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# This is an example configuration file for the LVM2 system.
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# It contains the default settings that would be used if there was no
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# /etc/lvm/lvm.conf file.
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#
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# Refer to 'man lvm.conf' for further information including the file layout.
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#
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# Refer to 'man lvm.conf' for information about how settings configured in
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# this file are combined with built-in values and command line options to
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# arrive at the final values used by LVM.
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#
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# Refer to 'man lvmconfig' for information about displaying the built-in
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# and configured values used by LVM.
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#
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# If a default value is set in this file (not commented out), then a
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# new version of LVM using this file will continue using that value,
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# even if the new version of LVM changes the built-in default value.
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#
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# To put this file in a different directory and override /etc/lvm set
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# the environment variable LVM_SYSTEM_DIR before running the tools.
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#
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# N.B. Take care that each setting only appears once if uncommenting
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# example settings in this file.
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# Configuration section config.
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# How LVM configuration settings are handled.
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config {
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	# Configuration option config/checks.
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	# If enabled, any LVM configuration mismatch is reported.
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	# This implies checking that the configuration key is understood by
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	# LVM and that the value of the key is the proper type. If disabled,
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	# any configuration mismatch is ignored and the default value is used
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	# without any warning (a message about the configuration key not being
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	# found is issued in verbose mode only).
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# checks = 1
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	# Configuration option config/abort_on_errors.
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	# Abort the LVM process if a configuration mismatch is found.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# abort_on_errors = 0
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	# Configuration option config/profile_dir.
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	# Directory where LVM looks for configuration profiles.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# profile_dir = "/etc/lvm/profile"
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}
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# Configuration section devices.
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# How LVM uses block devices.
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devices {
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	# Configuration option devices/dir.
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	# Directory in which to create volume group device nodes.
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	# Commands also accept this as a prefix on volume group names.
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	# This configuration option is advanced.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# dir = "/dev"
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	# Configuration option devices/scan.
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	# Directories containing device nodes to use with LVM.
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	# This configuration option is advanced.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# scan = [ "/dev" ]
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	# Configuration option devices/obtain_device_list_from_udev.
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	# Obtain the list of available devices from udev.
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	# This avoids opening or using any inapplicable non-block devices or
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	# subdirectories found in the udev directory. Any device node or
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	# symlink not managed by udev in the udev directory is ignored. This
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	# setting applies only to the udev-managed device directory; other
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	# directories will be scanned fully. LVM needs to be compiled with
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	# udev support for this setting to apply.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# obtain_device_list_from_udev = 0
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	# Configuration option devices/external_device_info_source.
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	# Enable device information from udev.
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	# If set to "udev", lvm will supplement its own native device information
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	# with information from libudev. This can potentially improve the detection
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	# of MD component devices and multipath component devices.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# external_device_info_source = "none"
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	# Configuration option devices/hints.
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	# Use a local file to remember which devices have PVs on them.
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	# Some commands will use this as an optimization to reduce device
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	# scanning, and will only scan the listed PVs. Removing the hint file
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	# will cause lvm to generate a new one. Disable hints if PVs will
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	# be copied onto devices using non-lvm commands, like dd.
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	#
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	# Accepted values:
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	#   all
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	#     Use all hints.
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	#   none
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	#     Use no hints.
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	#
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# hints = "all"
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	# Configuration option devices/preferred_names.
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	# Select which path name to display for a block device.
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	# If multiple path names exist for a block device, and LVM needs to
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	# display a name for the device, the path names are matched against
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	# each item in this list of regular expressions. The first match is
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	# used. Try to avoid using undescriptive /dev/dm-N names, if present.
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	# If no preferred name matches, or if preferred_names are not defined,
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	# the following built-in preferences are applied in order until one
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	# produces a preferred name:
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	# Prefer names with path prefixes in the order of:
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	# /dev/mapper, /dev/disk, /dev/dm-*, /dev/block.
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	# Prefer the name with the least number of slashes.
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	# Prefer a name that is a symlink.
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	# Prefer the path with least value in lexicographical order.
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	#
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	# Example
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	# preferred_names = [ "^/dev/mpath/", "^/dev/mapper/mpath", "^/dev/[hs]d" ]
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	#
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	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
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	# Configuration option devices/use_devicesfile.
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	# Enable or disable the use of a devices file.
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	# When enabled, lvm will only use devices that
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	# are lised in the devices file. A devices file will
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	# be used, regardless of this setting, when the --devicesfile
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	# option is set to a specific file name.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# use_devicesfile = 0
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	# Configuration option devices/devicesfile.
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	# The name of the system devices file, listing devices that LVM should use.
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	# This should not be used to select a non-system devices file.
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	# The --devicesfile option is intended for alternative devices files.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# devicesfile = "system.devices"
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	# Configuration option devices/search_for_devnames.
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	# Look outside of the devices file for missing devname entries.
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	# A devname entry is used for a device that does not have a stable
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	# device id, e.g. wwid, so the unstable device name is used as
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	# the device id. After reboot, or if the device is reattached,
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	# the device name may change, in which case lvm will not find
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	# the expected PV on the device listed in the devices file.
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	# This setting controls whether lvm will search other devices,
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	# outside the devices file, to look for the missing PV on a
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	# renamed device. If "none", lvm will not look at other devices,
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	# and the PV may appear to be missing. If "auto", lvm will look
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	# at other devices, but only those that are likely to have the PV.
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	# If "all", lvm will look at all devices on the system.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# search_for_devnames = "auto"
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	# Configuration option devices/filter.
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	# Limit the block devices that are used by LVM commands.
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	# This is a list of regular expressions used to accept or reject block
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	# device path names. Each regex is delimited by a vertical bar '|'
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	# (or any character) and is preceded by 'a' to accept the path, or
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	# by 'r' to reject the path. The first regex in the list to match the
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	# path is used, producing the 'a' or 'r' result for the device.
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	# When multiple path names exist for a block device, if any path name
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	# matches an 'a' pattern before an 'r' pattern, then the device is
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	# accepted. If all the path names match an 'r' pattern first, then the
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	# device is rejected. Unmatching path names do not affect the accept
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	# or reject decision. If no path names for a device match a pattern,
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	# then the device is accepted. Be careful mixing 'a' and 'r' patterns,
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	# as the combination might produce unexpected results (test changes.)
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	# Run vgscan after changing the filter to regenerate the cache.
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	#
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	# Example
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	# Accept every block device:
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	# filter = [ "a|.*|" ]
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	# Reject the cdrom drive:
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	# filter = [ "r|/dev/cdrom|" ]
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	# Work with just loopback devices, e.g. for testing:
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	# filter = [ "a|loop|", "r|.*|" ]
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	# Accept all loop devices and ide drives except hdc:
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	# filter = [ "a|loop|", "r|/dev/hdc|", "a|/dev/ide|", "r|.*|" ]
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	# Use anchors to be very specific:
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	# filter = [ "a|^/dev/hda8$|", "r|.*|" ]
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	#
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# filter = [ "a|.*|" ]
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	# Configuration option devices/global_filter.
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	# Limit the block devices that are used by LVM system components.
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	# Because devices/filter may be overridden from the command line, it is
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	# not suitable for system-wide device filtering, e.g. udev.
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	# Use global_filter to hide devices from these LVM system components.
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	# The syntax is the same as devices/filter. Devices rejected by
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	# global_filter are not opened by LVM.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# global_filter = [ "a|.*|" ]
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	# Configuration option devices/types.
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	# List of additional acceptable block device types.
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	# These are of device type names from /proc/devices, followed by the
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	# maximum number of partitions.
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	#
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	# Example
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	# types = [ "fd", 16 ]
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	#
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	# This configuration option is advanced.
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	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
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	# Configuration option devices/sysfs_scan.
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	# Restrict device scanning to block devices appearing in sysfs.
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	# This is a quick way of filtering out block devices that are not
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	# present on the system. sysfs must be part of the kernel and mounted.)
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# sysfs_scan = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/scan_lvs.
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	# Scan LVM LVs for layered PVs, allowing LVs to be used as PVs.
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	# When 1, LVM will detect PVs layered on LVs, and caution must be
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	# taken to avoid a host accessing a layered VG that may not belong
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	# to it, e.g. from a guest image. This generally requires excluding
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	# the LVs with device filters. Also, when this setting is enabled,
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	# every LVM command will scan every active LV on the system (unless
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	# filtered), which can cause performance problems on systems with
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	# many active LVs. When this setting is 0, LVM will not detect or
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	# use PVs that exist on LVs, and will not allow a PV to be created on
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	# an LV. The LVs are ignored using a built in device filter that
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	# identifies and excludes LVs.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# scan_lvs = 0
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	# Configuration option devices/multipath_component_detection.
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	# Ignore devices that are components of DM multipath devices.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# multipath_component_detection = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/multipath_wwids_file.
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	# The path to the multipath wwids file used for multipath component detection.
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	# Set this to an empty string to disable the use of the multipath wwids file.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# multipath_wwids_file = "/etc/multipath/wwids"
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	# Configuration option devices/md_component_detection.
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	# Enable detection and exclusion of MD component devices.
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	# An MD component device is a block device that MD uses as part
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	# of a software RAID virtual device. When an LVM PV is created
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	# on an MD device, LVM must only use the top level MD device as
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	# the PV, and should ignore the underlying component devices.
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	# In cases where the MD superblock is located at the end of the
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	# component devices, it is more difficult for LVM to consistently
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	# identify an MD component, see the md_component_checks setting.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# md_component_detection = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/md_component_checks.
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	# The checks LVM should use to detect MD component devices.
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	# MD component devices are block devices used by MD software RAID.
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	# Accepted values:
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	#   auto
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	#     LVM will skip scanning the end of devices when it has other
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	#     indications that the device is not an MD component.
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	#   start
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	#     LVM will only scan the start of devices for MD superblocks.
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	#     This does not incur extra I/O by LVM.
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	#   full
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	#     LVM will scan the start and end of devices for MD superblocks.
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	#     This requires an extra read at the end of devices.
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	#
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# md_component_checks = "auto"
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	# Configuration option devices/fw_raid_component_detection.
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	# Ignore devices that are components of firmware RAID devices.
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	# LVM must use an external_device_info_source other than none for this
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	# detection to execute.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# fw_raid_component_detection = 0
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	# Configuration option devices/md_chunk_alignment.
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	# Align the start of a PV data area with md device's stripe-width.
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	# This applies if a PV is placed directly on an md device.
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	# default_data_alignment will be overridden if it is not aligned
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	# with the value detected for this setting.
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	# This setting is overridden by data_alignment_detection,
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	# data_alignment, and the --dataalignment option.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# md_chunk_alignment = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/default_data_alignment.
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	# Align the start of a PV data area with this number of MiB.
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	# Set to 1 for 1MiB, 2 for 2MiB, etc. Set to 0 to disable.
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	# This setting is overridden by data_alignment and the --dataalignment
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	# option.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# default_data_alignment = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/data_alignment_detection.
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	# Align the start of a PV data area with sysfs io properties.
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	# The start of a PV data area will be a multiple of minimum_io_size or
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	# optimal_io_size exposed in sysfs. minimum_io_size is the smallest
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	# request the device can perform without incurring a read-modify-write
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	# penalty, e.g. MD chunk size. optimal_io_size is the device's
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	# preferred unit of receiving I/O, e.g. MD stripe width.
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	# minimum_io_size is used if optimal_io_size is undefined (0).
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	# If md_chunk_alignment is enabled, that detects the optimal_io_size.
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	# default_data_alignment and md_chunk_alignment will be overridden
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	# if they are not aligned with the value detected for this setting.
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	# This setting is overridden by data_alignment and the --dataalignment
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	# option.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# data_alignment_detection = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/data_alignment.
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	# Align the start of a PV data area with this number of KiB.
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	# When non-zero, this setting overrides default_data_alignment.
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	# Set to 0 to disable, in which case default_data_alignment
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	# is used to align the first PE in units of MiB.
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	# This setting is overridden by the --dataalignment option.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# data_alignment = 0
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	# Configuration option devices/data_alignment_offset_detection.
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	# Shift the start of an aligned PV data area based on sysfs information.
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	# After a PV data area is aligned, it will be shifted by the
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	# alignment_offset exposed in sysfs. This offset is often 0, but may
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	# be non-zero. Certain 4KiB sector drives that compensate for windows
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	# partitioning will have an alignment_offset of 3584 bytes (sector 7
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	# is the lowest aligned logical block, the 4KiB sectors start at
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	# LBA -1, and consequently sector 63 is aligned on a 4KiB boundary).
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	# This setting is overridden by the --dataalignmentoffset option.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# data_alignment_offset_detection = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/ignore_suspended_devices.
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	# Ignore DM devices that have I/O suspended while scanning devices.
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	# Otherwise, LVM waits for a suspended device to become accessible.
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	# This should only be needed in recovery situations.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# ignore_suspended_devices = 0
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	# Configuration option devices/ignore_lvm_mirrors.
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	# Do not scan 'mirror' LVs to avoid possible deadlocks.
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	# This avoids possible deadlocks when using the 'mirror' segment type.
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	# This setting determines whether LVs using the 'mirror' segment type
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	# are scanned for LVM labels. This affects the ability of mirrors to
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	# be used as physical volumes. If this setting is enabled, it is
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	# impossible to create VGs on top of mirror LVs, i.e. to stack VGs on
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	# mirror LVs. If this setting is disabled, allowing mirror LVs to be
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	# scanned, it may cause LVM processes and I/O to the mirror to become
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	# blocked. This is due to the way that the mirror segment type handles
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	# failures. In order for the hang to occur, an LVM command must be run
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	# just after a failure and before the automatic LVM repair process
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	# takes place, or there must be failures in multiple mirrors in the
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	# same VG at the same time with write failures occurring moments before
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	# a scan of the mirror's labels. The 'mirror' scanning problems do not
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	# apply to LVM RAID types like 'raid1' which handle failures in a
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	# different way, making them a better choice for VG stacking.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# ignore_lvm_mirrors = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/require_restorefile_with_uuid.
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	# Allow use of pvcreate --uuid without requiring --restorefile.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# require_restorefile_with_uuid = 1
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	# Configuration option devices/pv_min_size.
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	# Minimum size in KiB of block devices which can be used as PVs.
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	# In a clustered environment all nodes must use the same value.
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	# Any value smaller than 512KiB is ignored. The previous built-in
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	# value was 512.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# pv_min_size = 2048
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	# Configuration option devices/issue_discards.
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	# Issue discards to PVs that are no longer used by an LV.
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	# Discards are sent to an LV's underlying physical volumes when the LV
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	# is no longer using the physical volumes' space, e.g. lvremove,
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	# lvreduce. Discards inform the storage that a region is no longer
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	# used. Storage that supports discards advertise the protocol-specific
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	# way discards should be issued by the kernel (TRIM, UNMAP, or
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	# WRITE SAME with UNMAP bit set). Not all storage will support or
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	# benefit from discards, but SSDs and thinly provisioned LUNs
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	# generally do. If enabled, discards will only be issued if both the
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	# storage and kernel provide support.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# issue_discards = 0
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	# Configuration option devices/allow_changes_with_duplicate_pvs.
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	# Allow VG modification while a PV appears on multiple devices.
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	# When a PV appears on multiple devices, LVM attempts to choose the
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	# best device to use for the PV. If the devices represent the same
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	# underlying storage, the choice has minimal consequence. If the
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	# devices represent different underlying storage, the wrong choice
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	# can result in data loss if the VG is modified. Disabling this
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	# setting is the safest option because it prevents modifying a VG
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	# or activating LVs in it while a PV appears on multiple devices.
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	# Enabling this setting allows the VG to be used as usual even with
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	# uncertain devices.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# allow_changes_with_duplicate_pvs = 0
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	# Configuration option devices/allow_mixed_block_sizes.
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	# Allow PVs in the same VG with different logical block sizes.
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	# When allowed, the user is responsible to ensure that an LV is
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	# using PVs with matching block sizes when necessary.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# allow_mixed_block_sizes = 0
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}
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# Configuration section allocation.
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# How LVM selects space and applies properties to LVs.
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allocation {
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	# Configuration option allocation/cling_tag_list.
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	# Advise LVM which PVs to use when searching for new space.
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	# When searching for free space to extend an LV, the 'cling' allocation
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	# policy will choose space on the same PVs as the last segment of the
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	# existing LV. If there is insufficient space and a list of tags is
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	# defined here, it will check whether any of them are attached to the
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	# PVs concerned and then seek to match those PV tags between existing
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	# extents and new extents.
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	#
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	# Example
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	# Use the special tag "@*" as a wildcard to match any PV tag:
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	# cling_tag_list = [ "@*" ]
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	# LVs are mirrored between two sites within a single VG, and
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	# PVs are tagged with either @site1 or @site2 to indicate where
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	# they are situated:
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	# cling_tag_list = [ "@site1", "@site2" ]
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	#
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	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
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	# Configuration option allocation/maximise_cling.
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	# Use a previous allocation algorithm.
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	# Changes made in version 2.02.85 extended the reach of the 'cling'
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	# policies to detect more situations where data can be grouped onto
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	# the same disks. This setting can be used to disable the changes
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	# and revert to the previous algorithm.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# maximise_cling = 1
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	# Configuration option allocation/use_blkid_wiping.
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	# Use blkid to detect and erase existing signatures on new PVs and LVs.
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	# The blkid library can detect more signatures than the native LVM
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	# detection code, but may take longer. LVM needs to be compiled with
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	# blkid wiping support for this setting to apply. LVM native detection
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	# code is currently able to recognize: MD device signatures,
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	# swap signature, and LUKS signatures. To see the list of signatures
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	# recognized by blkid, check the output of the 'blkid -k' command.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# use_blkid_wiping = 1
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	# Configuration option allocation/wipe_signatures_when_zeroing_new_lvs.
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	# Look for and erase any signatures while zeroing a new LV.
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	# The --wipesignatures option overrides this setting.
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	# Zeroing is controlled by the -Z/--zero option, and if not specified,
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	# zeroing is used by default if possible. Zeroing simply overwrites the
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	# first 4KiB of a new LV with zeroes and does no signature detection or
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	# wiping. Signature wiping goes beyond zeroing and detects exact types
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	# and positions of signatures within the whole LV. It provides a
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	# cleaner LV after creation as all known signatures are wiped. The LV
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	# is not claimed incorrectly by other tools because of old signatures
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	# from previous use. The number of signatures that LVM can detect
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	# depends on the detection code that is selected (see
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	# use_blkid_wiping.) Wiping each detected signature must be confirmed.
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	# When this setting is disabled, signatures on new LVs are not detected
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	# or erased unless the --wipesignatures option is used directly.
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	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
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	# wipe_signatures_when_zeroing_new_lvs = 1
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	# Configuration option allocation/mirror_logs_require_separate_pvs.
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	# Mirror logs and images will always use different PVs.
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	# The default setting changed in version 2.02.85.
204 - 471
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
472
	# mirror_logs_require_separate_pvs = 0
192 - 473
 
