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NAME

       lvmlockd — LVM locking daemon

DESCRIPTION

       LVM commands use lvmlockd to coordinate access to shared storage.
       When LVM is used on devices shared by multiple hosts, locks will:

       • coordinate reading and writing of LVM metadata
       • validate caching of LVM metadata
       • prevent conflicting activation of logical volumes

       lvmlockd uses an external lock manager to perform basic locking.
       Lock manager (lock type) options are:

       • sanlock: places locks on disk within LVM storage.
       • dlm: uses network communication and a cluster manager.

OPTIONS

       lvmlockd [options]

       For default settings, see lvmlockd -h.

       --help | -h
               Show this help information.

       --version | -V
               Show version of lvmlockd.

       --test | -T
               Test mode, do not call lock manager.

       --foreground | -f
               Don't fork.

       --daemon-debug | -D
               Don't fork and print debugging to stdout.

       --pid-file | -p path
               Set path to the pid file.

       --socket-path | -s path
               Set path to the socket to listen on.

       --adopt-file path
               Set path to the adopt file.

       --syslog-priority | -S err|warning|debug
               Write log messages from this level up to syslog.

       --gl-type | -g sanlock|dlm
               Set global lock type to be sanlock or dlm.

       --host-id | -i num
               Set the local sanlock host id.

       --host-id-file | -F path
               A file containing the local sanlock host_id.

       --sanlock-timeout | -o seconds
               Override the default sanlock I/O timeout.

       --adopt | -A 0|1
               Enable (1) or disable (0) lock adoption.

USAGE

   Initial set up
       Setting  up  LVM to use lvmlockd and a shared VG for the first time includes some one time
       set up steps:

   1. choose a lock manager
       dlm
       If dlm (or corosync) are already being used by other cluster software,  then  select  dlm.
       dlm  uses  corosync  which  requires  additional  configuration  beyond  the scope of this
       document.  See corosync and dlm documentation for instructions on  configuration,  set  up
       and usage.

       sanlock
       Choose sanlock if dlm/corosync are not otherwise required.  sanlock does not depend on any
       clustering software or configuration.

   2. configure hosts to use lvmlockd
       On all hosts running lvmlockd, configure lvm.conf:
       use_lvmlockd = 1

       sanlock
       Assign each host a unique host_id in the range 1-2000 by setting
       /etc/lvm/lvmlocal.conf local/host_id

   3. start lvmlockd
       Start the lvmlockd daemon.
       Use systemctl, a cluster resource agent, or run directly, e.g.
       systemctl start lvmlockd

   4. start lock manager
       sanlock
       Start the sanlock and wdmd daemons.
       Use systemctl or run directly, e.g.
       systemctl start wdmd sanlock

       dlm
       Start the dlm and corosync daemons.
       Use systemctl, a cluster resource agent, or run directly, e.g.
       systemctl start corosync dlm

   5. create VG on shared devices
       vgcreate --shared <vgname> <devices>

       The shared option sets the VG lock type to sanlock or dlm depending on which lock  manager
       is  running.   LVM commands acquire locks from lvmlockd, and lvmlockd uses the chosen lock
       manager.

   6. start VG on all hosts
       vgchange --lock-start

       Shared VGs must be started before they are used.  Starting the VG  performs  lock  manager
       initialization  that  is  necessary  to  begin  using  locks (i.e.  creating and joining a
       lockspace).  Starting the VG may take some time, and until the start completes the VG  may
       not be modified or activated.

   7. create and activate LVs
       Standard  lvcreate  and  lvchange commands are used to create and activate LVs in a shared
       VG.

       An LV activated exclusively on one host cannot be activated  on  another.   When  multiple
       hosts  need  to  use  the same LV concurrently, the LV can be activated with a shared lock
       (see lvchange options -aey vs -asy.)  (Shared locks are disallowed for  certain  LV  types
       that cannot be used from multiple hosts.)

   Normal start up and shut down
       After  initial  set  up,  start up and shut down include the following steps.  They can be
       performed directly or may be automated using systemd or a cluster resource manager/agents.

       • start lvmlockd
       • start lock manager
       • vgchange --lock-start
       • activate LVs in shared VGs

       The shut down sequence is the reverse:

       • deactivate LVs in shared VGs
       • vgchange --lock-stop
       • stop lock manager
       • stop lvmlockd

TOPICS

   Protecting VGs on shared devices
       The following terms are used to describe the different ways of  accessing  VGs  on  shared
       devices.

       shared VG

       A  shared  VG  exists  on  shared storage that is visible to multiple hosts.  LVM acquires
       locks through lvmlockd to coordinate access to shared VGs.   A  shared  VG  has  lock_type
       "dlm" or "sanlock", which specifies the lock manager lvmlockd will use.

