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Description of problem: I feel like this has come up before but I couldn't find an open bz. [root@host-117 ~]# lvs -a -o +devices LV VG Attr LSize Log Cpy%Sync Devices centi_base centipede mwi-a-m--- 700.00m [centi_base_mlog] 100.00 centi_base_mimage_0(0),centi_base_mimage_1(0) [centi_base_mimage_0] centipede iwi-aom--- 700.00m /dev/sde2(0) [centi_base_mimage_1] centipede iwi-aom--- 700.00m /dev/sdg2(0) [centi_base_mlog] centipede lwi-aom--- 4.00m /dev/sdg2(175) [root@host-117 ~]# lvconvert -m 0 centipede/centi_base /dev/sde2 Logical volume centipede/centi_base converted. # Shouldn't this linear now be on /dev/sde2? [root@host-117 ~]# lvs -a -o +devices LV VG Attr LSize Log Cpy%Sync Devices centi_base centipede -wi-a----- 700.00m /dev/sdg2(0) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.10.0-497.el7.x86_64 lvm2-2.02.164-4.el7 BUILT: Wed Aug 31 08:47:09 CDT 2016 lvm2-libs-2.02.164-4.el7 BUILT: Wed Aug 31 08:47:09 CDT 2016 lvm2-cluster-2.02.164-4.el7 BUILT: Wed Aug 31 08:47:09 CDT 2016 device-mapper-1.02.133-4.el7 BUILT: Wed Aug 31 08:47:09 CDT 2016 device-mapper-libs-1.02.133-4.el7 BUILT: Wed Aug 31 08:47:09 CDT 2016 device-mapper-event-1.02.133-4.el7 BUILT: Wed Aug 31 08:47:09 CDT 2016 device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.133-4.el7 BUILT: Wed Aug 31 08:47:09 CDT 2016 device-mapper-persistent-data-0.6.3-1.el7 BUILT: Fri Jul 22 05:29:13 CDT 2016
I stand corrected, this works as designed. From lvconvert man page: Convert a mirror LV to a linear LV, freeing physical extents from a specific PV: lvconvert --type linear vg/lvol1 /dev/sda