474
	# Configuration option allocation/raid_stripe_all_devices.
475
	# Stripe across all PVs when RAID stripes are not specified.
476
	# If enabled, all PVs in the VG or on the command line are used for
477
	# raid0/4/5/6/10 when the command does not specify the number of
478
	# stripes to use.
479
	# This was the default behaviour until release 2.02.162.
480
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
481
	# raid_stripe_all_devices = 0
482
 
483
	# Configuration option allocation/cache_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs.
484
	# Cache pool metadata and data will always use different PVs.
485
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
486
	# cache_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs = 0
487
 
488
	# Configuration option allocation/cache_metadata_format.
489
	# Sets default metadata format for new cache.
203 - 490
	#
192 - 491
	# Accepted values:
492
	#   0  Automatically detected best available format
493
	#   1  Original format
494
	#   2  Improved 2nd. generation format
203 - 495
	#
192 - 496
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
497
	# cache_metadata_format = 0
498
 
499
	# Configuration option allocation/cache_mode.
500
	# The default cache mode used for new cache.
203 - 501
	#
192 - 502
	# Accepted values:
503
	#   writethrough
504
	#     Data blocks are immediately written from the cache to disk.
505
	#   writeback
506
	#     Data blocks are written from the cache back to disk after some
507
	#     delay to improve performance.
203 - 508
	#
192 - 509
	# This setting replaces allocation/cache_pool_cachemode.
510
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
511
	# cache_mode = "writethrough"
512
 
513
	# Configuration option allocation/cache_policy.
514
	# The default cache policy used for new cache volume.
515
	# Since kernel 4.2 the default policy is smq (Stochastic multiqueue),
516
	# otherwise the older mq (Multiqueue) policy is selected.
517
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
518
 
519
	# Configuration section allocation/cache_settings.
520
	# Settings for the cache policy.
521
	# See documentation for individual cache policies for more info.
522
	# This configuration section has an automatic default value.
523
	# cache_settings {
524
	# }
525
 
526
	# Configuration option allocation/cache_pool_chunk_size.
527
	# The minimal chunk size in KiB for cache pool volumes.
528
	# Using a chunk_size that is too large can result in wasteful use of
529
	# the cache, where small reads and writes can cause large sections of
530
	# an LV to be mapped into the cache. However, choosing a chunk_size
531
	# that is too small can result in more overhead trying to manage the
532
	# numerous chunks that become mapped into the cache. The former is
533
	# more of a problem than the latter in most cases, so the default is
534
	# on the smaller end of the spectrum. Supported values range from
535
	# 32KiB to 1GiB in multiples of 32.
536
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
537
 
538
	# Configuration option allocation/cache_pool_max_chunks.
539
	# The maximum number of chunks in a cache pool.
540
	# For cache target v1.9 the recommended maximumm is 1000000 chunks.
541
	# Using cache pool with more chunks may degrade cache performance.
542
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
543
 
544
	# Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs.
545
	# Thin pool metadata and data will always use different PVs.
546
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
547
	# thin_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs = 0
548
 
200 - 549
	# Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_crop_metadata.
550
	# Older version of lvm2 cropped pool's metadata size to 15.81 GiB.
551
	# This is slightly less then the actual maximum 15.88 GiB.
552
	# For compatibility with older version and use of cropped size set to 1.
553
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
554
	# thin_pool_crop_metadata = 0
555
 
192 - 556
	# Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_zero.
557
	# Thin pool data chunks are zeroed before they are first used.
558
	# Zeroing with a larger thin pool chunk size reduces performance.
559
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
560
	# thin_pool_zero = 1
561
 
562
	# Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_discards.
563
	# The discards behaviour of thin pool volumes.
203 - 564
	#
192 - 565
	# Accepted values:
566
	#   ignore
567
	#   nopassdown
568
	#   passdown
203 - 569
	#
192 - 570
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
571
	# thin_pool_discards = "passdown"
572
 
573
	# Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_chunk_size_policy.
574
	# The chunk size calculation policy for thin pool volumes.
203 - 575
	#
192 - 576
	# Accepted values:
577
	#   generic
578
	#     If thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it. Otherwise, calculate
579
	#     the chunk size based on estimation and device hints exposed in
580
	#     sysfs - the minimum_io_size. The chunk size is always at least
581
	#     64KiB.
582
	#   performance
583
	#     If thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it. Otherwise, calculate
584
	#     the chunk size for performance based on device hints exposed in
585
	#     sysfs - the optimal_io_size. The chunk size is always at least
586
	#     512KiB.
203 - 587
	#
192 - 588
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
589
	# thin_pool_chunk_size_policy = "generic"
590
 
591
	# Configuration option allocation/zero_metadata.
592
	# Zero whole metadata area before use with thin or cache pool.
593
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
594
	# zero_metadata = 1
595
 
596
	# Configuration option allocation/thin_pool_chunk_size.
597
	# The minimal chunk size in KiB for thin pool volumes.
598
	# Larger chunk sizes may improve performance for plain thin volumes,
599
	# however using them for snapshot volumes is less efficient, as it
600
	# consumes more space and takes extra time for copying. When unset,
601
	# lvm tries to estimate chunk size starting from 64KiB. Supported
602
	# values are in the range 64KiB to 1GiB.
603
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
604
 
605
	# Configuration option allocation/physical_extent_size.
606
	# Default physical extent size in KiB to use for new VGs.
607
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
608
	# physical_extent_size = 4096
609
 
610
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_use_compression.
611
	# Enables or disables compression when creating a VDO volume.
612
	# Compression may be disabled if necessary to maximize performance
613
	# or to speed processing of data that is unlikely to compress.
614
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
615
	# vdo_use_compression = 1
616
 
617
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_use_deduplication.
618
	# Enables or disables deduplication when creating a VDO volume.
619
	# Deduplication may be disabled in instances where data is not expected
620
	# to have good deduplication rates but compression is still desired.
621
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
622
	# vdo_use_deduplication = 1
623
 
624
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_use_metadata_hints.
625
	# Enables or disables whether VDO volume should tag its latency-critical
626
	# writes with the REQ_SYNC flag. Some device mapper targets such as dm-raid5
627
	# process writes with this flag at a higher priority.
628
	# Default is enabled.
629
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
630
	# vdo_use_metadata_hints = 1
631
 
632
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_minimum_io_size.
633
	# The minimum IO size for VDO volume to accept, in bytes.
634
	# Valid values are 512 or 4096. The recommended and default value is 4096.
635
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
636
	# vdo_minimum_io_size = 4096
637
 
638
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_block_map_cache_size_mb.
639
	# Specifies the amount of memory in MiB allocated for caching block map
640
	# pages for VDO volume. The value must be a multiple of 4096 and must be
641
	# at least 128MiB and less than 16TiB. The cache must be at least 16MiB
642
	# per logical thread. Note that there is a memory overhead of 15%.
643
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
644
	# vdo_block_map_cache_size_mb = 128
645
 
646
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_block_map_period.
647
	# The speed with which the block map cache writes out modified block map pages.
648
	# A smaller era length is likely to reduce the amount time spent rebuilding,
649
	# at the cost of increased block map writes during normal operation.
650
	# The maximum and recommended value is 16380; the minimum value is 1.
651
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
652
	# vdo_block_map_period = 16380
653
 
