Re: [linux-lvm] When and why vgs command can change metadata and incur old metadata to be backed up?

2017-10-30 Thread Alasdair G Kergon
On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 02:06:45PM +0800, Eric Ren wrote: > """ > contents = "Text Format Volume Group" > version = 1 > > description = "Created *before* executing 'vgs'" > """ > I'm wondering when and why the new backups will be created by reporting > command like vgs? Very simply if the metada

Re: [linux-lvm] When and why vgs command can change metadata and incur old metadata to be backed up?

2017-10-30 Thread David Teigland
On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 07:11:16PM +0100, Gionatan Danti wrote: > > that in theory are only reading and reporting information. I've also > > suggested that whenever repairs are done, lvm should record a persistent > > message in the system log with the details, but that idea didn't get a > > great

Re: [linux-lvm] When and why vgs command can change metadata and incur old metadata to be backed up?

2017-10-30 Thread Gionatan Danti
Il 30-10-2017 18:04 David Teigland ha scritto: On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 02:06:45PM +0800, Eric Ren wrote: Hi all, Sometimes, I see the following message in the VG metadata backups under /etc/lvm/archive: """ contents = "Text Format Volume Group" version = 1 description = "Created *before* ex

Re: [linux-lvm] When and why vgs command can change metadata and incur old metadata to be backed up?

2017-10-30 Thread David Teigland
On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 02:06:45PM +0800, Eric Ren wrote: > Hi all, > > Sometimes, I see the following message in the VG metadata backups under > /etc/lvm/archive: > > """ > contents = "Text Format Volume Group" > version = 1 > > description = "Created *before* executing 'vgs'" > """ > > I'm wo