From: "Tomas Dalebjörk" <tomas.dalebjork@gmail.com>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: [linux-lvm] how to convert a disk containing a snapshot to a snapshot lv?
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:43:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CACrcyf+2uz_ngeVdq48WjSg6ZaarRpVXs8TZwzpQ4hnW7D7xGg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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Hi,
I am trying to understand how to convert a disk containing snapshot data.
This is how I tested this:
1. locate the snapshot testlv.211218.232255
root@debian10:/dev/mapper# lvs
LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data%
Meta% Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
home debian10-vg -wi-ao---- 1.00g
root debian10-vg -wi-ao---- <3.81g
swap_1 debian10-vg -wi-ao---- 976.00m
testlv debian10-vg owi-aos--- 100.00m
testlv.211218.232255 debian10-vg swi-a-s--- 104.00m testlv 1.44
root@debian10:/dev/mapper#
2. copy the lv - cow data to a file
# dd if=/dev/mapper/debian10--vg-testlv.211218.232255-cow of=/tmp/out
bs=1024
3. Setup a loopback disk for the file
# losetup -fP /tmp/out
4. Verify that disk exists
root@debian10:/dev/mapper# losetup -a
/dev/loop0: [65025]:39274 (/tmp/out)
root@debian10:/dev/mapper#
5. Try converting the disk using lvconvert command
# lvconvert -Zn -s debian10-vg/testlv /tmp/out
"/tmp/out": Invalid path for Logical Volume.
6. Trying creating a softlink in /dev/mapper
# ln -s /tmp/out debian10--vg-loopback
7. verify link
root@debian10:/dev/mapper# ls -la
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 240 Dec 19 17:40 .
drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 3820 Dec 19 17:22 ..
crw------- 1 root root 10, 236 Dec 10 19:10 control
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Dec 10 19:10 debian10--vg-home -> ../dm-5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Dec 19 17:40 debian10--vg-loopback ->
/tmp/out
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Dec 13 22:20 debian10--vg-root -> ../dm-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Dec 10 19:10 debian10--vg-swap_1 -> ../dm-4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Dec 18 23:23 debian10--vg-testlv -> ../dm-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Dec 18 23:23
debian10--vg-testlv.211218.232255 -> ../dm-6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Dec 18 23:23
debian10--vg-testlv.211218.232255-cow -> ../dm-3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Dec 18 23:23 debian10--vg-testlv-real ->
../dm-2
root@debian10:/dev/mapper#
8. retrying lvconvert command
root@debian10:/dev/mapper# lvconvert -Zn -s debian10-vg/testlv
/dev/mapper/debian10--vg-loopback
Failed to find logical volume "debian10-vg/loopback"
root@debian10:/dev/mapper#
Are there more things to be considered, such as recreating pv data on disk?
Regards Tomas
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next reply other threads:[~2021-12-20 6:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-12-19 16:43 Tomas Dalebjörk [this message]
2021-12-20 14:51 ` [linux-lvm] how to convert a disk containing a snapshot to a snapshot lv? Phillip Susi
2021-12-21 13:46 ` Zdenek Kabelac
2021-12-21 14:44 ` Tomas Dalebjörk
2021-12-21 15:30 ` Zdenek Kabelac
2021-12-21 16:12 ` Tomas Dalebjörk
2021-12-22 10:40 ` Zdenek Kabelac
2021-12-28 5:04 ` Stuart D Gathman
2021-12-28 6:40 ` Tomas Dalebjörk
2021-12-29 13:35 ` Stuart D Gathman
2021-12-21 19:23 ` Phillip Susi
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