654
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_check_point_frequency.
655
	# The default check point frequency for VDO volume.
656
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
657
	# vdo_check_point_frequency = 0
658
 
659
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_use_sparse_index.
660
	# Enables sparse indexing for VDO volume.
661
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
662
	# vdo_use_sparse_index = 0
663
 
664
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_index_memory_size_mb.
665
	# Specifies the amount of index memory in MiB for VDO volume.
666
	# The value must be at least 256MiB and at most 1TiB.
667
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
668
	# vdo_index_memory_size_mb = 256
669
 
670
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_slab_size_mb.
671
	# Specifies the size in MiB of the increment by which a VDO is grown.
672
	# Using a smaller size constrains the total maximum physical size
673
	# that can be accommodated. Must be a power of two between 128MiB and 32GiB.
674
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
675
	# vdo_slab_size_mb = 2048
676
 
677
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_ack_threads.
678
	# Specifies the number of threads to use for acknowledging
679
	# completion of requested VDO I/O operations.
680
	# The value must be at in range [0..100].
681
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
682
	# vdo_ack_threads = 1
683
 
684
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_bio_threads.
685
	# Specifies the number of threads to use for submitting I/O
686
	# operations to the storage device of VDO volume.
687
	# The value must be in range [1..100]
688
	# Each additional thread after the first will use an additional 18MiB of RAM,
689
	# plus 1.12 MiB of RAM per megabyte of configured read cache size.
690
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
691
	# vdo_bio_threads = 4
692
 
693
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_bio_rotation.
694
	# Specifies the number of I/O operations to enqueue for each bio-submission
695
	# thread before directing work to the next. The value must be in range [1..1024].
696
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
697
	# vdo_bio_rotation = 64
698
 
699
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_cpu_threads.
700
	# Specifies the number of threads to use for CPU-intensive work such as
701
	# hashing or compression for VDO volume. The value must be in range [1..100]
702
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
703
	# vdo_cpu_threads = 2
704
 
705
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_hash_zone_threads.
706
	# Specifies the number of threads across which to subdivide parts of the VDO
707
	# processing based on the hash value computed from the block data.
708
	# The value must be at in range [0..100].
709
	# vdo_hash_zone_threads, vdo_logical_threads and vdo_physical_threads must be
710
	# either all zero or all non-zero.
711
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
712
	# vdo_hash_zone_threads = 1
713
 
714
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_logical_threads.
715
	# Specifies the number of threads across which to subdivide parts of the VDO
716
	# processing based on the hash value computed from the block data.
717
	# A logical thread count of 9 or more will require explicitly specifying
718
	# a sufficiently large block map cache size, as well.
719
	# The value must be in range [0..100].
720
	# vdo_hash_zone_threads, vdo_logical_threads and vdo_physical_threads must be
721
	# either all zero or all non-zero.
722
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
723
	# vdo_logical_threads = 1
724
 
725
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_physical_threads.
726
	# Specifies the number of threads across which to subdivide parts of the VDO
727
	# processing based on physical block addresses.
728
	# Each additional thread after the first will use an additional 10MiB of RAM.
729
	# The value must be in range [0..16].
730
	# vdo_hash_zone_threads, vdo_logical_threads and vdo_physical_threads must be
731
	# either all zero or all non-zero.
732
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
733
	# vdo_physical_threads = 1
734
 
735
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_write_policy.
736
	# Specifies the write policy:
737
	# auto  - VDO will check the storage device and determine whether it supports flushes.
738
	#         If it does, VDO will run in async mode, otherwise it will run in sync mode.
739
	# sync  - Writes are acknowledged only after data is stably written.
740
	#         This policy is not supported if the underlying storage is not also synchronous.
741
	# async - Writes are acknowledged after data has been cached for writing to stable storage.
742
	#         Data which has not been flushed is not guaranteed to persist in this mode.
204 - 743
	# async-unsafe - Writes are handled like 'async' but there is no guarantee of the atomicity async provides.
744
	#         This mode should only be used for better performance when atomicity is not required.
192 - 745
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
746
	# vdo_write_policy = "auto"
747
 
748
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_max_discard.
204 - 749
	# Specified the maximum size of discard bio accepted, in 4096 byte blocks.
192 - 750
	# I/O requests to a VDO volume are normally split into 4096-byte blocks,
751
	# and processed up to 2048 at a time. However, discard requests to a VDO volume
752
	# can be automatically split to a larger size, up to <max discard> 4096-byte blocks
753
	# in a single bio, and are limited to 1500 at a time.
754
	# Increasing this value may provide better overall performance, at the cost of
755
	# increased latency for the individual discard requests.
756
	# The default and minimum is 1. The maximum is UINT_MAX / 4096.
757
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
758
	# vdo_max_discard = 1
203 - 759
 
760
	# Configuration option allocation/vdo_pool_header_size.
761
	# Specified the emptry header size in KiB at the front and end of vdo pool device.
762
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
763
	# vdo_pool_header_size = 512
192 - 764
}
765
 
766
# Configuration section log.
767
# How LVM log information is reported.
768
log {
769
 
770
	# Configuration option log/report_command_log.
771
	# Enable or disable LVM log reporting.
772
	# If enabled, LVM will collect a log of operations, messages,
773
	# per-object return codes with object identification and associated
774
	# error numbers (errnos) during LVM command processing. Then the
775
	# log is either reported solely or in addition to any existing
776
	# reports, depending on LVM command used. If it is a reporting command
777
	# (e.g. pvs, vgs, lvs, lvm fullreport), then the log is reported in
778
	# addition to any existing reports. Otherwise, there's only log report
779
	# on output. For all applicable LVM commands, you can request that
780
	# the output has only log report by using --logonly command line
781
	# option. Use log/command_log_cols and log/command_log_sort settings
782
	# to define fields to display and sort fields for the log report.
783
	# You can also use log/command_log_selection to define selection
784
	# criteria used each time the log is reported.
785
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
786
	# report_command_log = 0
787
 
788
	# Configuration option log/command_log_sort.
789
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting command log.
790
	# See <lvm command> --logonly --configreport log -o help
791
	# for the list of possible fields.
792
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
793
	# command_log_sort = "log_seq_num"
794
 
795
	# Configuration option log/command_log_cols.
796
	# List of columns to report when reporting command log.
797
	# See <lvm command> --logonly --configreport log -o help
798
	# for the list of possible fields.
799
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
800
	# command_log_cols = "log_seq_num,log_type,log_context,log_object_type,log_object_name,log_object_id,log_object_group,log_object_group_id,log_message,log_errno,log_ret_code"
801
 
802
	# Configuration option log/command_log_selection.
803
	# Selection criteria used when reporting command log.
804
	# You can define selection criteria that are applied each
805
	# time log is reported. This way, it is possible to control the
806
	# amount of log that is displayed on output and you can select
807
	# only parts of the log that are important for you. To define
808
	# selection criteria, use fields from log report. See also
809
	# <lvm command> --logonly --configreport log -S help for the
810
	# list of possible fields and selection operators. You can also
811
	# define selection criteria for log report on command line directly
812
	# using <lvm command> --configreport log -S <selection criteria>
813
	# which has precedence over log/command_log_selection setting.
814
	# For more information about selection criteria in general, see
815
	# lvm(8) man page.
816
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
817
	# command_log_selection = "!(log_type=status && message=success)"
818
 
819
	# Configuration option log/verbose.
820
	# Controls the messages sent to stdout or stderr.
204 - 821
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
822
	# verbose = 0
192 - 823
 
824
	# Configuration option log/silent.
825
	# Suppress all non-essential messages from stdout.
826
	# This has the same effect as -qq. When enabled, the following commands
827
	# still produce output: dumpconfig, lvdisplay, lvmdiskscan, lvs, pvck,
828
	# pvdisplay, pvs, version, vgcfgrestore -l, vgdisplay, vgs.
829
	# Non-essential messages are shifted from log level 4 to log level 5
830
	# for syslog and lvm2_log_fn purposes.
831
	# Any 'yes' or 'no' questions not overridden by other arguments are
832
	# suppressed and default to 'no'.
204 - 833
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
834
	# silent = 0
192 - 835
 
836
	# Configuration option log/syslog.
837
	# Send log messages through syslog.
204 - 838
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
839
	# syslog = 0
192 - 840
 
841
	# Configuration option log/file.
842
	# Write error and debug log messages to a file specified here.
843
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
844
 
204 - 845
	# Configuration option log/journal.
846
	# Record lvm information in the systemd journal.
847
	# command: record commands that are run.
848
	# output: record default output from commands.
849
	# debug: record debug messages from commands.
850
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
851
	# journal = [ ]
852
 
192 - 853
	# Configuration option log/overwrite.
854
	# Overwrite the log file each time the program is run.
204 - 855
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
856
	# overwrite = 0
192 - 857
 
858
	# Configuration option log/level.
859
	# The level of log messages that are sent to the log file or syslog.
860
	# There are 6 syslog-like log levels currently in use: 2 to 7 inclusive.
861
	# 7 is the most verbose (LOG_DEBUG).
204 - 862
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
863
	# level = 0
192 - 864
 
865
	# Configuration option log/indent.
866
	# Indent messages according to their severity.
867
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
868
	# indent = 0
869
 
870
	# Configuration option log/command_names.
871
	# Display the command name on each line of output.
204 - 872
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
873
	# command_names = 0
192 - 874
 
875
	# Configuration option log/prefix.
876
	# A prefix to use before the log message text.
877
	# (After the command name, if selected).
878
	# Two spaces allows you to see/grep the severity of each message.
879
	# To make the messages look similar to the original LVM tools use:
880
	# indent = 0, command_names = 1, prefix = " -- "
204 - 881
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
882
	# prefix = "  "
192 - 883
 
884
	# Configuration option log/activation.
885
	# Log messages during activation.
886
	# Don't use this in low memory situations (can deadlock).
204 - 887
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
888
	# activation = 0
192 - 889
 
890
	# Configuration option log/debug_classes.
891
	# Select log messages by class.
892
	# Some debugging messages are assigned to a class and only appear in
893
	# debug output if the class is listed here. Classes currently
894
	# available: memory, devices, io, activation, allocation,
895
	# metadata, cache, locking, lvmpolld. Use "all" to see everything.
204 - 896
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
897
	# debug_classes = [ "memory", "devices", "io", "activation", "allocation", "metadata", "cache", "locking", "lvmpolld", "dbus" ]
192 - 898
 
899
	# Configuration option log/debug_file_fields.
900
	# The fields included in debug output written to log file.
901
	# Use "all" to include everything (the default).
902
	# This configuration option is advanced.
903
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
904
	# debug_file_fields = [ "time", "command", "fileline", "message" ]
905
 
906
	# Configuration option log/debug_output_fields.
907
	# The fields included in debug output written to stderr.
908
	# Use "all" to include everything (the default).
909
	# This configuration option is advanced.
910
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
911
	# debug_output_fields = [ "time", "command", "fileline", "message" ]
912
}
913
 
914
# Configuration section backup.
915
# How LVM metadata is backed up and archived.
916
# In LVM, a 'backup' is a copy of the metadata for the current system,
917
# and an 'archive' contains old metadata configurations. They are
918
# stored in a human readable text format.
919
backup {
920
 
921
	# Configuration option backup/backup.
922
	# Maintain a backup of the current metadata configuration.
923
	# Think very hard before turning this off!
204 - 924
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
925
	# backup = 1
192 - 926
 
927
	# Configuration option backup/backup_dir.
928
	# Location of the metadata backup files.
929
	# Remember to back up this directory regularly!
204 - 930
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
931
	# backup_dir = "/etc/lvm/backup"
192 - 932
 
933
	# Configuration option backup/archive.
934
	# Maintain an archive of old metadata configurations.
935
	# Think very hard before turning this off.
204 - 936
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
937
	# archive = 1
192 - 938
 
939
	# Configuration option backup/archive_dir.
940
	# Location of the metdata archive files.
941
	# Remember to back up this directory regularly!
204 - 942
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
943
	# archive_dir = "/etc/lvm/archive"
192 - 944
 
945
	# Configuration option backup/retain_min.
946
	# Minimum number of archives to keep.
204 - 947
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
948
	# retain_min = 10
192 - 949
 
950
	# Configuration option backup/retain_days.
951
	# Minimum number of days to keep archive files.
204 - 952
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
953
	# retain_days = 30
192 - 954
}
955
 
956
# Configuration section shell.
957
# Settings for running LVM in shell (readline) mode.
958
shell {
959
 
960
	# Configuration option shell/history_size.
961
	# Number of lines of history to store in ~/.lvm_history.
204 - 962
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
963
	# history_size = 100
192 - 964
}
965
 
966
# Configuration section global.
967
# Miscellaneous global LVM settings.
968
global {
969
 
970
	# Configuration option global/umask.
971
	# The file creation mask for any files and directories created.
972
	# Interpreted as octal if the first digit is zero.
204 - 973
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
974
	# umask = 077
192 - 975
 
976
	# Configuration option global/test.
977
	# No on-disk metadata changes will be made in test mode.
978
	# Equivalent to having the -t option on every command.
204 - 979
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
980
	# test = 0
192 - 981
 
