From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Rajnoha Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:31:01 +0200 Subject: lvm-git doesnt set links In-Reply-To: <521DC0DB.2050309@redhat.com> References: <521CD4A6.1050802@mglug.de> <521DC0DB.2050309@redhat.com> Message-ID: <521DC355.9080303@redhat.com> List-Id: To: lvm-devel@redhat.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 08/28/2013 11:20 AM, Zdenek Kabelac wrote: > Dne 27.8.2013 18:32, Oliver Rath napsal(a): >> Hi list, >> >> the actual git-snapshot from today seems a bit broken: >> >> If i generate a snapshot from an existing thinpool-device, the device is >> created (visible by lvdisplay), but no softlink will be created, nor in >> /dev/myvg/ neither in /dev/mapper. >> >> Same config like in last mail today. >> >> What happened? >> > > By default thin snapshots are no longer created as active devices. > > If you want to create active snapshot - add option '-K' > (lvcreate -K -s) > > > You could lvchange this activation behavior. ...also there's the activation/auto_set_activation_skip setting in lvm.conf to enable or disable this automatic skipping of certain LVs on activation (there's a short comment above that setting that explains it). This setting is enabled by default. See also lvcreate/vgchange/lvchange man pages and the documentation for "-K/--ignoreactivationskip" and "-k/--setactivationskip {y|n}" options. Peter