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Update lvconvert man page to describe '--type <segtype>' argument

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Man page changes were not included when the ability to convert from
"mirror" -> "raid1" or "linear" -> "raid1" were made.
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Jonathan Earl Brassow 2011-10-25 13:24:23 +00:00
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man/lvconvert.8.in
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@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ lvconvert \- convert a logical volume from linear to mirror or snapshot
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
.B lvconvert .B lvconvert
\-m|\-\-mirrors Mirrors [\-\-mirrorlog {disk|core|mirrored}] [\-\-corelog] [\-R|\-\-regionsize MirrorLogRegionSize] \-m|\-\-mirrors Mirrors [\-\-mirrorlog {disk|core|mirrored}] [\-\-corelog] [\-R|\-\-regionsize MirrorLogRegionSize]
[\-\-type SegmentType]
[\-A|\-\-alloc AllocationPolicy] [\-A|\-\-alloc AllocationPolicy]
[\-b|\-\-background] [\-f|\-\-force] [\-i|\-\-interval Seconds] [\-b|\-\-background] [\-f|\-\-force] [\-i|\-\-interval Seconds]
[\-h|\-?|\-\-help] [\-h|\-?|\-\-help]
@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ LogicalVolume[Path]...
[\-v|\-\-verbose] [\-v|\-\-verbose]
[\-\-version] [\-\-version]
LogicalVolume[Path] [PhysicalVolume[Path]...] LogicalVolume[Path] [PhysicalVolume[Path]...]
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
lvconvert is used to change the segment type (i.e. linear, mirror, etc) or lvconvert is used to change the segment type (i.e. linear, mirror, etc) or
characteristics of a logical volume. For example, it can add or remove the characteristics of a logical volume. For example, it can add or remove the
@ -94,6 +96,11 @@ The optional argument "--corelog" is the same as specifying "--mirrorlog core".
A mirror is divided into regions of this size (in MB), and the mirror log A mirror is divided into regions of this size (in MB), and the mirror log
uses this granularity to track which regions are in sync. uses this granularity to track which regions are in sync.
.TP .TP
.I \-\-type SegmentType
Used to convert a logical volume to another segment type or to explicitly state
the desired RAID1 segment type ("mirror" or "raid1") when converting a linear
logical volume to a mirror with the '-m' argument.
.TP
.I \-b, \-\-background .I \-b, \-\-background
Run the daemon in the background. Run the daemon in the background.
.TP .TP
@ -179,6 +186,12 @@ activation/mirror_device_fault_policy.
.br .br
converts the linear logical volume "vg00/lvol1" to converts the linear logical volume "vg00/lvol1" to
a two-way mirror logical volume. a two-way mirror logical volume.
.br
.SH Examples
"lvconvert --type raid1 -m1 vg00/lvol1"
.br
converts the linear logical volume "vg00/lvol1" to a two-way RAID1
logical volume.
"lvconvert --mirrorlog core vg00/lvol1" "lvconvert --mirrorlog core vg00/lvol1"
.br .br
@ -195,6 +208,11 @@ to a mirror with a disk log.
converts a mirror logical volume to a linear logical converts a mirror logical volume to a linear logical
volume. volume.
.br .br
"lvconvert --type raid1 vg00/mirror_lv"
.br
converts a mirror logical volume to a RAID1 logical volume with the same
number of images.
.br
.br .br
"lvconvert -s vg00/lvol1 vg00/lvol2" "lvconvert -s vg00/lvol1 vg00/lvol2"

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man/lvcreate.8.in
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@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Create a logical volume that uses the specified segment type
commandline switch alias that will enable their use (-s is an alias for commandline switch alias that will enable their use (-s is an alias for
--type snapshot). However, this argument must be used when no existing --type snapshot). However, this argument must be used when no existing
commandline switch alias is available for the desired type, as is the case commandline switch alias is available for the desired type, as is the case
with "error", "zero", "raid4", "raid5", or "raid6". with "error", "zero", "raid1", "raid4", "raid5", or "raid6".
.TP .TP
.BR \-V ", " \-\-virtualsize " " \fIVirtualSize .BR \-V ", " \-\-virtualsize " " \fIVirtualSize
Create a sparse device of the given size (in MB by default) using a snapshot. Create a sparse device of the given size (in MB by default) using a snapshot.