982
	# Configuration option global/units.
983
	# Default value for --units argument.
204 - 984
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
985
	# units = "r"
192 - 986
 
987
	# Configuration option global/si_unit_consistency.
988
	# Distinguish between powers of 1024 and 1000 bytes.
989
	# The LVM commands distinguish between powers of 1024 bytes,
990
	# e.g. KiB, MiB, GiB, and powers of 1000 bytes, e.g. KB, MB, GB.
991
	# If scripts depend on the old behaviour, disable this setting
992
	# temporarily until they are updated.
204 - 993
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
994
	# si_unit_consistency = 1
192 - 995
 
996
	# Configuration option global/suffix.
997
	# Display unit suffix for sizes.
998
	# This setting has no effect if the units are in human-readable form
999
	# (global/units = "h") in which case the suffix is always displayed.
204 - 1000
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1001
	# suffix = 1
192 - 1002
 
1003
	# Configuration option global/activation.
1004
	# Enable/disable communication with the kernel device-mapper.
1005
	# Disable to use the tools to manipulate LVM metadata without
1006
	# activating any logical volumes. If the device-mapper driver
1007
	# is not present in the kernel, disabling this should suppress
1008
	# the error messages.
204 - 1009
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1010
	# activation = 1
192 - 1011
 
1012
	# Configuration option global/proc.
1013
	# Location of proc filesystem.
1014
	# This configuration option is advanced.
204 - 1015
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1016
	# proc = "/proc"
192 - 1017
 
1018
	# Configuration option global/etc.
1019
	# Location of /etc system configuration directory.
204 - 1020
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1021
	# etc = "/etc"
192 - 1022
 
1023
	# Configuration option global/wait_for_locks.
1024
	# When disabled, fail if a lock request would block.
204 - 1025
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1026
	# wait_for_locks = 1
192 - 1027
 
1028
	# Configuration option global/locking_dir.
1029
	# Directory to use for LVM command file locks.
1030
	# Local non-LV directory that holds file-based locks while commands are
1031
	# in progress. A directory like /tmp that may get wiped on reboot is OK.
204 - 1032
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1033
	# locking_dir = "/run/lock/lvm"
192 - 1034
 
1035
	# Configuration option global/prioritise_write_locks.
1036
	# Allow quicker VG write access during high volume read access.
1037
	# When there are competing read-only and read-write access requests for
1038
	# a volume group's metadata, instead of always granting the read-only
1039
	# requests immediately, delay them to allow the read-write requests to
1040
	# be serviced. Without this setting, write access may be stalled by a
193 - 1041
	# high volume of read-only requests. This option only affects file locks.
204 - 1042
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1043
	# prioritise_write_locks = 1
192 - 1044
 
1045
	# Configuration option global/library_dir.
1046
	# Search this directory first for shared libraries.
1047
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1048
 
1049
	# Configuration option global/abort_on_internal_errors.
1050
	# Abort a command that encounters an internal error.
1051
	# Treat any internal errors as fatal errors, aborting the process that
1052
	# encountered the internal error. Please only enable for debugging.
204 - 1053
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1054
	# abort_on_internal_errors = 0
192 - 1055
 
1056
	# Configuration option global/metadata_read_only.
1057
	# No operations that change on-disk metadata are permitted.
1058
	# Additionally, read-only commands that encounter metadata in need of
1059
	# repair will still be allowed to proceed exactly as if the repair had
1060
	# been performed (except for the unchanged vg_seqno). Inappropriate
1061
	# use could mess up your system, so seek advice first!
204 - 1062
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1063
	# metadata_read_only = 0
192 - 1064
 
1065
	# Configuration option global/mirror_segtype_default.
1066
	# The segment type used by the short mirroring option -m.
1067
	# The --type mirror|raid1 option overrides this setting.
203 - 1068
	#
192 - 1069
	# Accepted values:
1070
	#   mirror
1071
	#     The original RAID1 implementation from LVM/DM. It is
1072
	#     characterized by a flexible log solution (core, disk, mirrored),
1073
	#     and by the necessity to block I/O while handling a failure.
1074
	#     There is an inherent race in the dmeventd failure handling logic
1075
	#     with snapshots of devices using this type of RAID1 that in the
1076
	#     worst case could cause a deadlock. (Also see
1077
	#     devices/ignore_lvm_mirrors.)
1078
	#   raid1
1079
	#     This is a newer RAID1 implementation using the MD RAID1
1080
	#     personality through device-mapper. It is characterized by a
1081
	#     lack of log options. (A log is always allocated for every
1082
	#     device and they are placed on the same device as the image,
1083
	#     so no separate devices are required.) This mirror
1084
	#     implementation does not require I/O to be blocked while
1085
	#     handling a failure. This mirror implementation is not
1086
	#     cluster-aware and cannot be used in a shared (active/active)
1087
	#     fashion in a cluster.
203 - 1088
	#
204 - 1089
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1090
	# mirror_segtype_default = "raid1"
192 - 1091
 
1092
	# Configuration option global/support_mirrored_mirror_log.
1093
	# Enable mirrored 'mirror' log type for testing.
203 - 1094
	#
192 - 1095
	# This type is deprecated to create or convert to but can
1096
	# be enabled to test that activation of existing mirrored
1097
	# logs and conversion to disk/core works.
203 - 1098
	#
192 - 1099
	# Not supported for regular operation!
1100
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1101
	# support_mirrored_mirror_log = 0
1102
 
1103
	# Configuration option global/raid10_segtype_default.
1104
	# The segment type used by the -i -m combination.
1105
	# The --type raid10|mirror option overrides this setting.
1106
	# The --stripes/-i and --mirrors/-m options can both be specified
1107
	# during the creation of a logical volume to use both striping and
1108
	# mirroring for the LV. There are two different implementations.
203 - 1109
	#
192 - 1110
	# Accepted values:
1111
	#   raid10
1112
	#     LVM uses MD's RAID10 personality through DM. This is the
1113
	#     preferred option.
1114
	#   mirror
1115
	#     LVM layers the 'mirror' and 'stripe' segment types. The layering
1116
	#     is done by creating a mirror LV on top of striped sub-LVs,
1117
	#     effectively creating a RAID 0+1 array. The layering is suboptimal
1118
	#     in terms of providing redundancy and performance.
203 - 1119
	#
204 - 1120
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1121
	# raid10_segtype_default = "raid10"
192 - 1122
 
1123
	# Configuration option global/sparse_segtype_default.
1124
	# The segment type used by the -V -L combination.
1125
	# The --type snapshot|thin option overrides this setting.
1126
	# The combination of -V and -L options creates a sparse LV. There are
1127
	# two different implementations.
203 - 1128
	#
192 - 1129
	# Accepted values:
1130
	#   snapshot
1131
	#     The original snapshot implementation from LVM/DM. It uses an old
1132
	#     snapshot that mixes data and metadata within a single COW
1133
	#     storage volume and performs poorly when the size of stored data
1134
	#     passes hundreds of MB.
1135
	#   thin
1136
	#     A newer implementation that uses thin provisioning. It has a
1137
	#     bigger minimal chunk size (64KiB) and uses a separate volume for
1138
	#     metadata. It has better performance, especially when more data
1139
	#     is used. It also supports full snapshots.
203 - 1140
	#
204 - 1141
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1142
	# sparse_segtype_default = "thin"
192 - 1143
 
1144
	# Configuration option global/lvdisplay_shows_full_device_path.
1145
	# Enable this to reinstate the previous lvdisplay name format.
1146
	# The default format for displaying LV names in lvdisplay was changed
1147
	# in version 2.02.89 to show the LV name and path separately.
1148
	# Previously this was always shown as /dev/vgname/lvname even when that
1149
	# was never a valid path in the /dev filesystem.
1150
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1151
	# lvdisplay_shows_full_device_path = 0
1152
 
1153
	# Configuration option global/event_activation.
1154
	# Activate LVs based on system-generated device events.
203 - 1155
	# When a PV appears on the system, a system-generated uevent triggers
1156
	# the lvm2-pvscan service which runs the pvscan --cache -aay command.
1157
	# If the new PV completes a VG, pvscan autoactivates LVs in the VG.
1158
	# When event_activation is disabled, the lvm2-activation services are
1159
	# generated and run at fixed points during system startup.  These
1160
	# services run vgchange -aay to autoactivate LVs in VGs that happen
1161
	# to be present at that point in time.
1162
	# See the --setautoactivation option or the auto_activation_volume_list
1163
	# setting to configure autoactivation for specific VGs or LVs.
192 - 1164
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1165
	# event_activation = 1
1166
 
1167
	# Configuration option global/use_aio.
1168
	# Use async I/O when reading and writing devices.
1169
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1170
	# use_aio = 1
1171
 
1172
	# Configuration option global/use_lvmlockd.
1173
	# Use lvmlockd for locking among hosts using LVM on shared storage.
1174
	# Applicable only if LVM is compiled with lockd support in which
1175
	# case there is also lvmlockd(8) man page available for more
1176
	# information.
204 - 1177
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1178
	# use_lvmlockd = 0
192 - 1179
 
1180
	# Configuration option global/lvmlockd_lock_retries.
1181
	# Retry lvmlockd lock requests this many times.
1182
	# Applicable only if LVM is compiled with lockd support
1183
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1184
	# lvmlockd_lock_retries = 3
1185
 
1186
	# Configuration option global/sanlock_lv_extend.
1187
	# Size in MiB to extend the internal LV holding sanlock locks.
1188
	# The internal LV holds locks for each LV in the VG, and after enough
1189
	# LVs have been created, the internal LV needs to be extended. lvcreate
1190
	# will automatically extend the internal LV when needed by the amount
1191
	# specified here. Setting this to 0 disables the automatic extension
1192
	# and can cause lvcreate to fail. Applicable only if LVM is compiled
1193
	# with lockd support
1194
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1195
	# sanlock_lv_extend = 256
1196
 
203 - 1197
	# Configuration option global/lvmlockctl_kill_command.
1198
	# The command that lvmlockctl --kill should use to force LVs offline.
1199
	# The lvmlockctl --kill command is run when a shared VG has lost
1200
	# access to locks (e.g. when sanlock has lost access to storage.)
1201
	# An empty string means that there will be no automatic attempt by
1202
	# lvmlockctl --kill to forcibly shut down LVs in the VG, and the user
1203
	# can manually intervene as described in lvmlockd(8).
1204
	# The VG name will be appended to the command specified here.
1205
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1206
	# lvmlockctl_kill_command = ""
1207
 
192 - 1208
	# Configuration option global/thin_check_executable.
1209
	# The full path to the thin_check command.
1210
	# LVM uses this command to check that a thin metadata device is in a
1211
	# usable state. When a thin pool is activated and after it is
1212
	# deactivated, this command is run. Activation will only proceed if
1213
	# the command has an exit status of 0. Set to "" to skip this check.
1214
	# (Not recommended.) Also see thin_check_options.
1215
	# (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools)
1216
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1217
	# thin_check_executable = "/usr/sbin/thin_check"
1218
 
1219
	# Configuration option global/thin_dump_executable.
1220
	# The full path to the thin_dump command.
1221
	# LVM uses this command to dump thin pool metadata.
1222
	# (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools)
1223
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1224
	# thin_dump_executable = "/usr/sbin/thin_dump"
1225
 
1226
	# Configuration option global/thin_repair_executable.
1227
	# The full path to the thin_repair command.
1228
	# LVM uses this command to repair a thin metadata device if it is in
1229
	# an unusable state. Also see thin_repair_options.
1230
	# (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools)
1231
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1232
	# thin_repair_executable = "/usr/sbin/thin_repair"
1233
 
1234
	# Configuration option global/thin_check_options.
1235
	# List of options passed to the thin_check command.
1236
	# With thin_check version 2.1 or newer you can add the option
1237
	# --ignore-non-fatal-errors to let it pass through ignorable errors
1238
	# and fix them later. With thin_check version 3.2 or newer you should
1239
	# include the option --clear-needs-check-flag.
1240
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1241
	# thin_check_options = [ "-q", "--clear-needs-check-flag" ]
1242
 
1243
	# Configuration option global/thin_repair_options.
1244
	# List of options passed to the thin_repair command.
1245
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1246
	# thin_repair_options = [ "" ]
1247
 
1248
	# Configuration option global/thin_disabled_features.
1249
	# Features to not use in the thin driver.
1250
	# This can be helpful for testing, or to avoid using a feature that is
1251
	# causing problems. Features include: block_size, discards,
1252
	# discards_non_power_2, external_origin, metadata_resize,
1253
	# external_origin_extend, error_if_no_space.
203 - 1254
	#
192 - 1255
	# Example
1256
	# thin_disabled_features = [ "discards", "block_size" ]
203 - 1257
	#
192 - 1258
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1259
 
1260
	# Configuration option global/cache_disabled_features.
1261
	# Features to not use in the cache driver.
1262
	# This can be helpful for testing, or to avoid using a feature that is
1263
	# causing problems. Features include: policy_mq, policy_smq, metadata2.
203 - 1264
	#
192 - 1265
	# Example
1266
	# cache_disabled_features = [ "policy_smq" ]
203 - 1267
	#
192 - 1268
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1269
 
