches an entry in this list. If this list is undefined, it + # imposes no limits on LV auto-activation (all are allowed.) If this + # list is defined and empty, i.e. "[]", then no LVs are selected for + # auto-activation. An LV that is selected by this list for + # auto-activation, must also be selected by volume_list (if defined) + # before it is activated. Auto-activation is an activation command that + # includes the 'a' argument: --activate ay or -a ay. The 'a' (auto) + # argument for auto-activation is meant to be used by activation + # commands that are run automatically by the system, as opposed to LVM + # commands run directly by a user. A user may also use the 'a' flag + # directly to perform auto-activation. Also see pvscan(8) for more + # information about auto-activation. + # + # Accepted values: + # vgname + # The VG name is matched exactly and selects all LVs in the VG. + # vgname/lvname + # The VG name and LV name are matched exactly and selects the LV. + # @tag + # Selects an LV if the specified tag matches a tag set on the LV + # or VG. + # @* + # Selects an LV if a tag defined on the host is also set on the LV + # or VG. See tags/hosttags. If any host tags exist but volume_list + # is not defined, a default single-entry list containing '@*' is + # assumed. + # + # Example + # volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ] + # # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option activation/read_only_volume_list. # LVs in this list are activated in read-only mode. - # If this list is defined, each LV that is to be activated - # is checked against this list, and if it matches, it is - # activated in read-only mode. - # This overrides the permission setting stored in the - # metadata, e.g. from --permission rw. - # Possible options are: vgname, vgname/lvname, @tag, @* - # See volume_list for how these options are matched to LVs. + # If this list is defined, each LV that is to be activated is checked + # against this list, and if it matches, it is activated in read-only + # mode. This overrides the permission setting stored in the metadata, + # e.g. from --permission rw. + # + # Accepted values: + # vgname + # The VG name is matched exactly and selects all LVs in the VG. + # vgname/lvname + # The VG name and LV name are matched exactly and selects the LV. + # @tag + # Selects an LV if the specified tag matches a tag set on the LV + # or VG. + # @* + # Selects an LV if a tag defined on the host is also set on the LV + # or VG. See tags/hosttags. If any host tags exist but volume_list + # is not defined, a default single-entry list containing '@*' is + # assumed. + # + # Example + # volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ] + # # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option activation/raid_region_size. # Size in KiB of each raid or mirror synchronization region. - # For raid or mirror segment types, this is the amount of - # data that is copied at once when initializing, or moved - # at once by pvmove. + # For raid or mirror segment types, this is the amount of data that is + # copied at once when initializing, or moved at once by pvmove. raid_region_size = 512 # Configuration option activation/error_when_full. # Return errors if a thin pool runs out of space. - # When enabled, writes to thin LVs immediately return - # an error if the thin pool is out of data space. - # When disabled, writes to thin LVs are queued if the - # thin pool is out of space, and processed when the - # thin pool data space is extended. - # New thin pools are assigned the behavior defined here. - # The '--errorwhenfull y|n' option overrides this setting. + # The --errorwhenfull option overrides this setting. + # When enabled, writes to thin LVs immediately return an error if the + # thin pool is out of data space. When disabled, writes to thin LVs + # are queued if the thin pool is out of space, and processed when the + # thin pool data space is extended. New thin pools are assigned the + # behavior defined here. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # error_when_full = 0 # Configuration option activation/readahead. # Setting to use when there is no readahead setting in metadata. - # Possible options are: none, auto. - # none - Disable readahead. - # auto - Use default value chosen by kernel. + # + # Accepted values: + # none + # Disable readahead. + # auto + # Use default value chosen by kernel. + # readahead = "auto" # Configuration option activation/raid_fault_policy. # Defines how a device failure in a RAID LV is handled. # This includes LVs that have the following segment types: # raid1, raid4, raid5*, and raid6*. - # If a device in the LV fails, the policy determines the - # steps perfomed by dmeventd automatically, and the steps - # perfomed by 'lvconvert --repair --use-policies' run manually. + # If a device in the LV fails, the policy determines the steps + # performed by dmeventd automatically, and the steps perfomed by the + # manual command lvconvert --repair --use-policies. # Automatic handling requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV. - # Possible options are: warn, allocate. - # warn - Use the system log to warn the user that a device - # in the RAID LV has failed. It is left to the user to run - # 'lvconvert --repair' manually to remove or replace the failed - # device. As long as the number of failed devices does not - # exceed the redundancy of the logical volume (1 device for - # raid4/5, 2 for raid6, etc) the LV will remain usable. - # allocate - Attempt to use any extra physical volumes in the - # volume group as spares and replace faulty devices. + # + # Accepted values: + # warn + # Use the system log to warn the user that a device in the RAID LV + # has failed. It is left to the user to run lvconvert --repair + # manually to remove or replace the failed device. As