Release criteria (test requirements):

1) Linear -> n-way
RAID logical volumes are composed of metadata and data device pairs.  When a linear device is converted to RAID1, a new metadata device must be created and associated with the original LV and it must exist on (one of) the same PV(s) that the linear volume is on.  The additional images are added in metadata/data pairs.  An example might be:
Before convert:
    my_lv    linear    /dev/sdb1
After convert:
    my_lv    raid1
    my_lv_rimage_0    linear    /dev/sdb1
    my_lv_rmeta_0     linear    /dev/sdb1
    my_lv_rimage_1    linear    /dev/sdc1
    my_lv_rmeta_1     linear    /dev/sdc1
If the metadata image that pairs with the original LV cannot be placed on the same PV, the command should fail.

2) m-way -> n-way
Similar to #1, but only the required number of additional metadata/data device pairs need to be added.  Metadata LVs (i.e. LVs named *_rmeta_*) should always exist on the same devices as their data LV counterparts.  The LVs from one metadata/data LV pair should never exist on the same devices as those from another metadata/data LV pair (unless '--alloc anywhere' were used).

3) mirror -> raid1
No new data images need to be created, but they need to be renamed (s/_mimage_/_rimage_/).  Any mirror log must be removed and metadata LVs must be created (on the same PVs as their corresponding data LVs).

Further requirements:

The format of the command (while not given above) is the same as that for the "mirror" segment type:
~> lvconvert -m <new_absolute_count> vg/lv [allocatable_PVs]
~> lvconvert -m +<num_additional_images> vg/lv [allocatable_PVs]

The user should be able to specify which PVs the new metadata/data image pairs come from.  This should be validated.

Adding QA ack for 6.3.

Devel will need to provide unit testing results however before this bug can be
ultimately verified by QA.

changes committed upstream in version 2.02.89

Bug is covered by LVM testsuite in lvconvert-raid.sh.

Condition #1:
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# devices vg
  LV   Copy%  Devices     
  lv          /dev/sde1(0)
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# !lvconvert
lvconvert --type raid1 -m 1 vg/lv
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# devices vg
  LV            Copy%  Devices                      
  lv              6.25 lv_rimage_0(0),lv_rimage_1(0)
  [lv_rimage_0]        /dev/sde1(0)                 
  [lv_rimage_1]        /dev/sdf1(1)                 
  [lv_rmeta_0]         /dev/sde1(256)               
  [lv_rmeta_1]         /dev/sdf1(0)                 

Condition #2:
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# devices vg
  LV            Copy%  Devices                      
  lv              6.25 lv_rimage_0(0),lv_rimage_1(0)
  [lv_rimage_0]        /dev/sde1(0)                 
  [lv_rimage_1]        /dev/sdf1(1)                 
  [lv_rmeta_0]         /dev/sde1(256)               
  [lv_rmeta_1]         /dev/sdf1(0)                 
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# lvconvert -m 2 vg/lv
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# devices vg
  LV            Copy%  Devices                                     
  lv              6.25 lv_rimage_0(0),lv_rimage_1(0),lv_rimage_2(0)
  [lv_rimage_0]        /dev/sde1(0)                                
  [lv_rimage_1]        /dev/sdf1(1)                                
  [lv_rimage_2]        /dev/sdg1(1)                                
  [lv_rmeta_0]         /dev/sde1(256)                              
  [lv_rmeta_1]         /dev/sdf1(0)                                
  [lv_rmeta_2]         /dev/sdg1(0)                                

Condition #3:
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# devices vg
  LV            Copy%  Devices                      
  lv             15.20 lv_mimage_0(0),lv_mimage_1(0)
  [lv_mimage_0]        /dev/sde1(0)                 
  [lv_mimage_1]        /dev/sdf1(0)                 
  [lv_mlog]            /dev/sdd1(0)                 
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# lvconvert --type raid1 vg/lv
  Unable to convert vg/lv while it is not in-sync
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# lvconvert --type raid1 vg/lv
[root@bp-01 LVM2]# devices vg
  LV            Copy%  Devices                      
  lv            100.00 lv_rimage_0(0),lv_rimage_1(0)
  [lv_rimage_0]        /dev/sde1(0)                 
  [lv_rimage_1]        /dev/sdf1(0)                 
  [lv_rmeta_0]         /dev/sde1(125)               
  [lv_rmeta_1]         /dev/sdf1(125)

The basic raid1 upconvert cases work. Marking this feature verified in the latest rpms.

2.6.32-251.el6.x86_64

lvm2-2.02.95-2.el6    BUILT: Fri Mar 16 08:39:54 CDT 2012
lvm2-libs-2.02.95-2.el6    BUILT: Fri Mar 16 08:39:54 CDT 2012
lvm2-cluster-2.02.95-2.el6    BUILT: Fri Mar 16 08:39:54 CDT 2012
udev-147-2.40.el6    BUILT: Fri Sep 23 07:51:13 CDT 2011
device-mapper-1.02.74-2.el6    BUILT: Fri Mar 16 08:39:54 CDT 2012
device-mapper-libs-1.02.74-2.el6    BUILT: Fri Mar 16 08:39:54 CDT 2012
device-mapper-event-1.02.74-2.el6    BUILT: Fri Mar 16 08:39:54 CDT 2012
device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.74-2.el6    BUILT: Fri Mar 16 08:39:54 CDT 2012
cmirror-2.02.95-2.el6    BUILT: Fri Mar 16 08:39:54 CDT 2012

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New Feature to 6.3.  No documentation required.

Bug 732458 is the bug that requires a release note for the RAID features.  Other documentation is found in the LVM manual.

Operational bugs need no documentation because they are being fixed before their initial release.

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0962.html