1270
	# Configuration option global/cache_check_executable.
1271
	# The full path to the cache_check command.
1272
	# LVM uses this command to check that a cache metadata device is in a
1273
	# usable state. When a cached LV is activated and after it is
1274
	# deactivated, this command is run. Activation will only proceed if the
1275
	# command has an exit status of 0. Set to "" to skip this check.
1276
	# (Not recommended.) Also see cache_check_options.
1277
	# (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools)
1278
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1279
	# cache_check_executable = "/usr/sbin/cache_check"
1280
 
1281
	# Configuration option global/cache_dump_executable.
1282
	# The full path to the cache_dump command.
1283
	# LVM uses this command to dump cache pool metadata.
1284
	# (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools)
1285
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1286
	# cache_dump_executable = "/usr/sbin/cache_dump"
1287
 
1288
	# Configuration option global/cache_repair_executable.
1289
	# The full path to the cache_repair command.
1290
	# LVM uses this command to repair a cache metadata device if it is in
1291
	# an unusable state. Also see cache_repair_options.
1292
	# (See package device-mapper-persistent-data or thin-provisioning-tools)
1293
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1294
	# cache_repair_executable = "/usr/sbin/cache_repair"
1295
 
1296
	# Configuration option global/cache_check_options.
1297
	# List of options passed to the cache_check command.
1298
	# With cache_check version 5.0 or newer you should include the option
1299
	# --clear-needs-check-flag.
1300
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1301
	# cache_check_options = [ "-q", "--clear-needs-check-flag" ]
1302
 
1303
	# Configuration option global/cache_repair_options.
1304
	# List of options passed to the cache_repair command.
1305
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1306
	# cache_repair_options = [ "" ]
1307
 
1308
	# Configuration option global/vdo_format_executable.
1309
	# The full path to the vdoformat command.
1310
	# LVM uses this command to initial data volume for VDO type logical volume
1311
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1312
	# vdo_format_executable = "/usr/bin/vdoformat"
1313
 
1314
	# Configuration option global/vdo_format_options.
1315
	# List of options passed added to standard vdoformat command.
1316
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1317
	# vdo_format_options = [ "" ]
1318
 
203 - 1319
	# Configuration option global/vdo_disabled_features.
1320
	# Features to not use in the vdo driver.
1321
	# This can be helpful for testing, or to avoid using a feature that is
1322
	# causing problems. Features include: online_rename
1323
	#
1324
	# Example
1325
	# vdo_disabled_features = [ "online_rename" ]
1326
	#
1327
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1328
 
192 - 1329
	# Configuration option global/fsadm_executable.
1330
	# The full path to the fsadm command.
1331
	# LVM uses this command to help with lvresize -r operations.
1332
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1333
	# fsadm_executable = "/usr/sbin/fsadm"
1334
 
1335
	# Configuration option global/system_id_source.
1336
	# The method LVM uses to set the local system ID.
1337
	# Volume Groups can also be given a system ID (by vgcreate, vgchange,
1338
	# or vgimport.) A VG on shared storage devices is accessible only to
1339
	# the host with a matching system ID. See 'man lvmsystemid' for
1340
	# information on limitations and correct usage.
203 - 1341
	#
192 - 1342
	# Accepted values:
1343
	#   none
1344
	#     The host has no system ID.
1345
	#   lvmlocal
1346
	#     Obtain the system ID from the system_id setting in the 'local'
1347
	#     section of an lvm configuration file, e.g. lvmlocal.conf.
1348
	#   uname
1349
	#     Set the system ID from the hostname (uname) of the system.
1350
	#     System IDs beginning localhost are not permitted.
204 - 1351
	#   appmachineid
1352
	#     Use an LVM-specific derivation of the local machine-id as the
1353
	#     system ID. See 'man machine-id'.
192 - 1354
	#   machineid
204 - 1355
	#     Use the contents of the machine-id file to set the system ID
1356
	#     (appmachineid is recommended.)
192 - 1357
	#   file
1358
	#     Use the contents of another file (system_id_file) to set the
1359
	#     system ID.
203 - 1360
	#
204 - 1361
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1362
	# system_id_source = "none"
192 - 1363
 
1364
	# Configuration option global/system_id_file.
1365
	# The full path to the file containing a system ID.
1366
	# This is used when system_id_source is set to 'file'.
1367
	# Comments starting with the character # are ignored.
1368
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1369
 
1370
	# Configuration option global/use_lvmpolld.
1371
	# Use lvmpolld to supervise long running LVM commands.
1372
	# When enabled, control of long running LVM commands is transferred
1373
	# from the original LVM command to the lvmpolld daemon. This allows
1374
	# the operation to continue independent of the original LVM command.
1375
	# After lvmpolld takes over, the LVM command displays the progress
1376
	# of the ongoing operation. lvmpolld itself runs LVM commands to
1377
	# manage the progress of ongoing operations. lvmpolld can be used as
1378
	# a native systemd service, which allows it to be started on demand,
1379
	# and to use its own control group. When this option is disabled, LVM
1380
	# commands will supervise long running operations by forking themselves.
1381
	# Applicable only if LVM is compiled with lvmpolld support.
204 - 1382
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1383
	# use_lvmpolld = 1
192 - 1384
 
1385
	# Configuration option global/notify_dbus.
1386
	# Enable D-Bus notification from LVM commands.
1387
	# When enabled, an LVM command that changes PVs, changes VG metadata,
1388
	# or changes the activation state of an LV will send a notification.
204 - 1389
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1390
	# notify_dbus = 1
192 - 1391
 
1392
	# Configuration option global/io_memory_size.
1393
	# The amount of memory in KiB that LVM allocates to perform disk io.
1394
	# LVM performance may benefit from more io memory when there are many
1395
	# disks or VG metadata is large. Increasing this size may be necessary
1396
	# when a single copy of VG metadata is larger than the current setting.
1397
	# This value should usually not be decreased from the default; setting
1398
	# it too low can result in lvm failing to read VGs.
1399
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1400
	# io_memory_size = 8192
1401
}
1402
 
1403
# Configuration section activation.
1404
activation {
1405
 
1406
	# Configuration option activation/checks.
1407
	# Perform internal checks of libdevmapper operations.
1408
	# Useful for debugging problems with activation. Some of the checks may
1409
	# be expensive, so it's best to use this only when there seems to be a
1410
	# problem.
204 - 1411
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1412
	# checks = 0
192 - 1413
 
1414
	# Configuration option activation/udev_sync.
1415
	# Use udev notifications to synchronize udev and LVM.
203 - 1416
	# The --noudevsync option overrides this setting.
192 - 1417
	# When disabled, LVM commands will not wait for notifications from
1418
	# udev, but continue irrespective of any possible udev processing in
1419
	# the background. Only use this if udev is not running or has rules
1420
	# that ignore the devices LVM creates. If enabled when udev is not
1421
	# running, and LVM processes are waiting for udev, run the command
1422
	# 'dmsetup udevcomplete_all' to wake them up.
204 - 1423
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1424
	# udev_sync = 1
192 - 1425
 
1426
	# Configuration option activation/udev_rules.
1427
	# Use udev rules to manage LV device nodes and symlinks.
1428
	# When disabled, LVM will manage the device nodes and symlinks for
1429
	# active LVs itself. Manual intervention may be required if this
1430
	# setting is changed while LVs are active.
204 - 1431
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1432
	# udev_rules = 1
192 - 1433
 
1434
	# Configuration option activation/verify_udev_operations.
1435
	# Use extra checks in LVM to verify udev operations.
1436
	# This enables additional checks (and if necessary, repairs) on entries
1437
	# in the device directory after udev has completed processing its
1438
	# events. Useful for diagnosing problems with LVM/udev interactions.
1439
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1440
	# verify_udev_operations = 0
1441
 
1442
	# Configuration option activation/retry_deactivation.
1443
	# Retry failed LV deactivation.
1444
	# If LV deactivation fails, LVM will retry for a few seconds before
1445
	# failing. This may happen because a process run from a quick udev rule
1446
	# temporarily opened the device.
204 - 1447
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1448
	# retry_deactivation = 1
192 - 1449
 
1450
	# Configuration option activation/missing_stripe_filler.
1451
	# Method to fill missing stripes when activating an incomplete LV.
1452
	# Using 'error' will make inaccessible parts of the device return I/O
1453
	# errors on access. Using 'zero' will return success (and zero) on I/O
1454
	# You can instead use a device path, in which case,
1455
	# that device will be used in place of missing stripes. Using anything
1456
	# other than 'error' with mirrored or snapshotted volumes is likely to
1457
	# result in data corruption.
1458
	# This configuration option is advanced.
204 - 1459
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1460
	# missing_stripe_filler = "error"
192 - 1461
 
1462
	# Configuration option activation/use_linear_target.
1463
	# Use the linear target to optimize single stripe LVs.
1464
	# When disabled, the striped target is used. The linear target is an
1465
	# optimised version of the striped target that only handles a single
1466
	# stripe.
1467
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1468
	# use_linear_target = 1
1469
 
1470
	# Configuration option activation/reserved_stack.
1471
	# Stack size in KiB to reserve for use while devices are suspended.
1472
	# Insufficent reserve risks I/O deadlock during device suspension.
1473
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1474
	# reserved_stack = 64
1475
 
1476
	# Configuration option activation/reserved_memory.
1477
	# Memory size in KiB to reserve for use while devices are suspended.
1478
	# Insufficent reserve risks I/O deadlock during device suspension.
1479
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1480
	# reserved_memory = 8192
1481
 
1482
	# Configuration option activation/process_priority.
1483
	# Nice value used while devices are suspended.
1484
	# Use a high priority so that LVs are suspended
1485
	# for the shortest possible time.
1486
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1487
	# process_priority = -18
1488
 
1489
	# Configuration option activation/volume_list.
1490
	# Only LVs selected by this list are activated.
1491
	# If this list is defined, an LV is only activated if it matches an
1492
	# entry in this list. If this list is undefined, it imposes no limits
1493
	# on LV activation (all are allowed).
203 - 1494
	#
192 - 1495
	# Accepted values:
1496
	#   vgname
1497
	#     The VG name is matched exactly and selects all LVs in the VG.
1498
	#   vgname/lvname
1499
	#     The VG name and LV name are matched exactly and selects the LV.
1500
	#   @tag
1501
	#     Selects an LV if the specified tag matches a tag set on the LV
1502
	#     or VG.
1503
	#   @*
1504
	#     Selects an LV if a tag defined on the host is also set on the LV
1505
	#     or VG. See tags/hosttags. If any host tags exist but volume_list
1506
	#     is not defined, a default single-entry list containing '@*'
1507
	#     is assumed.
203 - 1508
	#
192 - 1509
	# Example
1510
	# volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ]
203 - 1511
	#
192 - 1512
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1513
 
1514
	# Configuration option activation/auto_activation_volume_list.
203 - 1515
	# A list of VGs or LVs that should be autoactivated.
1516
	# Autoactivation is an activation command run with -aay,
1517
	# i.e. vgchange -aay, lvchange -aay, or pvscan --cache -aay.
1518
	# When this list is defined, an autoactivation command will only
1519
	# activate LVs included in the list. If this list is undefined,
1520
	# it has no effect. If this list is defined but empty, then no
1521
	# LVs will be autoactivated. LVs can be included in the list by
1522
	# LV name, VG name (applies to all LVs in the VG), or tag name.
1523
	# VGs and LVs can also have an autoactivation property set in
1524
	# metadata, see --setautoactivation. LVs included in this list
1525
	# will not be autoactivated if the VG or LV autoactivation
1526
	# property is disabled (see vgs or lvs "-o autoactivation").
1527
	# The volume_list setting and the "activation skip" property
1528
	# also apply to autoactivation.
1529
	# The -aay option is meant to be used by activation commands that
1530
	# are run automatically by the system, e.g. from systemd services.
1531
	#
192 - 1532
	# Accepted values:
1533
	#   vgname
1534
	#     The VG name is matched exactly and selects all LVs in the VG.
1535
	#   vgname/lvname
1536
	#     The VG name and LV name are matched exactly and selects the LV.
1537
	#   @tag
1538
	#     Selects an LV if the specified tag matches a tag set on the LV
1539
	#     or VG.
1540
	#   @*
1541
	#     Selects an LV if a tag defined on the host is also set on the LV
1542
	#     or VG. See tags/hosttags. If any host tags exist but volume_list
1543
	#     is not defined, a default single-entry list containing '@*'
1544
	#     is assumed.
203 - 1545
	#
192 - 1546
	# Example
1547
	# auto_activation_volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ]
203 - 1548
	#
192 - 1549
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1550
 