long as the + # number of failed devices does not exceed the redundancy of the LV + # (1 device for raid4/5, 2 for raid6), the LV will remain usable. + # allocate + # Attempt to use any extra physical volumes in the VG as spares and + # replace faulty devices. + # raid_fault_policy = "warn" # Configuration option activation/mirror_image_fault_policy. # Defines how a device failure in a 'mirror' LV is handled. - # An LV with the 'mirror' segment type is composed of mirror - # images (copies) and a mirror log. - # A disk log ensures that a mirror LV does not need to be - # re-synced (all copies made the same) every time a machine - # reboots or crashes. - # If a device in the LV fails, this policy determines the - # steps perfomed by dmeventd automatically, and the steps - # performed by 'lvconvert --repair --use-policies' run manually. + # An LV with the 'mirror' segment type is composed of mirror images + # (copies) and a mirror log. A disk log ensures that a mirror LV does + # not need to be re-synced (all copies made the same) every time a + # machine reboots or crashes. If a device in the LV fails, this policy + # determines the steps perfomed by dmeventd automatically, and the steps + # performed by the manual command lvconvert --repair --use-policies. # Automatic handling requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV. - # Possible options are: remove, allocate, allocate_anywhere. - # remove - Simply remove the faulty device and run without it. - # If the log device fails, the mirror would convert to using - # an in-memory log. This means the mirror will not - # remember its sync status across crashes/reboots and - # the entire mirror will be re-synced. - # If a mirror image fails, the mirror will convert to a - # non-mirrored device if there is only one remaining good copy. - # allocate - Remove the faulty device and try to allocate space - # on a new device to be a replacement for the failed device. - # Using this policy for the log is fast and maintains the - # ability to remember sync state through crashes/reboots. - # Using this policy for a mirror device is slow, as it - # requires the mirror to resynchronize the devices, but it - # will preserve the mirror characteristic of the device. - # This policy acts like 'remove' if no suitable device and - # space can be allocated for the replacement. - # allocate_anywhere - Not yet implemented. Useful to place - # the log device temporarily on the same physical volume as - # one of the mirror images. This policy is not recommended - # for mirror devices since it would break the redundant nature - # of the mirror. This policy acts like 'remove' if no suitable - # device and space can be allocated for the replacement. + # + # Accepted values: + # remove + # Simply remove the faulty device and run without it. If the log + # device fails, the mirror would convert to using an in-memory log. + # This means the mirror will not remember its sync status across + # crashes/reboots and the entire mirror will be re-synced. If a + # mirror image fails, the mirror will convert to a non-mirrored + # device if there is only one remaining good copy. + # allocate + # Remove the faulty device and try to allocate space on a new + # device to be a replacement for the failed device. Using this + # policy for the log is fast and maintains the ability to remember + # sync state through crashes/reboots. Using this policy for a + # mirror device is slow, as it requires the mirror to resynchronize + # the devices, but it will preserve the mirror characteristic of + # the device. This policy acts like 'remove' if no suitable device + # and space can be allocated for the replacement. + # allocate_anywhere + # Not yet implemented. Useful to place the log device temporarily + # on the same physical volume as one of the mirror images. This + # policy is not recommended for mirror devices since it would break + # the redundant nature of the mirror. This policy acts like + # 'remove' if no suitable device and space can be allocated for the + # replacement. + # mirror_image_fault_policy = "remove" # Configuration option activation/mirror_log_fault_policy. # Defines how a device failure in a 'mirror' log LV is handled. - # The mirror_image_fault_policy description for mirrored LVs - # also applies to mirrored log LVs. + # The mirror_image_fault_policy description for mirrored LVs also + # applies to mirrored log LVs. mirror_log_fault_policy = "allocate" # Configuration option activation/snapshot_autoextend_threshold. @@ -1221,20 +1279,26 @@ activation { # The minimum value is 50 (a smaller value is treated as 50.) # Also see snapshot_autoextend_percent. # Automatic extension requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV. - # Example: - # With snapshot_autoextend_threshold 70 and - # snapshot_autoextend_percent 20, whenever a snapshot - # exceeds 70% usage, it will be extended by another 20%. - # For a 1G snapshot, using 700M will trigger a resize to 1.2G. - # When the usage exceeds 840M, the snapshot will be extended - # to 1.44G, and so on. + # + # Example + # Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 1G + # snapshot exceeds 700M, it is extended to 1.2G, and when it exceeds + # 840M, it is extended to 1.44G: + # snapshot_autoextend_threshold = 70 + # snapshot_autoextend_threshold = 100 # Configuration option activation/snapshot_autoextend_percent. # Auto-extending a snapshot adds this percent extra space. # The amount of additional space added to a snapshot is this # percent of its current size. - # Also see snapshot_autoextend_threshold. + # + # Example + # Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 1G + # snapshot exceeds 700M, it is extended to 1.2G, and when it exceeds + # 840M, it is extended to 1.44G: + # snapshot_autoextend_percent = 20 + # snapshot_autoextend_percent = 20 # Configuration