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author | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2010-03-15 23:23:54 (GMT) |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2010-03-15 23:23:54 (GMT) |
commit | 4961e02f1999e1c3468c09b2669c94d7c3ae82a8 (patch) | |
tree | 44c15abb09d7ba5e17a9aba95ee246648b1c1a8a /Documentation/device-mapper/snapshot.txt | |
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diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/snapshot.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/snapshot.txt index e3a77b2..0d5bc46 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/snapshot.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/snapshot.txt @@ -122,3 +122,47 @@ volumeGroup-base: 0 2097152 snapshot-merge 254:11 254:12 P 16 brw------- 1 root root 254, 11 29 ago 18:15 /dev/mapper/volumeGroup-base-real brw------- 1 root root 254, 12 29 ago 18:16 /dev/mapper/volumeGroup-base-cow brw------- 1 root root 254, 10 29 ago 18:16 /dev/mapper/volumeGroup-base + + +How to determine when a merging is complete +=========================================== +The snapshot-merge and snapshot status lines end with: + <sectors_allocated>/<total_sectors> <metadata_sectors> + +Both <sectors_allocated> and <total_sectors> include both data and metadata. +During merging, the number of sectors allocated gets smaller and +smaller. Merging has finished when the number of sectors holding data +is zero, in other words <sectors_allocated> == <metadata_sectors>. + +Here is a practical example (using a hybrid of lvm and dmsetup commands): + +# lvs + LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% Convert + base volumeGroup owi-a- 4.00g + snap volumeGroup swi-a- 1.00g base 18.97 + +# dmsetup status volumeGroup-snap +0 8388608 snapshot 397896/2097152 1560 + ^^^^ metadata sectors + +# lvconvert --merge -b volumeGroup/snap + Merging of volume snap started. + +# lvs volumeGroup/snap + LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% Convert + base volumeGroup Owi-a- 4.00g 17.23 + +# dmsetup status volumeGroup-base +0 8388608 snapshot-merge 281688/2097152 1104 + +# dmsetup status volumeGroup-base +0 8388608 snapshot-merge 180480/2097152 712 + +# dmsetup status volumeGroup-base +0 8388608 snapshot-merge 16/2097152 16 + +Merging has finished. + +# lvs + LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% Convert + base volumeGroup owi-a- 4.00g |