1551
	# Configuration option activation/read_only_volume_list.
1552
	# LVs in this list are activated in read-only mode.
1553
	# If this list is defined, each LV that is to be activated is checked
1554
	# against this list, and if it matches, it is activated in read-only
1555
	# mode. This overrides the permission setting stored in the metadata,
1556
	# e.g. from --permission rw.
203 - 1557
	#
192 - 1558
	# Accepted values:
1559
	#   vgname
1560
	#     The VG name is matched exactly and selects all LVs in the VG.
1561
	#   vgname/lvname
1562
	#     The VG name and LV name are matched exactly and selects the LV.
1563
	#   @tag
1564
	#     Selects an LV if the specified tag matches a tag set on the LV
1565
	#     or VG.
1566
	#   @*
1567
	#     Selects an LV if a tag defined on the host is also set on the LV
1568
	#     or VG. See tags/hosttags. If any host tags exist but volume_list
1569
	#     is not defined, a default single-entry list containing '@*'
1570
	#     is assumed.
203 - 1571
	#
192 - 1572
	# Example
1573
	# read_only_volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ]
203 - 1574
	#
192 - 1575
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1576
 
1577
	# Configuration option activation/raid_region_size.
1578
	# Size in KiB of each raid or mirror synchronization region.
1579
	# The clean/dirty state of data is tracked for each region.
1580
	# The value is rounded down to a power of two if necessary, and
1581
	# is ignored if it is not a multiple of the machine memory page size.
204 - 1582
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1583
	# raid_region_size = 2048
192 - 1584
 
1585
	# Configuration option activation/error_when_full.
1586
	# Return errors if a thin pool runs out of space.
1587
	# The --errorwhenfull option overrides this setting.
1588
	# When enabled, writes to thin LVs immediately return an error if the
1589
	# thin pool is out of data space. When disabled, writes to thin LVs
1590
	# are queued if the thin pool is out of space, and processed when the
1591
	# thin pool data space is extended. New thin pools are assigned the
1592
	# behavior defined here.
1593
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1594
	# error_when_full = 0
1595
 
1596
	# Configuration option activation/readahead.
1597
	# Setting to use when there is no readahead setting in metadata.
203 - 1598
	#
192 - 1599
	# Accepted values:
1600
	#   none
1601
	#     Disable readahead.
1602
	#   auto
1603
	#     Use default value chosen by kernel.
203 - 1604
	#
192 - 1605
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1606
	# readahead = "auto"
1607
 
1608
	# Configuration option activation/raid_fault_policy.
1609
	# Defines how a device failure in a RAID LV is handled.
1610
	# This includes LVs that have the following segment types:
1611
	# raid1, raid4, raid5*, and raid6*.
1612
	# If a device in the LV fails, the policy determines the steps
1613
	# performed by dmeventd automatically, and the steps perfomed by the
1614
	# manual command lvconvert --repair --use-policies.
1615
	# Automatic handling requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV.
203 - 1616
	#
192 - 1617
	# Accepted values:
1618
	#   warn
1619
	#     Use the system log to warn the user that a device in the RAID LV
1620
	#     has failed. It is left to the user to run lvconvert --repair
1621
	#     manually to remove or replace the failed device. As long as the
1622
	#     number of failed devices does not exceed the redundancy of the LV
1623
	#     (1 device for raid4/5, 2 for raid6), the LV will remain usable.
1624
	#   allocate
1625
	#     Attempt to use any extra physical volumes in the VG as spares and
1626
	#     replace faulty devices.
203 - 1627
	#
204 - 1628
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1629
	# raid_fault_policy = "warn"
192 - 1630
 
1631
	# Configuration option activation/mirror_image_fault_policy.
1632
	# Defines how a device failure in a 'mirror' LV is handled.
1633
	# An LV with the 'mirror' segment type is composed of mirror images
1634
	# (copies) and a mirror log. A disk log ensures that a mirror LV does
1635
	# not need to be re-synced (all copies made the same) every time a
1636
	# machine reboots or crashes. If a device in the LV fails, this policy
1637
	# determines the steps perfomed by dmeventd automatically, and the steps
1638
	# performed by the manual command lvconvert --repair --use-policies.
1639
	# Automatic handling requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV.
203 - 1640
	#
192 - 1641
	# Accepted values:
1642
	#   remove
1643
	#     Simply remove the faulty device and run without it. If the log
1644
	#     device fails, the mirror would convert to using an in-memory log.
1645
	#     This means the mirror will not remember its sync status across
1646
	#     crashes/reboots and the entire mirror will be re-synced. If a
1647
	#     mirror image fails, the mirror will convert to a non-mirrored
1648
	#     device if there is only one remaining good copy.
1649
	#   allocate
1650
	#     Remove the faulty device and try to allocate space on a new
1651
	#     device to be a replacement for the failed device. Using this
1652
	#     policy for the log is fast and maintains the ability to remember
1653
	#     sync state through crashes/reboots. Using this policy for a
1654
	#     mirror device is slow, as it requires the mirror to resynchronize
1655
	#     the devices, but it will preserve the mirror characteristic of
1656
	#     the device. This policy acts like 'remove' if no suitable device
1657
	#     and space can be allocated for the replacement.
1658
	#   allocate_anywhere
1659
	#     Not yet implemented. Useful to place the log device temporarily
1660
	#     on the same physical volume as one of the mirror images. This
1661
	#     policy is not recommended for mirror devices since it would break
1662
	#     the redundant nature of the mirror. This policy acts like
1663
	#     'remove' if no suitable device and space can be allocated for the
1664
	#     replacement.
203 - 1665
	#
204 - 1666
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1667
	# mirror_image_fault_policy = "remove"
192 - 1668
 
1669
	# Configuration option activation/mirror_log_fault_policy.
1670
	# Defines how a device failure in a 'mirror' log LV is handled.
1671
	# The mirror_image_fault_policy description for mirrored LVs also
1672
	# applies to mirrored log LVs.
204 - 1673
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1674
	# mirror_log_fault_policy = "allocate"
192 - 1675
 
1676
	# Configuration option activation/snapshot_autoextend_threshold.
1677
	# Auto-extend a snapshot when its usage exceeds this percent.
1678
	# Setting this to 100 disables automatic extension.
1679
	# The minimum value is 50 (a smaller value is treated as 50.)
1680
	# Also see snapshot_autoextend_percent.
1681
	# Automatic extension requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV.
203 - 1682
	#
192 - 1683
	# Example
1684
	# Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 1G
1685
	# snapshot exceeds 700M, it is extended to 1.2G, and when it exceeds
1686
	# 840M, it is extended to 1.44G:
1687
	# snapshot_autoextend_threshold = 70
203 - 1688
	#
204 - 1689
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1690
	# snapshot_autoextend_threshold = 100
192 - 1691
 
1692
	# Configuration option activation/snapshot_autoextend_percent.
1693
	# Auto-extending a snapshot adds this percent extra space.
1694
	# The amount of additional space added to a snapshot is this
1695
	# percent of its current size.
203 - 1696
	#
192 - 1697
	# Example
1698
	# Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 1G
1699
	# snapshot exceeds 700M, it is extended to 1.2G, and when it exceeds
1700
	# 840M, it is extended to 1.44G:
1701
	# snapshot_autoextend_percent = 20
203 - 1702
	#
204 - 1703
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1704
	# snapshot_autoextend_percent = 20
192 - 1705
 
1706
	# Configuration option activation/thin_pool_autoextend_threshold.
1707
	# Auto-extend a thin pool when its usage exceeds this percent.
1708
	# Setting this to 100 disables automatic extension.
1709
	# The minimum value is 50 (a smaller value is treated as 50.)
1710
	# Also see thin_pool_autoextend_percent.
1711
	# Automatic extension requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV.
203 - 1712
	#
192 - 1713
	# Example
1714
	# Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 1G
1715
	# thin pool exceeds 700M, it is extended to 1.2G, and when it exceeds
1716
	# 840M, it is extended to 1.44G:
1717
	# thin_pool_autoextend_threshold = 70
203 - 1718
	#
204 - 1719
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1720
	# thin_pool_autoextend_threshold = 100
192 - 1721
 
1722
	# Configuration option activation/thin_pool_autoextend_percent.
1723
	# Auto-extending a thin pool adds this percent extra space.
1724
	# The amount of additional space added to a thin pool is this
1725
	# percent of its current size.
203 - 1726
	#
192 - 1727
	# Example
1728
	# Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 1G
1729
	# thin pool exceeds 700M, it is extended to 1.2G, and when it exceeds
1730
	# 840M, it is extended to 1.44G:
1731
	# thin_pool_autoextend_percent = 20
203 - 1732
	#
204 - 1733
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1734
	# thin_pool_autoextend_percent = 20
192 - 1735
 
1736
	# Configuration option activation/vdo_pool_autoextend_threshold.
1737
	# Auto-extend a VDO pool when its usage exceeds this percent.
1738
	# Setting this to 100 disables automatic extension.
1739
	# The minimum value is 50 (a smaller value is treated as 50.)
1740
	# Also see vdo_pool_autoextend_percent.
1741
	# Automatic extension requires dmeventd to be monitoring the LV.
203 - 1742
	#
192 - 1743
	# Example
1744
	# Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 10G
1745
	# VDO pool exceeds 7G, it is extended to 12G, and when it exceeds
1746
	# 8.4G, it is extended to 14.4G:
1747
	# vdo_pool_autoextend_threshold = 70
203 - 1748
	#
192 - 1749
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1750
	# vdo_pool_autoextend_threshold = 100
1751
 
1752
	# Configuration option activation/vdo_pool_autoextend_percent.
1753
	# Auto-extending a VDO pool adds this percent extra space.
1754
	# The amount of additional space added to a VDO pool is this
1755
	# percent of its current size.
203 - 1756
	#
192 - 1757
	# Example
1758
	# Using 70% autoextend threshold and 20% autoextend size, when a 10G
1759
	# VDO pool exceeds 7G, it is extended to 12G, and when it exceeds
1760
	# 8.4G, it is extended to 14.4G:
1761
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1762
	# vdo_pool_autoextend_percent = 20
1763
 
1764
	# Configuration option activation/mlock_filter.
1765
	# Do not mlock these memory areas.
1766
	# While activating devices, I/O to devices being (re)configured is
1767
	# suspended. As a precaution against deadlocks, LVM pins memory it is
1768
	# using so it is not paged out, and will not require I/O to reread.
1769
	# Groups of pages that are known not to be accessed during activation
1770
	# do not need to be pinned into memory. Each string listed in this
1771
	# setting is compared against each line in /proc/self/maps, and the
1772
	# pages corresponding to lines that match are not pinned. On some
1773
	# systems, locale-archive was found to make up over 80% of the memory
1774
	# used by the process.
203 - 1775
	#
192 - 1776
	# Example
1777
	# mlock_filter = [ "locale/locale-archive", "gconv/gconv-modules.cache" ]
203 - 1778
	#
192 - 1779
	# This configuration option is advanced.
1780
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1781
 
1782
	# Configuration option activation/use_mlockall.
1783
	# Use the old behavior of mlockall to pin all memory.
1784
	# Prior to version 2.02.62, LVM used mlockall() to pin the whole
1785
	# process's memory while activating devices.
1786
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1787
	# use_mlockall = 0
1788
 
1789
	# Configuration option activation/monitoring.
1790
	# Monitor LVs that are activated.
1791
	# The --ignoremonitoring option overrides this setting.
1792
	# When enabled, LVM will ask dmeventd to monitor activated LVs.
204 - 1793
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1794
	# monitoring = 1
192 - 1795
 
1796
	# Configuration option activation/polling_interval.
1797
	# Check pvmove or lvconvert progress at this interval (seconds).
1798
	# When pvmove or lvconvert must wait for the kernel to finish
1799
	# synchronising or merging data, they check and report progress at
1800
	# intervals of this number of seconds. If this is set to 0 and there
1801
	# is only one thing to wait for, there are no progress reports, but
1802
	# the process is awoken immediately once the operation is complete.
1803
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1804
	# polling_interval = 15
1805
 
1806
	# Configuration option activation/auto_set_activation_skip.
1807
	# Set the activation skip flag on new thin snapshot LVs.
1808
	# The --setactivationskip option overrides this setting.
1809
	# An LV can have a persistent 'activation skip' flag. The flag causes
1810
	# the LV to be skipped during normal activation. The lvchange/vgchange
1811
	# -K option is required to activate LVs that have the activation skip
1812
	# flag set. When this setting is enabled, the activation skip flag is
1813
	# set on new thin snapshot LVs.
1814
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1815
	# auto_set_activation_skip = 1
1816
 
1817
	# Configuration option activation/activation_mode.
1818
	# How LVs with missing devices are activated.
1819
	# The --activationmode option overrides this setting.
203 - 1820
	#
192 - 1821
	# Accepted values:
1822
	#   complete
1823
	#     Only allow activation of an LV if all of the Physical Volumes it
1824
	#     uses are present. Other PVs in the Volume Group may be missing.
1825
	#   degraded
1826
	#     Like complete, but additionally RAID LVs of segment type raid1,
1827
	#     raid4, raid5, radid6 and raid10 will be activated if there is no
1828
	#     data loss, i.e. they have sufficient redundancy to present the
1829
	#     entire addressable range of the Logical Volume.
1830
	#   partial
1831
	#     Allows the activation of any LV even if a missing or failed PV
1832
	#     could cause data loss with a portion of the LV inaccessible.
1833
	#     This setting should not normally be used, but may sometimes
1834
	#     assist with data recovery.
203 - 1835
	#
204 - 1836
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1837
	# activation_mode = "degraded"
192 - 1838
 