option activation/thin_pool_autoextend_threshold. @@ -1243,150 +1307,166 @@ activation { # The minimum value is 50 (a smaller value is treated as 50.) # Also see thin_pool_autoextend_percent. # Automatic extension requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV. - # Example: - # With thin_pool_autoextend_threshold 70 and - # thin_pool_autoextend_percent 20, whenever a thin pool - # exceeds 70% usage, it will be extended by another 20%. - # For a 1G thin pool, using up 700M will trigger a resize to 1.2G. - # When the usage exceeds 840M, the thin pool will be extended - # to 1.44G, and so on. + # + # Example + # Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 1G + # thin pool exceeds 700M, it is extended to 1.2G, and when it exceeds + # 840M, it is extended to 1.44G: + # thin_pool_autoextend_threshold = 70 + # thin_pool_autoextend_threshold = 100 # Configuration option activation/thin_pool_autoextend_percent. # Auto-extending a thin pool adds this percent extra space. # The amount of additional space added to a thin pool is this # percent of its current size. + # + # Example + # Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 1G + # thin pool exceeds 700M, it is extended to 1.2G, and when it exceeds + # 840M, it is extended to 1.44G: + # thin_pool_autoextend_percent = 20 + # thin_pool_autoextend_percent = 20 # Configuration option activation/mlock_filter. # Do not mlock these memory areas. - # While activating devices, I/O to devices being - # (re)configured is suspended. As a precaution against - # deadlocks, LVM pins memory it is using so it is not - # paged out, and will not require I/O to reread. - # Groups of pages that are known not to be accessed during - # activation do not need to be pinned into memory. - # Each string listed in this setting is compared against - # each line in /proc/self/maps, and the pages corresponding - # to lines that match are not pinned. On some systems, - # locale-archive was found to make up over 80% of the memory + # While activating devices, I/O to devices being (re)configured is + # suspended. As a precaution against deadlocks, LVM pins memory it is + # using so it is not paged out, and will not require I/O to reread. + # Groups of pages that are known not to be accessed during activation + # do not need to be pinned into memory. Each string listed in this + # setting is compared against each line in /proc/self/maps, and the + # pages corresponding to lines that match are not pinned. On some + # systems, locale-archive was found to make up over 80% of the memory # used by the process. - # Example: + # + # Example # mlock_filter = [ "locale/locale-archive", "gconv/gconv-modules.cache" ] + # # This configuration option is advanced. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option activation/use_mlockall. # Use the old behavior of mlockall to pin all memory. - # Prior to version 2.02.62, LVM used mlockall() to pin - # the whole process's memory while activating devices. + # Prior to version 2.02.62, LVM used mlockall() to pin the whole + # process's memory while activating devices. use_mlockall = 0 # Configuration option activation/monitoring. # Monitor LVs that are activated. - # When enabled, LVM will ask dmeventd to monitor LVs - # that are activated. - # The '--ignoremonitoring' option overrides this setting. + # The --ignoremonitoring option overrides this setting. + # When enabled, LVM will ask dmeventd to monitor activated LVs. monitoring = 1 # Configuration option activation/polling_interval. # Check pvmove or lvconvert progress at this interval (seconds). # When pvmove or lvconvert must wait for the kernel to finish - # synchronising or merging data, they check and report progress - # at intervals of this number of seconds. - # If this is set to 0 and there is only one thing to wait for, - # there are no progress reports, but the process is awoken - # immediately once the operation is complete. + # synchronising or merging data, they check and report progress at + # intervals of this number of seconds. If this is set to 0 and there + # is only one thing to wait for, there are no progress reports, but + # the process is awoken immediately once the operation is complete. polling_interval = 15 # Configuration option activation/auto_set_activation_skip. # Set the activation skip flag on new thin snapshot LVs. - # An LV can have a persistent 'activation skip' flag. - # The flag causes the LV to be skipped during normal activation. - # The lvchange/vgchange -K option is required to activate LVs - # that have the activation skip flag set. - # When this setting is enabled, the activation skip flag is + # The --setactivationskip option overrides this setting. + # An LV can have a persistent 'activation skip' flag. The flag causes + # the LV to be skipped during normal activation. The lvchange/vgchange + # -K option is required to activate LVs that have the activation skip + # flag set. When this setting is enabled, the activation skip flag is # set on new thin snapshot LVs. - # The '--setactivationskip y|n' option overrides this setting. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # auto_set_activation_skip = 1 # Configuration option activation/activation_mode. # How LVs with missing devices are activated. - # Possible options are: complete, degraded, partial. - # complete - Only allow activation of an LV if all of - # the Physical Volumes it uses are present. Other PVs - # in the Volume Group may be missing. - # degraded - Like complete, but additionally RAID LVs of - # segment type raid1, raid4, raid5, radid6 and raid10 will - # be activated if there is no data loss, i.e. they have - # sufficient redundancy to present the entire addressable - # range of the Logical Volume. - # partial - Allows the activation of any LV even if a - # missing or failed PV could cause data loss with a - # portion of the Logical Volume inaccessible. - # This setting should not normally be used, but may - # sometimes assist with data recovery. - # The '--activationmode' option overrides this setting. + # The --activationmode option overrides this setting. + # + # Accepted values: + # complete + # Only allow activation of an LV if all of the Physical Volumes it + # uses are present. Other PVs in the Volume Group may be missing. + # degraded + # Like complete, but additionally RAID LVs of segment type raid1, + # raid4, raid5, radid6 and raid10 will be activated if there is no + # data loss, i.e. they have sufficient redundancy to present the + # entire addressable range of the Logical Volume. + # partial + # Allows the activation of any LV even if a missing or failed PV + # could cause data loss with a portion of the LV inaccessible. + # This setting should not normally be used, but may sometimes + # assist with data recovery. + # activation_mode = "degraded" # Configuration option activation/lock_start_list. # Locking is started only for VGs selected by this list. - # The rules are the same as those for LVs in volume_list. + # The rules are the same as those for volume_list. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option activation/auto_lock_start_list. # Locking is auto-started only for VGs selected by this list. - # The rules are the same as those for LVs in auto_activation_volume_list. + # The rules are the same as those for auto_activation_volume_list. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. } # Configuration section metadata. +# This configuration section has an automatic default value. # metadata { # Configuration option metadata/pvmetadatacopies. # Number of copies of metadata to store on each PV. - # Possible options are: 0, 1, 2. - # If set to 2, two copies of the VG metadata are stored on - # the PV, one at the front of the PV, and one at the end. - # If set to 1, one copy is stored at the front of the PV. - # If set to 0, no copies are stored on the PV. This may - # be useful with VGs containing large numbers of PVs. - # The '--pvmetadatacopies' option overrides this setting. + # The --pvmetadatacopies option overrides this setting. + # + # Accepted values: + # 2 + # Two copies of the VG metadata are stored on the PV, one at the + # front of the PV, and one at the end. + # 1 + # One copy of VG metadata is stored at the front of the PV. + # 0 + # No copies of VG metadata are stored on the PV. This may be + # useful for VGs containing large numbers of PVs. + # # This configuration option is advanced. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvmetadatacopies = 1 # Configuration option metadata/vgmetadatacopies. # Number of copies of metadata to maintain for each VG. - # If set to a non-zero value, LVM automatically chooses which of - # the available metadata areas to use to achieve the requested - # number of copies of the VG metadata. If you set a value larger - # than the the total number of metadata areas available, then - # metadata is stored in them all. - # The value 0 (unmanaged) disables this automatic management - # and allows you to control which metadata areas are used at - # the individual PV level using 'pvchange --metadataignore y|n'. - # The '--vgmetadatacopies' option overrides this setting. + # The --vgmetadatacopies option overrides this setting. + # If set to a non-zero value, LVM automatically chooses which of the + # available metadata areas to use to achieve the requested number of + # copies of the VG metadata. If you set a value larger than the the + # total number of metadata areas available, then metadata is stored in + # them all. The value 0 (unmanaged) disables this automatic management + # and allows you to control which metadata areas are used at the + # individual PV level using pvchange --metadataignore y|n. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # vgmetadatacopies = 0 # Configuration option metadata/pvmetadatasize. # Approximate number of sectors to use for each metadata copy. - # VGs with large numbers of PVs or LVs, or VGs containing - # complex LV structures, may need additional space for VG - # metadata. The metadata areas are treated as circular buffers, - # so unused space becomes filled with an archive of the most - # recent previous versions of the metadata. + # VGs with large numbers of PVs or LVs, or VGs containing complex LV + # structures, may need additional space for VG metadata. The metadata + # areas are treated as circular buffers, so unused space becomes filled + # with an archive of the most recent previous versions of the metadata. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvmetadatasize = 255 # Configuration option metadata/pvmetadataignore. # Ignore metadata areas on a new PV. - # If metadata areas on a PV are ignored, LVM will not store - # metadata in them. - # The '--metadataignore' option overrides this setting. + # The --metadataignore option overrides this setting. + # If metadata areas on a PV are ignored, LVM will not store metadata + # in them. # This configuration option is advanced. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvmetadataignore = 0 # Configuration option metadata/stripesize. # This configuration option is advanced. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # stripesize = 64 # Configuration option metadata/dirs. @@ -1394,32 +1474,36 @@ activation { # These directories must not be on logical volumes! # It's possible to use LVM with a couple of directories here, # preferably on different (non-LV) filesystems, and with no other - # on-disk metadata (pvmetadatacopies = 0). Or this can be in - # addition to on-disk metadata areas. - # The feature was originally added to simplify testing and is not - # supported under low memory situations - the machine could lock up. - # Never edit any files in these directories by hand unless you - # you are absolutely sure you know what you are doing! Use - # the supplied toolset to make changes (e.g. vgcfgrestore). - # Example: + # on-disk metadata (pvmetadatacopies = 0). Or this can be in addition + # to on-disk metadata areas. The feature was originally added to + # simplify testing and is not supported under low memory situations - + # the machine could lock up. Never edit any files in these directories + # by hand unless you are absolutely sure you know what you are doing! + # Use the supplied toolset to make changes (e.g. vgcfgrestore). + # + # Example # dirs = [ "/etc/lvm/metadata", "/mnt/disk2/lvm/metadata2" ] + # # This configuration option is advanced. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # } # Configuration section report. # LVM report command output formatting. +# This configuration section has an automatic default value. # report { # Configuration option report/compact_output. # Do not print empty report fields. - # Fields that don't have a value set for any of the rows - # reported are skipped and not printed. Compact output is - # applicable only if report/buffered is enabled. + # Fields that don't have a value set for any of the rows reported are + # skipped and not printed. Compact output is applicable only if + # report/buffered is enabled. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # compact_output = 0 # Configuration option report/aligned. # Align columns in report output. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # aligned = 1 # Configuration option report/buffered. @@ -1429,31 +1513,38 @@ activation { # is flushed to output which normally happens at the end of command # execution. Otherwise, if buffering is not used, each object is # reported as soon as its processing is finished. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # buffered = 1 # Configuration option report/headings. # Show headings for columns on report. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # headings = 1 # Configuration option report/separator. # A separator to use on report after each field. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # separator = " " # Configuration option report/list_item_separator. # A separator to use for list items when reported. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # list_item_separator = "," # Configuration option report/prefixes. # Use a field name prefix for each field reported. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # prefixes = 0 # Configuration option report/quoted. # Quote field values when using field name prefixes. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # quoted = 1 # Configuration option report/colums_as_rows. # Output each column as a row. # If set, this also implies report/prefixes=1. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # colums_as_rows = 0 # Configuration option report/binary_values_as_numeric. @@ -1461,170 +1552,249 @@ activation { # For columns that have exactly two valid values to report # (not counting the 'unknown' value which denotes that the # value could not be determined). + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # binary_values_as_numeric = 0 # Configuration option report/time_format. # Set time format for fields reporting time values. # Format specification is a string which may contain special character - # sequences and ordinary character sequences. Ordinary character sequences - # are copied verbatim. Each special character sequence is introduced by '%' - # character and such sequence is then substituted with a value as described below: - # %a The abbreviated name of the day of the week according to the - # current locale. - # %A The full name of the day of the week according to the current locale. - # %b The abbreviated month name according to the current locale. - # %B The full month name according to the current locale. - # %c The preferred date and time representation for the current locale. (alt E) - # %C The century number (year/100) as a 2-digit integer. (alt E) - # %d The day of the month as a decimal number (range 01 to 31). (alt O) - # %D Equivalent to %m/%d/%y. (For Americans only. Americans should - # note that in other countries%d/%m/%y is rather common. This means - # that in international context this format is ambiguous and should not - # be used. - # %e Like %d, the day of the month as a decimal number, but a leading zero - # is replaced by a space. (alt O) - # %E Modifier: use alternative local-dependent representation if available. - # %F Equivalent to %Y-%m-%d (the ISO 8601 date format). - # %G The ISO 8601 week-based year with century as adecimal number. The 4-digit - # year corresponding to the ISO week number (see %V). This has the same - # format and value as %Y, except that if the ISO week number belongs to - # the previous or next year, that year is used instead. - # %g Like %G, but without century, that is, with a 2-digit year (00-99). - # %h Equivalent to %b. - # %H The hour as a decimal number using a 24-hour clock (range 00 to 23). (alt O) - # %I The hour as a decimal number using a 12-hour clock (range 01 to 12). (alt O) - # %j The day of the year as a decimal number (range 001 to 366). - # %k The hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 0 to 23); - # single digits are preceded by a blank. (See also %H.) - # %l The hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 1 to 12); - # single digits are preceded by a blank. (See also %I.) - # %m The month as a decimal number (range 01 to 12). (alt O) - # %M The minute as a decimal number (range 00 to 59). (alt O) - # %O Modifier: use alternative numeric symbols. - # %p Either "AM" or "PM" according to the given time value, - # or the corresponding strings for the current locale. Noon is - # treated as "PM" and midnight as "AM". - # %P Like %p but in lowercase: "am" or "pm" or a corresponding - # string for the current locale. - # %r The time in a.m. or p.m. notation. In the POSIX locale this is - # equivalent to %I:%M:%S %p. - # %R The time in 24-hour notation (%H:%M). For a version including - # the seconds, see %T below. - # %s The number of seconds since the Epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 (UTC) - # %S The second as a decimal number (range 00 to 60). - # (The range is up to 60 to allow for occasional leap seconds.) (alt O) - # %t A tab character. - # %T The time in 24-hour notation (%H:%M:%S). - # %u The day of the week as a decimal, range 1 to 7, Monday being 1. - # See also %w. (alt O) - # %U The week number of the current year as a decimal number, - # range 00 to 53, starting with the first Sunday as the first - # day of week 01. See also %V and %W. (alt O) - # %V The ISO 8601 week number of the current year as a decimal number, - # range 01 to 53, where week 1 is the first week that has at least 4 days - # in the new year. See also %U and %W. (alt O) - # %w The day of the week as a decimal, range 0 to 6, Sunday being 0. - # See also %u. (alt O) - # %W The week number of the current year as a decimal number, range 00 to 53, - # starting with the first Monday as the first day of week 01. (alt O) - # %x The preferred date representation for the current locale without the time. (alt E) - # %X The preferred time representation for the current locale without the date. (alt E) - # %y The year as a decimal number without a century (range 00 to 99). (alt E, alt O) - # %Y The year as a decimal number including the century. (alt E) - # %z The +hhmm or -hhmm numeric timezone (that is, the hour and minute - # offset from UTC). - # %Z The timezone name or abbreviation. - # %% A literal '%' character. + # sequences and ordinary character sequences. Ordinary character + # sequences are copied verbatim. Each special character sequence is + # introduced by the '%' character and such sequence is then + # substituted with a value as described below. + # + # Accepted values: + # %a + # The abbreviated name of the day of the week according to the + # current locale. + # %A + # The full name of the day of the week according to the current + # locale. + # %b + # The abbreviated month name according to the current locale. + # %B + # The full month name according to the current locale. + # %c + # The preferred date and time representation for the current + # locale (alt E) + # %C + # The century number (year/100) as a 2-digit integer. (alt E) + # %d + # The day of the month as a decimal number (range 01 to 31). + # (alt O) + # %D + # Equivalent to %m/%d/%y. (For Americans only. Americans should + # note that in other countries%d/%m/%y is rather common. This + # means that in international context this format is ambiguous and + # should not be used. + # %e + # Like %d, the day of the month as a decimal number, but a leading + # zero is replaced by a space. (alt O) + # %E + # Modifier: use alternative local-dependent representation if + # available. + # %F + # Equivalent to %Y-%m-%d (the ISO 8601 date format). + # %G + # The ISO 8601 week-based year with century as adecimal number. + # The 4-digit year corresponding to the ISO week number (see %V). + # This has the same format and value as %Y, except that if the + # ISO week number belongs to the previous or next year, that year + # is used instead. + # %g + # Like %G, but without century, that is, with a 2-digit year + # (00-99). + # %h + # Equivalent to %b. + # %H + # The hour as a decimal number using a 24-hour clock + # (range 00 to 23). (alt O) + # %I + # The hour as a decimal number using a 12-hour clock + # (range 01 to 12). (alt O) + # %j + # The day of the year as a decimal number (range 001 to 366). + # %k + # The hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 0 to 23); + # single digits are preceded by a blank. (See also %H.) + # %l + # The hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 1 to 12); + # single digits are preceded by a blank. (See also %I.) + # %m + # The month as a decimal number (range 01 to 12). (alt O) + # %M + # The minute as a decimal number (range 00 to 59). (alt O) + # %O + # Modifier: use alternative numeric symbols. + # %p + # Either "AM" or "PM" according to the given time value, + # or the corresponding strings for the current locale. Noon is + # treated as "PM" and midnight as "AM". + # %P + # Like %p but in lowercase: "am" or "pm" or a corresponding + # string for the current locale. + # %r + # The time in a.m. or p.m. notation. In the POSIX locale this is + # equivalent to %I:%M:%S %p. + # %R + # The time in 24-hour notation (%H:%M). For a version including + # the seconds, see %T below. + # %s + # The number of seconds since the Epoch, + # 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 (UTC) + # %S + # The second as a decimal number (range 00 to 60). (The range is + # up to 60 to allow for occasional leap seconds.) (alt O) + # %t + # A tab character. + # %T + # The time in 24-hour notation (%H:%M:%S). + # %u + # The day of the week as a decimal, range 1 to 7, Monday being 1. + # See also %w. (alt O) + # %U + # The week number of the current year as a decimal number, + # range 00 to 53, starting with the first Sunday as the first + # day of week 01. See also %V and %W. (alt O) + # %V + # The ISO 8601 week number of the current year as a decimal number, + # range 01 to 53, where week 1 is the first week that has at least + # 4 days in the new year. See also %U and %W. (alt O) + # %w + # The day of the week as a decimal, range 0 to 6, Sunday being 0. + # See also %u. (alt O) + # %W + # The week number of the current year as a decimal number, + # range 00 to 53, starting with the first Monday as the first day + # of week 01. (alt O) + # %x + # The preferred date representation