lvm lvpoll — Continue already initiated poll operation on a logical volume
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Description
lvm lvpoll is an internal command used by lvmpolld(8) to monitor and complete lvconvert(8) and pvmove(8)
operations. lvpoll itself does not initiate these operations and should not normally need to be run
directly.
Environment Variables
See lvm(8) for information about environment variables used by lvm. For example, LVM_VG_NAME can
generally be substituted for a required VG parameter.
Examples
Continue polling a pvmove operation.
lvmlvpoll--polloperationpvmovevg00/pvmove0
Abort a pvmove operation.
lvmlvpoll--polloperationpvmove--abortvg00/pvmove0
Continue polling a mirror conversion.
lvmlvpoll--polloperationconvertvg00/lvmirror
Continue mirror repair.
lvmlvpoll--polloperationconvertvg/damaged_mirror--handlemissingpvs
Continue snapshot merge.
lvmlvpoll--polloperationmergevg/snapshot_old
Continue thin snapshot merge.
lvmlvpoll--polloperationmerge_thinvg/thin_snapshotName
lvm lvpoll — Continue already initiated poll operation on a logical volume
Notes
To find the name of the pvmove LV that was created by an original pvmove/dev/name command, use the
command:
lvs-a-Smove_pv=/dev/name.
Options
--abort
Stop processing a poll operation in lvmpolld.
-A|--autobackupy|n
Specifies if metadata should be backed up automatically after a change. Enabling this is strongly
advised! See vgcfgbackup(8) for more information.
--commandprofileString
The command profile to use for command configuration. See lvm.conf(5) for more information about
profiles.
--configString
Config settings for the command. These override lvm.conf(5) settings. The String arg uses the
same format as lvm.conf(5), or may use section/field syntax. See lvm.conf(5) for more information
about config.
-d|--debug ...
Set debug level. Repeat from 1 to 6 times to increase the detail of messages sent to the log file
and/or syslog (if configured).
--devicesPV
Restricts the devices that are visible and accessible to the command. Devices not listed will
appear to be missing. This option can be repeated, or accepts a comma separated list of devices.
This overrides the devices file.
--devicesfileString
A file listing devices that LVM should use. The file must exist in /etc/lvm/devices/ and is
managed with the lvmdevices(8) command. This overrides the lvm.conf(5) devices/devicesfile and
devices/use_devicesfile settings.
--driverloadedy|n
If set to no, the command will not attempt to use device-mapper. For testing and debugging.
--handlemissingpvs
Allows a polling operation to continue when PVs are missing, e.g. for repairs due to faulty
devices.
-h|--help
Display help text.
-i|--intervalNumber
Report progress at regular intervals.
--journalString
Record information in the systemd journal. This information is in addition to information enabled
by the lvm.conf log/journal setting. command: record information about the command. output:
record the default command output. debug: record full command debugging.
--lockoptString
Used to pass options for special cases to lvmlockd. See lvmlockd(8) for more information.
--longhelp
Display long help text.
--nohints
Do not use the hints file to locate devices for PVs. A command may read more devices to find PVs
when hints are not used. The command will still perform standard hint file invalidation where
appropriate.
--nolocking
Disable locking. Use with caution, concurrent commands may produce incorrect results.
--polloperationpvmove|convert|merge|merge_thin
The command to perform from lvmpolld.
--profileString
An alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile, depending on the command.
-q|--quiet ...
Suppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and --verbose. Repeat once to also suppress
any prompts with answer 'no'.
-t|--test
Run in test mode. Commands will not update metadata. This is implemented by disabling all
metadata writing but nevertheless returning success to the calling function. This may lead to
unusual error messages in multi-stage operations if a tool relies on reading back metadata it
believes has changed but hasn't.
-v|--verbose ...
Set verbose level. Repeat from 1 to 4 times to increase the detail of messages sent to stdout and
stderr.
--version
Display version information.
-y|--yes
Do not prompt for confirmation interactively but always assume the answer yes. Use with extreme
caution. (For automatic no, see -qq.)
See Also
lvm(8), lvm.conf(5), lvmconfig(8), lvmdevices(8), pvchange(8), pvck(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8), pvmove(8), pvremove(8), pvresize(8), pvs(8), pvscan(8), vgcfgbackup(8), vgcfgrestore(8), vgchange(8), vgck(8), vgcreate(8), vgconvert(8), vgdisplay(8), vgexport(8), vgextend(8), vgimport(8), vgimportclone(8), vgimportdevices(8), vgmerge(8), vgmknodes(8), vgreduce(8), vgremove(8), vgrename(8), vgs(8), vgscan(8), vgsplit(8), lvcreate(8), lvchange(8), lvconvert(8), lvdisplay(8), lvextend(8), lvreduce(8), lvremove(8), lvrename(8), lvresize(8), lvs(8), lvscan(8), lvm-fullreport(8), lvm-lvpoll(8), blkdeactivate(8), lvmdump(8), dmeventd(8), lvmpolld(8), lvmlockd(8), lvmlockctl(8), cmirrord(8), lvmdbusd(8), fsadm(8), lvmsystemid(7), lvmreport(7), lvmcache(7), lvmraid(7), lvmthin(7), lvmvdo(7), lvmautoactivation(7) LVM TOOLS 2.03.31(2) (2025-02-27) 8 LVM(LVPOLL)
Synopsis
lvmlvpolloption_argsposition_args
[ option_args ]
Usage
lvmlvpoll--polloperationpvmove|convert|merge|merge_thinLV ...
[ -A|--autobackupy|n ]
[ -i|--intervalNumber ]
[ --abort ]
[ --handlemissingpvs ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
Common options for lvm:
[ -d|--debug ]
[ -h|--help ]
[ -q|--quiet ]
[ -t|--test ]
[ -v|--verbose ]
[ -y|--yes ]
[ --commandprofileString ]
[ --configString ]
[ --devicesPV ]
[ --devicesfileString ]
[ --driverloadedy|n ]
[ --journalString ]
[ --lockoptString ]
[ --longhelp ]
[ --nohints ]
[ --nolocking ]
[ --profileString ]
[ --version ]
Variables
LV Logical Volume name. See lvm(8) for valid names. An LV positional arg generally includes the VG
name and LV name, e.g. VG/LV.
String See the option description for information about the string content.
Size[UNIT]
Size is an input number that accepts an optional unit. Input units are always treated as base two
values, regardless of capitalization, e.g. 'k' and 'K' both refer to 1024. The default input unit
is specified by letter, followed by |UNIT. UNIT represents other possible input units: b|B is
bytes, s|S is sectors of 512 bytes, k|K is KiB, m|M is MiB, g|G is GiB, t|T is TiB, p|P is PiB,
e|E is EiB. (This should not be confused with the output control --units, where capital letters
mean multiple of 1000.)