1839
	# Configuration option activation/lock_start_list.
1840
	# Locking is started only for VGs selected by this list.
1841
	# The rules are the same as those for volume_list.
1842
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1843
 
1844
	# Configuration option activation/auto_lock_start_list.
1845
	# Locking is auto-started only for VGs selected by this list.
1846
	# The rules are the same as those for auto_activation_volume_list.
1847
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1848
}
1849
 
1850
# Configuration section metadata.
1851
# This configuration section has an automatic default value.
1852
# metadata {
1853
 
1854
	# Configuration option metadata/check_pv_device_sizes.
1855
	# Check device sizes are not smaller than corresponding PV sizes.
1856
	# If device size is less than corresponding PV size found in metadata,
1857
	# there is always a risk of data loss. If this option is set, then LVM
1858
	# issues a warning message each time it finds that the device size is
1859
	# less than corresponding PV size. You should not disable this unless
1860
	# you are absolutely sure about what you are doing!
1861
	# This configuration option is advanced.
1862
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1863
	# check_pv_device_sizes = 1
1864
 
1865
	# Configuration option metadata/record_lvs_history.
1866
	# When enabled, LVM keeps history records about removed LVs in
1867
	# metadata. The information that is recorded in metadata for
1868
	# historical LVs is reduced when compared to original
1869
	# information kept in metadata for live LVs. Currently, this
1870
	# feature is supported for thin and thin snapshot LVs only.
1871
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1872
	# record_lvs_history = 0
1873
 
1874
	# Configuration option metadata/lvs_history_retention_time.
1875
	# Retention time in seconds after which a record about individual
1876
	# historical logical volume is automatically destroyed.
1877
	# A value of 0 disables this feature.
1878
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1879
	# lvs_history_retention_time = 0
1880
 
1881
	# Configuration option metadata/pvmetadatacopies.
1882
	# Number of copies of metadata to store on each PV.
1883
	# The --pvmetadatacopies option overrides this setting.
203 - 1884
	#
192 - 1885
	# Accepted values:
1886
	#   2
1887
	#     Two copies of the VG metadata are stored on the PV, one at the
1888
	#     front of the PV, and one at the end.
1889
	#   1
1890
	#     One copy of VG metadata is stored at the front of the PV.
1891
	#   0
1892
	#     No copies of VG metadata are stored on the PV. This may be
1893
	#     useful for VGs containing large numbers of PVs.
203 - 1894
	#
192 - 1895
	# This configuration option is advanced.
1896
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1897
	# pvmetadatacopies = 1
1898
 
1899
	# Configuration option metadata/vgmetadatacopies.
1900
	# Number of copies of metadata to maintain for each VG.
1901
	# The --vgmetadatacopies option overrides this setting.
1902
	# If set to a non-zero value, LVM automatically chooses which of the
1903
	# available metadata areas to use to achieve the requested number of
1904
	# copies of the VG metadata. If you set a value larger than the the
1905
	# total number of metadata areas available, then metadata is stored in
1906
	# them all. The value 0 (unmanaged) disables this automatic management
1907
	# and allows you to control which metadata areas are used at the
1908
	# individual PV level using pvchange --metadataignore y|n.
1909
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1910
	# vgmetadatacopies = 0
1911
 
1912
	# Configuration option metadata/pvmetadatasize.
1913
	# The default size of the metadata area in units of 512 byte sectors.
1914
	# The metadata area begins at an offset of the page size from the start
1915
	# of the device. The first PE is by default at 1 MiB from the start of
1916
	# the device. The space between these is the default metadata area size.
1917
	# The actual size of the metadata area may be larger than what is set
1918
	# here due to default_data_alignment making the first PE a MiB multiple.
1919
	# The metadata area begins with a 512 byte header and is followed by a
1920
	# circular buffer used for VG metadata text. The maximum size of the VG
1921
	# metadata is about half the size of the metadata buffer. VGs with large
1922
	# numbers of PVs or LVs, or VGs containing complex LV structures, may need
1923
	# additional space for VG metadata. The --metadatasize option overrides
1924
	# this setting.
1925
	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
1926
 
1927
	# Configuration option metadata/pvmetadataignore.
1928
	# Ignore metadata areas on a new PV.
1929
	# The --metadataignore option overrides this setting.
1930
	# If metadata areas on a PV are ignored, LVM will not store metadata
1931
	# in them.
1932
	# This configuration option is advanced.
1933
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1934
	# pvmetadataignore = 0
1935
 
1936
	# Configuration option metadata/stripesize.
1937
	# This configuration option is advanced.
1938
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1939
	# stripesize = 64
1940
# }
1941
 
1942
# Configuration section report.
1943
# LVM report command output formatting.
1944
# This configuration section has an automatic default value.
1945
# report {
1946
 
1947
	# Configuration option report/output_format.
1948
	# Format of LVM command's report output.
1949
	# If there is more than one report per command, then the format
1950
	# is applied for all reports. You can also change output format
1951
	# directly on command line using --reportformat option which
1952
	# has precedence over log/output_format setting.
1953
	# Accepted values:
1954
	#   basic
1955
	#     Original format with columns and rows. If there is more than
1956
	#     one report per command, each report is prefixed with report's
1957
	#     name for identification.
1958
	#   json
1959
	#     JSON format.
1960
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1961
	# output_format = "basic"
1962
 
1963
	# Configuration option report/compact_output.
1964
	# Do not print empty values for all report fields.
1965
	# If enabled, all fields that don't have a value set for any of the
1966
	# rows reported are skipped and not printed. Compact output is
1967
	# applicable only if report/buffered is enabled. If you need to
1968
	# compact only specified fields, use compact_output=0 and define
1969
	# report/compact_output_cols configuration setting instead.
1970
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1971
	# compact_output = 0
1972
 
1973
	# Configuration option report/compact_output_cols.
1974
	# Do not print empty values for specified report fields.
1975
	# If defined, specified fields that don't have a value set for any
1976
	# of the rows reported are skipped and not printed. Compact output
1977
	# is applicable only if report/buffered is enabled. If you need to
1978
	# compact all fields, use compact_output=1 instead in which case
1979
	# the compact_output_cols setting is then ignored.
1980
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1981
	# compact_output_cols = ""
1982
 
1983
	# Configuration option report/aligned.
1984
	# Align columns in report output.
1985
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1986
	# aligned = 1
1987
 
1988
	# Configuration option report/buffered.
1989
	# Buffer report output.
1990
	# When buffered reporting is used, the report's content is appended
1991
	# incrementally to include each object being reported until the report
1992
	# is flushed to output which normally happens at the end of command
1993
	# execution. Otherwise, if buffering is not used, each object is
1994
	# reported as soon as its processing is finished.
1995
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
1996
	# buffered = 1
1997
 
1998
	# Configuration option report/headings.
1999
	# Show headings for columns on report.
2000
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2001
	# headings = 1
2002
 
2003
	# Configuration option report/separator.
2004
	# A separator to use on report after each field.
2005
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2006
	# separator = " "
2007
 
2008
	# Configuration option report/list_item_separator.
2009
	# A separator to use for list items when reported.
2010
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2011
	# list_item_separator = ","
2012
 
2013
	# Configuration option report/prefixes.
2014
	# Use a field name prefix for each field reported.
2015
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2016
	# prefixes = 0
2017
 
2018
	# Configuration option report/quoted.
2019
	# Quote field values when using field name prefixes.
2020
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2021
	# quoted = 1
2022
 
2023
	# Configuration option report/columns_as_rows.
2024
	# Output each column as a row.
2025
	# If set, this also implies report/prefixes=1.
2026
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2027
	# columns_as_rows = 0
2028
 
2029
	# Configuration option report/binary_values_as_numeric.
2030
	# Use binary values 0 or 1 instead of descriptive literal values.
2031
	# For columns that have exactly two valid values to report
2032
	# (not counting the 'unknown' value which denotes that the
2033
	# value could not be determined).
2034
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2035
	# binary_values_as_numeric = 0
2036
 
2037
	# Configuration option report/time_format.
2038
	# Set time format for fields reporting time values.
2039
	# Format specification is a string which may contain special character
2040
	# sequences and ordinary character sequences. Ordinary character
2041
	# sequences are copied verbatim. Each special character sequence is
2042
	# introduced by the '%' character and such sequence is then
2043
	# substituted with a value as described below.
203 - 2044
	#
192 - 2045
	# Accepted values:
2046
	#   %a
2047
	#     The abbreviated name of the day of the week according to the
2048
	#     current locale.
2049
	#   %A
2050
	#     The full name of the day of the week according to the current
2051
	#     locale.
2052
	#   %b
2053
	#     The abbreviated month name according to the current locale.
2054
	#   %B
2055
	#     The full month name according to the current locale.
2056
	#   %c
2057
	#     The preferred date and time representation for the current
2058
	#     locale (alt E)
2059
	#   %C
2060
	#     The century number (year/100) as a 2-digit integer. (alt E)
2061
	#   %d
2062
	#     The day of the month as a decimal number (range 01 to 31).
2063
	#     (alt O)
2064
	#   %D
2065
	#     Equivalent to %m/%d/%y. (For Americans only. Americans should
2066
	#     note that in other countries%d/%m/%y is rather common. This
2067
	#     means that in international context this format is ambiguous and
2068
	#     should not be used.
2069
	#   %e
2070
	#     Like %d, the day of the month as a decimal number, but a leading
2071
	#     zero is replaced by a space. (alt O)
2072
	#   %E
2073
	#     Modifier: use alternative local-dependent representation if
2074
	#     available.
2075
	#   %F
2076
	#     Equivalent to %Y-%m-%d (the ISO 8601 date format).
2077
	#   %G
2078
	#     The ISO 8601 week-based year with century as adecimal number.
2079
	#     The 4-digit year corresponding to the ISO week number (see %V).
2080
	#     This has the same format and value as %Y, except that if the
2081
	#     ISO week number belongs to the previous or next year, that year
2082
	#     is used instead.
2083
	#   %g
2084
	#     Like %G, but without century, that is, with a 2-digit year
2085
	#     (00-99).
2086
	#   %h
2087
	#     Equivalent to %b.
2088
	#   %H
2089
	#     The hour as a decimal number using a 24-hour clock
2090
	#     (range 00 to 23). (alt O)
2091
	#   %I
2092
	#     The hour as a decimal number using a 12-hour clock
2093
	#     (range 01 to 12). (alt O)
2094
	#   %j
2095
	#     The day of the year as a decimal number (range 001 to 366).
2096
	#   %k
2097
	#     The hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 0 to 23);
2098
	#     single digits are preceded by a blank. (See also %H.)
2099
	#   %l
2100
	#     The hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 1 to 12);
2101
	#     single digits are preceded by a blank. (See also %I.)
2102
	#   %m
2103
	#     The month as a decimal number (range 01 to 12). (alt O)
2104
	#   %M
2105
	#     The minute as a decimal number (range 00 to 59). (alt O)
2106
	#   %O
2107
	#     Modifier: use alternative numeric symbols.
2108
	#   %p
2109
	#     Either "AM" or "PM" according to the given time value,
2110
	#     or the corresponding strings for the current locale. Noon is
2111
	#     treated as "PM" and midnight as "AM".
2112
	#   %P
2113
	#     Like %p but in lowercase: "am" or "pm" or a corresponding
2114
	#     string for the current locale.
2115
	#   %r
2116
	#     The time in a.m. or p.m. notation. In the POSIX locale this is
2117
	#     equivalent to %I:%M:%S %p.
2118
	#   %R
2119
	#     The time in 24-hour notation (%H:%M). For a version including
2120
	#     the seconds, see %T below.
2121
	#   %s
2122
	#     The number of seconds since the Epoch,
2123
	#     1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 (UTC)
2124
	#   %S
2125
	#     The second as a decimal number (range 00 to 60). (The range is
2126
	#     up to 60 to allow for occasional leap seconds.) (alt O)
2127
	#   %t
2128
	#     A tab character.
2129
	#   %T
2130
	#     The time in 24-hour notation (%H:%M:%S).
2131
	#   %u
2132
	#     The day of the week as a decimal, range 1 to 7, Monday being 1.
2133
	#     See also %w. (alt O)
2134
	#   %U
2135
	#     The week number of the current year as a decimal number,
2136
	#     range 00 to 53, starting with the first Sunday as the first
2137
	#     day of week 01. See also %V and %W. (alt O)
2138
	#   %V
2139
	#     The ISO 8601 week number of the current year as a decimal number,
2140
	#     range 01 to 53, where week 1 is the first week that has at least
2141
	#     4 days in the new year. See also %U and %W. (alt O)
2142
	#   %w
2143
	#     The day of the week as a decimal, range 0 to 6, Sunday being 0.
2144
	#     See also %u. (alt O)
2145
	#   %W
2146
	#     The week number of the current year as a decimal number,
2147
	#     range 00 to 53, starting with the first Monday as the first day
2148
	#     of week 01. (alt O)
2149
	#   %x
2150
	#     The preferred date representation for the current locale without
2151
	#     the time. (alt E)
2152
	#   %X
2153
	#     The preferred time representation for the current locale without
2154
	#     the date. (alt E)
2155
	#   %y
2156
	#     The year as a decimal number without a century (range 00 to 99).
2157
	#     (alt E, alt O)
2158
	#   %Y
2159
	#     The year as a decimal number including the century. (alt E)
2160
	#   %z
2161
	#     The +hhmm or -hhmm numeric timezone (that is, the hour and minute
2162
	#     offset from UTC).
2163
	#   %Z
2164
	#     The timezone name or abbreviation.
2165
	#   %%
2166
	#     A literal '%' character.
203 - 2167
	#
192 - 2168
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2169
	# time_format = "%Y-%m-%d %T %z"
2170
 