for the current locale without + # the time. (alt E) + # %X + # The preferred time representation for the current locale without + # the date. (alt E) + # %y + # The year as a decimal number without a century (range 00 to 99). + # (alt E, alt O) + # %Y + # The year as a decimal number including the century. (alt E) + # %z + # The +hhmm or -hhmm numeric timezone (that is, the hour and minute + # offset from UTC). + # %Z + # The timezone name or abbreviation. + # %% + # A literal '%' character. + # + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # time_format = "%Y-%m-%d %T %z" # Configuration option report/devtypes_sort. # List of columns to sort by when reporting 'lvm devtypes' command. # See 'lvm devtypes -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # devtypes_sort = "devtype_name" # Configuration option report/devtypes_cols. # List of columns to report for 'lvm devtypes' command. # See 'lvm devtypes -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # devtypes_cols = "devtype_name,devtype_max_partitions,devtype_description" # Configuration option report/devtypes_cols_verbose. # List of columns to report for 'lvm devtypes' command in verbose mode. # See 'lvm devtypes -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # devtypes_cols_verbose = "devtype_name,devtype_max_partitions,devtype_description" # Configuration option report/lvs_sort. # List of columns to sort by when reporting 'lvs' command. # See 'lvs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # lvs_sort = "vg_name,lv_name" # Configuration option report/lvs_cols. # List of columns to report for 'lvs' command. # See 'lvs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # lvs_cols = "lv_name,vg_name,lv_attr,lv_size,pool_lv,origin,data_percent,metadata_percent,move_pv,mirror_log,copy_percent,convert_lv" # Configuration option report/lvs_cols_verbose. # List of columns to report for 'lvs' command in verbose mode. # See 'lvs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # lvs_cols_verbose = "lv_name,vg_name,seg_count,lv_attr,lv_size,lv_major,lv_minor,lv_kernel_major,lv_kernel_minor,pool_lv,origin,data_percent,metadata_percent,move_pv,copy_percent,mirror_log,convert_lv,lv_uuid,lv_profile" # Configuration option report/vgs_sort. # List of columns to sort by when reporting 'vgs' command. # See 'vgs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # vgs_sort = "vg_name" # Configuration option report/vgs_cols. # List of columns to report for 'vgs' command. # See 'vgs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # vgs_cols = "vg_name,pv_count,lv_count,snap_count,vg_attr,vg_size,vg_free" # Configuration option report/vgs_cols_verbose. # List of columns to report for 'vgs' command in verbose mode. # See 'vgs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # vgs_cols_verbose = "vg_name,vg_attr,vg_extent_size,pv_count,lv_count,snap_count,vg_size,vg_free,vg_uuid,vg_profile" # Configuration option report/pvs_sort. # List of columns to sort by when reporting 'pvs' command. # See 'pvs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvs_sort = "pv_name" # Configuration option report/pvs_cols. # List of columns to report for 'pvs' command. # See 'pvs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvs_cols = "pv_name,vg_name,pv_fmt,pv_attr,pv_size,pv_free" # Configuration option report/pvs_cols_verbose. # List of columns to report for 'pvs' command in verbose mode. # See 'pvs -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvs_cols_verbose = "pv_name,vg_name,pv_fmt,pv_attr,pv_size,pv_free,dev_size,pv_uuid" # Configuration option report/segs_sort. # List of columns to sort by when reporting 'lvs --segments' command. # See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # segs_sort = "vg_name,lv_name,seg_start" # Configuration option report/segs_cols. # List of columns to report for 'lvs --segments' command. - # See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # segs_cols = "lv_name,vg_name,lv_attr,stripes,segtype,seg_size" # Configuration option report/segs_cols_verbose. # List of columns to report for 'lvs --segments' command in verbose mode. # See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # segs_cols_verbose = "lv_name,vg_name,lv_attr,seg_start,seg_size,stripes,segtype,stripesize,chunksize" # Configuration option report/pvsegs_sort. # List of columns to sort by when reporting 'pvs --segments' command. # See 'pvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvsegs_sort = "pv_name,pvseg_start" # Configuration option report/pvsegs_cols. # List of columns to sort by when reporting 'pvs --segments' command. # See 'pvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvsegs_cols = "pv_name,vg_name,pv_fmt,pv_attr,pv_size,pv_free,pvseg_start,pvseg_size" # Configuration option report/pvsegs_cols_verbose. # List of columns to sort by when reporting 'pvs --segments' command in verbose mode. # See 'pvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # pvsegs_cols_verbose = "pv_name,vg_name,pv_fmt,pv_attr,pv_size,pv_free,pvseg_start,pvseg_size,lv_name,seg_start_pe,segtype,seg_pe_ranges" # } @@ -1635,68 +1805,71 @@ dmeventd { # Configuration option dmeventd/mirror_library. # The library dmeventd uses when monitoring a mirror device. # libdevmapper-event-lvm2mirror.so attempts to recover from - # failures. It removes failed devices from a volume group and + # failures. It removes failed devices from a volume group and # reconfigures a mirror as necessary. If no mirror library is # provided, mirrors are not monitored through dmeventd. mirror_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2mirror.so" # Configuration option dmeventd/raid_library. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # raid_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2raid.so" # Configuration option dmeventd/snapshot_library. # The library dmeventd uses when monitoring a snapshot device. - # libdevmapper-event-lvm2snapshot.so monitors the filling of - # snapshots and emits a warning through syslog when the usage - # exceeds 80%. The warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and - # 95% of the snapshot is filled. + # libdevmapper-event-lvm2snapshot.so monitors the filling of snapshots + # and emits a warning through syslog when the usage exceeds 80%. The + # warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and 95% of the snapshot is filled. snapshot_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2snapshot.so" # Configuration option dmeventd/thin_library. # The library dmeventd uses when monitoring a thin device. - # libdevmapper-event-lvm2thin.so monitors the filling of - # a pool and emits a warning through syslog when the usage - # exceeds 80%. The warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and - # 95% of the pool is filled. + # libdevmapper-event-lvm2thin.so monitors the filling of a pool + # and emits a warning through syslog when the usage exceeds 80%. The + # warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and 95% of the pool is filled. thin_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2thin.so" # Configuration option dmeventd/executable. # The full path to the dmeventd binary. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # executable = "@DMEVENTD_PATH@" } # Configuration section tags. # Host tag settings. +# This configuration section has an automatic default value. # tags { # Configuration option tags/hosttags. # Create a host tag using the machine name. # The machine name is nodename returned by uname(2). + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # hosttags = 0 # Configuration section tags/. # Replace this subsection name with a custom tag name. - # Multiple subsections like this can be created. - # The '@' prefix for tags is optional. - # This subsection can contain host_list, which is a - # list of machine names. If the name of the local - # machine is found in host_list, then the name of - # this subsection is used as a tag and is applied - # to the local machine as a 'host tag'. - # If this subsection is empty (has no host_list), then - # the subsection name is always applied as a 'host tag'. - # Example: + # Multiple subsections like this can be created. The '@' prefix for + # tags is optional. This subsection can contain host_list, which is a + # list of machine names. If the name of the local machine is found in + # host_list, then the name of this subsection is used as a tag and is + # applied to the local machine as a 'host tag'. If this subsection is + # empty (has no host_list), then the subsection name is always applied + # as a 'host tag'. + # + # Example # The host tag foo is given to all hosts, and the host tag # bar is given to the hosts named machine1 and machine2. # tags { foo { } bar { host_list = [ "machine1", "machine2" ] } } + # # This configuration section has variable name. + # This configuration section has an automatic default value. # tag { # Configuration option tags//host_list. # A list of machine names. - # These machine names are compared to the nodename - # returned by uname(2). If the local machine name - # matches an entry in this list, the name of the - # subsection is applied to the machine as a 'host tag'. + # These machine names are compared to the nodename returned + # by uname(2). If the local machine name matches an entry in + # this list, the name of the subsection is applied to the + # machine as a 'host tag'. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # } # } diff --git a/conf/lvmlocal.conf.in b/conf/lvmlocal.conf.in index c3f6ac158..9fc50c8b8 100644 --- a/conf/lvmlocal.conf.in +++ b/conf/lvmlocal.conf.in @@ -24,34 +24,33 @@ local { # Configuration option local/system_id. # Defines the local system ID for lvmlocal mode. - # This is used when global/system_id_source is set - # to 'lvmlocal' in the main configuration file, - # e.g. lvm.conf. - # When used, it must be set to a unique value - # among all hosts sharing access to the storage, + # This is used when global/system_id_source is set to 'lvmlocal' in the + # main configuration file, e.g. lvm.conf. When used, it must be set to + # a unique value among all hosts sharing access to the storage, # e.g. a host name. - # Example: - # Set no system ID. + # + # Example + # Set no system ID: # system_id = "" - # Example: - # Set the system_id to the string 'host1'. + # Set the system_id to a specific name: # system_id = "host1" + # + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # system_id = "" # Configuration option local/extra_system_ids. # A list of extra VG system IDs the local host can access. - # VGs with the system IDs listed here (in addition - # to the host's own system ID) can be fully accessed - # by the local host. (These are system IDs that the - # host sees in VGs, not system IDs that identify the - # local host, which is determined by system_id_source.) - # Use this only after consulting 'man lvmsystemid' - # to be certain of correct usage and possible dangers. + # VGs with the system IDs listed here (in addition to the host's own + # system ID) can be fully accessed by the local host. (These are + # system IDs that the host sees in VGs, not system IDs that identify + # the local host, which is determined by system_id_source.) + # Use this only after consulting 'man lvmsystemid' to be certain of + # correct usage and possible dangers. # This configuration option does not have a default value defined. # Configuration option local/host_id. # The lvmlockd sanlock host_id. - # This must be a unique among all hosts, - # and must be between 1 and 2000. + # This must be unique among all hosts, and must be between 1 and 2000. + # This configuration option has an automatic default value. # host_id = 0 }