2171
	# Configuration option report/devtypes_sort.
2172
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting 'lvm devtypes' command.
2173
	# See 'lvm devtypes -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2174
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2175
	# devtypes_sort = "devtype_name"
2176
 
2177
	# Configuration option report/devtypes_cols.
2178
	# List of columns to report for 'lvm devtypes' command.
2179
	# See 'lvm devtypes -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2180
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2181
	# devtypes_cols = "devtype_name,devtype_max_partitions,devtype_description"
2182
 
2183
	# Configuration option report/devtypes_cols_verbose.
2184
	# List of columns to report for 'lvm devtypes' command in verbose mode.
2185
	# See 'lvm devtypes -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2186
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2187
	# devtypes_cols_verbose = "devtype_name,devtype_max_partitions,devtype_description"
2188
 
2189
	# Configuration option report/lvs_sort.
2190
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting 'lvs' command.
2191
	# See 'lvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2192
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2193
	# lvs_sort = "vg_name,lv_name"
2194
 
2195
	# Configuration option report/lvs_cols.
2196
	# List of columns to report for 'lvs' command.
2197
	# See 'lvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2198
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2199
	# lvs_cols = "lv_name,vg_name,lv_attr,lv_size,pool_lv,origin,data_percent,metadata_percent,move_pv,mirror_log,copy_percent,convert_lv"
2200
 
2201
	# Configuration option report/lvs_cols_verbose.
2202
	# List of columns to report for 'lvs' command in verbose mode.
2203
	# See 'lvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2204
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2205
	# lvs_cols_verbose = "lv_name,vg_name,seg_count,lv_attr,lv_size,lv_major,lv_minor,lv_kernel_major,lv_kernel_minor,pool_lv,origin,data_percent,metadata_percent,move_pv,copy_percent,mirror_log,convert_lv,lv_uuid,lv_profile"
2206
 
2207
	# Configuration option report/vgs_sort.
2208
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting 'vgs' command.
2209
	# See 'vgs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2210
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2211
	# vgs_sort = "vg_name"
2212
 
2213
	# Configuration option report/vgs_cols.
2214
	# List of columns to report for 'vgs' command.
2215
	# See 'vgs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2216
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2217
	# vgs_cols = "vg_name,pv_count,lv_count,snap_count,vg_attr,vg_size,vg_free"
2218
 
2219
	# Configuration option report/vgs_cols_verbose.
2220
	# List of columns to report for 'vgs' command in verbose mode.
2221
	# See 'vgs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2222
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2223
	# vgs_cols_verbose = "vg_name,vg_attr,vg_extent_size,pv_count,lv_count,snap_count,vg_size,vg_free,vg_uuid,vg_profile"
2224
 
2225
	# Configuration option report/pvs_sort.
2226
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting 'pvs' command.
2227
	# See 'pvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2228
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2229
	# pvs_sort = "pv_name"
2230
 
2231
	# Configuration option report/pvs_cols.
2232
	# List of columns to report for 'pvs' command.
2233
	# See 'pvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2234
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2235
	# pvs_cols = "pv_name,vg_name,pv_fmt,pv_attr,pv_size,pv_free"
2236
 
2237
	# Configuration option report/pvs_cols_verbose.
2238
	# List of columns to report for 'pvs' command in verbose mode.
2239
	# See 'pvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2240
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2241
	# pvs_cols_verbose = "pv_name,vg_name,pv_fmt,pv_attr,pv_size,pv_free,dev_size,pv_uuid"
2242
 
2243
	# Configuration option report/segs_sort.
2244
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting 'lvs --segments' command.
2245
	# See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2246
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2247
	# segs_sort = "vg_name,lv_name,seg_start"
2248
 
2249
	# Configuration option report/segs_cols.
2250
	# List of columns to report for 'lvs --segments' command.
2251
	# See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2252
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2253
	# segs_cols = "lv_name,vg_name,lv_attr,stripes,segtype,seg_size"
2254
 
2255
	# Configuration option report/segs_cols_verbose.
2256
	# List of columns to report for 'lvs --segments' command in verbose mode.
2257
	# See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2258
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2259
	# segs_cols_verbose = "lv_name,vg_name,lv_attr,seg_start,seg_size,stripes,segtype,stripesize,chunksize"
2260
 
2261
	# Configuration option report/pvsegs_sort.
2262
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting 'pvs --segments' command.
2263
	# See 'pvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2264
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2265
	# pvsegs_sort = "pv_name,pvseg_start"
2266
 
2267
	# Configuration option report/pvsegs_cols.
2268
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting 'pvs --segments' command.
2269
	# See 'pvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2270
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2271
	# pvsegs_cols = "pv_name,vg_name,pv_fmt,pv_attr,pv_size,pv_free,pvseg_start,pvseg_size"
2272
 
2273
	# Configuration option report/pvsegs_cols_verbose.
2274
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting 'pvs --segments' command in verbose mode.
2275
	# See 'pvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2276
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2277
	# pvsegs_cols_verbose = "pv_name,vg_name,pv_fmt,pv_attr,pv_size,pv_free,pvseg_start,pvseg_size,lv_name,seg_start_pe,segtype,seg_pe_ranges"
2278
 
2279
	# Configuration option report/vgs_cols_full.
2280
	# List of columns to report for lvm fullreport's 'vgs' subreport.
2281
	# See 'vgs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2282
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2283
	# vgs_cols_full = "vg_all"
2284
 
2285
	# Configuration option report/pvs_cols_full.
2286
	# List of columns to report for lvm fullreport's 'vgs' subreport.
2287
	# See 'pvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2288
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2289
	# pvs_cols_full = "pv_all"
2290
 
2291
	# Configuration option report/lvs_cols_full.
2292
	# List of columns to report for lvm fullreport's 'lvs' subreport.
2293
	# See 'lvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2294
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2295
	# lvs_cols_full = "lv_all"
2296
 
2297
	# Configuration option report/pvsegs_cols_full.
2298
	# List of columns to report for lvm fullreport's 'pvseg' subreport.
2299
	# See 'pvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2300
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2301
	# pvsegs_cols_full = "pvseg_all,pv_uuid,lv_uuid"
2302
 
2303
	# Configuration option report/segs_cols_full.
2304
	# List of columns to report for lvm fullreport's 'seg' subreport.
2305
	# See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2306
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2307
	# segs_cols_full = "seg_all,lv_uuid"
2308
 
2309
	# Configuration option report/vgs_sort_full.
2310
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting lvm fullreport's 'vgs' subreport.
2311
	# See 'vgs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2312
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2313
	# vgs_sort_full = "vg_name"
2314
 
2315
	# Configuration option report/pvs_sort_full.
2316
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting lvm fullreport's 'vgs' subreport.
2317
	# See 'pvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2318
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2319
	# pvs_sort_full = "pv_name"
2320
 
2321
	# Configuration option report/lvs_sort_full.
2322
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting lvm fullreport's 'lvs' subreport.
2323
	# See 'lvs -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2324
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2325
	# lvs_sort_full = "vg_name,lv_name"
2326
 
2327
	# Configuration option report/pvsegs_sort_full.
2328
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting for lvm fullreport's 'pvseg' subreport.
2329
	# See 'pvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2330
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2331
	# pvsegs_sort_full = "pv_uuid,pvseg_start"
2332
 
2333
	# Configuration option report/segs_sort_full.
2334
	# List of columns to sort by when reporting lvm fullreport's 'seg' subreport.
2335
	# See 'lvs --segments -o help' for the list of possible fields.
2336
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2337
	# segs_sort_full = "lv_uuid,seg_start"
2338
 
2339
	# Configuration option report/mark_hidden_devices.
2340
	# Use brackets [] to mark hidden devices.
2341
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2342
	# mark_hidden_devices = 1
2343
 
2344
	# Configuration option report/two_word_unknown_device.
2345
	# Use the two words 'unknown device' in place of '[unknown]'.
2346
	# This is displayed when the device for a PV is not known.
2347
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2348
	# two_word_unknown_device = 0
2349
# }
2350
 
2351
# Configuration section dmeventd.
2352
# Settings for the LVM event daemon.
2353
dmeventd {
2354
 
2355
	# Configuration option dmeventd/mirror_library.
2356
	# The library dmeventd uses when monitoring a mirror device.
2357
	# libdevmapper-event-lvm2mirror.so attempts to recover from
2358
	# failures. It removes failed devices from a volume group and
2359
	# reconfigures a mirror as necessary. If no mirror library is
2360
	# provided, mirrors are not monitored through dmeventd.
2361
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2362
	# mirror_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2mirror.so"
2363
 
2364
	# Configuration option dmeventd/raid_library.
2365
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2366
	# raid_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2raid.so"
2367
 
2368
	# Configuration option dmeventd/snapshot_library.
2369
	# The library dmeventd uses when monitoring a snapshot device.
2370
	# libdevmapper-event-lvm2snapshot.so monitors the filling of snapshots
2371
	# and emits a warning through syslog when the usage exceeds 80%. The
2372
	# warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and 95% of the snapshot is filled.
2373
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2374
	# snapshot_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2snapshot.so"
2375
 
2376
	# Configuration option dmeventd/thin_library.
2377
	# The library dmeventd uses when monitoring a thin device.
2378
	# libdevmapper-event-lvm2thin.so monitors the filling of a pool
2379
	# and emits a warning through syslog when the usage exceeds 80%. The
2380
	# warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and 95% of the pool is filled.
2381
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2382
	# thin_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2thin.so"
2383
 
2384
	# Configuration option dmeventd/thin_command.
2385
	# The plugin runs command with each 5% increment when thin-pool data volume
2386
	# or metadata volume gets above 50%.
2387
	# Command which starts with 'lvm ' prefix is internal lvm command.
2388
	# You can write your own handler to customise behaviour in more details.
2389
	# User handler is specified with the full path starting with '/'.
2390
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2391
	# thin_command = "lvm lvextend --use-policies"
2392
 
2393
	# Configuration option dmeventd/vdo_library.
2394
	# The library dmeventd uses when monitoring a VDO pool device.
2395
	# libdevmapper-event-lvm2vdo.so monitors the filling of a pool
2396
	# and emits a warning through syslog when the usage exceeds 80%. The
2397
	# warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and 95% of the pool is filled.
2398
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2399
	# vdo_library = "libdevmapper-event-lvm2vdo.so"
2400
 
2401
	# Configuration option dmeventd/vdo_command.
2402
	# The plugin runs command with each 5% increment when VDO pool volume
2403
	# gets above 50%.
2404
	# Command which starts with 'lvm ' prefix is internal lvm command.
2405
	# You can write your own handler to customise behaviour in more details.
2406
	# User handler is specified with the full path starting with '/'.
2407
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2408
	# vdo_command = "lvm lvextend --use-policies"
2409
 
2410
	# Configuration option dmeventd/executable.
2411
	# The full path to the dmeventd binary.
2412
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2413
	# executable = "/usr/sbin/dmeventd"
2414
}
2415
 
2416
# Configuration section tags.
2417
# Host tag settings.
2418
# This configuration section has an automatic default value.
2419
# tags {
2420
 
2421
	# Configuration option tags/hosttags.
2422
	# Create a host tag using the machine name.
2423
	# The machine name is nodename returned by uname(2).
2424
	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
2425
	# hosttags = 0
2426
 
2427
	# Configuration section tags/<tag>.
2428
	# Replace this subsection name with a custom tag name.
2429
	# Multiple subsections like this can be created. The '@' prefix for
2430
	# tags is optional. This subsection can contain host_list, which is a
2431
	# list of machine names. If the name of the local machine is found in
2432
	# host_list, then the name of this subsection is used as a tag and is
2433
	# applied to the local machine as a 'host tag'. If this subsection is
2434
	# empty (has no host_list), then the subsection name is always applied
2435
	# as a 'host tag'.
203 - 2436
	#
192 - 2437
	# Example
2438
	# The host tag foo is given to all hosts, and the host tag
2439
	# bar is given to the hosts named machine1 and machine2.
2440
	# tags { foo { } bar { host_list = [ "machine1", "machine2" ] } }
203 - 2441
	#
192 - 2442
	# This configuration section has variable name.
2443
	# This configuration section has an automatic default value.
2444
	# tag {
2445
 
2446
		# Configuration option tags/<tag>/host_list.
2447
		# A list of machine names.
2448
		# These machine names are compared to the nodename returned
2449
		# by uname(2). If the local machine name matches an entry in
2450
		# this list, the name of the subsection is applied to the
2451
		# machine as a 'host tag'.
2452
		# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
2453
	# }
2454
# }