       When  the  lock  manager  for the lock type is not available (e.g. not started or failed),
       lvmlockd is unable to acquire locks for LVM commands.  In this situation, LVM commands are
       only allowed to read and display the VG; changes and activation will fail.

       local VG

       A local VG is meant to be used by a single host.  It has no lock type or lock type "none".
       A local VG typically exists on local (non-shared) devices and cannot be used  concurrently
       from different hosts.

       If  a local VG does exist on shared devices, it should be owned by a single host by having
       the system ID set, see lvmsystemid(7).  The host with a matching system  ID  can  use  the
       local  VG  and other hosts will ignore it.  A VG with no lock type and no system ID should
       be excluded from  all  but  one  host  using  lvm.conf  filters.   Without  any  of  these
       protections, a local VG on shared devices can be easily damaged or destroyed.

       clvm VG

       A  clvm  VG  (or  clustered VG) is a VG on shared storage (like a shared VG) that requires
       clvmd for clustering and locking.  See below for  converting  a  clvm/clustered  VG  to  a
       shared VG.

   shared VGs from hosts not using lvmlockd
       Hosts  that  do not use shared VGs will not be running lvmlockd.  In this case, shared VGs
       that are still visible to the host will be ignored (like foreign VGs, see lvmsystemid(7).)

       The --shared option for reporting and display commands causes shared VGs to  be  displayed
       on a host not using lvmlockd, like the --foreign option does for foreign VGs.

   creating the first sanlock VG
       When  use_lvmlockd  is  first  enabled  in  lvm.conf,  and  before the first sanlock VG is
       created, no global lock will exist.  In this initial state, LVM commands try and  fail  to
       acquire  the global lock, producing a warning, and some commands are disallowed.  Once the
       first sanlock VG is created, the global lock will be available,  and  LVM  will  be  fully
       operational.

       When  a new sanlock VG is created, its lockspace is automatically started on the host that
       creates it.  Other hosts need to run 'vgchange --lock-start' to start the  new  VG  before
       they can use it.

       Creating  the  first  sanlock  VG  is  not  protected  by  locking, so it requires special
       attention.  This is because sanlock locks exist on storage within the VG, so they are  not
       available  until  after  the  VG  is  created.   The first sanlock VG that is created will
       automatically  contain  the  "global  lock".   Be   aware   of   the   following   special
       considerations:

       • The  first vgcreate command needs to be given the path to a device that has not yet been
         initialized with pvcreate.  The pvcreate initialization will be done by vgcreate.   This
         is  because  the  pvcreate command requires the global lock, which will not be available
         until after the first sanlock VG is created.

       • Because the first sanlock VG  will  contain  the  global  lock,  this  VG  needs  to  be
         accessible  to  all  hosts that will use sanlock shared VGs.  All hosts will need to use
         the global lock from the first sanlock VG.

       • The device and VG name  used  by  the  initial  vgcreate  will  not  be  protected  from
         concurrent use by another vgcreate on another host.

         See below for more information about managing the sanlock global lock.

   using shared VGs
       In  the  'vgs'  command,  shared  VGs  are indicated by "s" (for shared) in the sixth attr
       field, and by "shared" in the "--options shared" report field.  The specific lock type and
       lock args for a shared VG can be displayed with 'vgs -o+locktype,lockargs'.

       Shared  VGs  need  to  be  "started"  and  "stopped",  unlike other types of VGs.  See the
       following section for a full description of starting and stopping.

       Removing a shared VG will  fail  if  other  hosts  have  the  VG  started.   Run  vgchange
       --lock-stop  <vgname>  on  all  other hosts before vgremove.  (It may take several seconds
       before vgremove recognizes that all hosts have stopped a sanlock VG.)

   starting and stopping VGs
       Starting a shared VG (vgchange --lock-start) causes the lock manager to start  (join)  the
       lockspace  for  the VG on the host where it is run.  This makes locks for the VG available
       to LVM commands on the host.  Before a VG is started, only LVM commands that  read/display
       the VG are allowed to continue without locks (and with a warning).

       Stopping  a  shared  VG (vgchange --lock-stop) causes the lock manager to stop (leave) the
       lockspace for the VG on  the  host  where  it  is  run.   This  makes  locks  for  the  VG
       inaccessible to the host.  A VG cannot be stopped while it has active LVs.

       When  using the lock type sanlock, starting a VG can take a long time (potentially minutes
       if the host was previously shut down without cleanly stopping the VG.)

       A shared VG can be started after all the following are true:
       • lvmlockd is running
       • the lock manager is running
       • the VG's devices are visible on the system

       A shared VG can be stopped if all LVs are deactivated.

       All shared VGs can be started/stopped using:
       vgchange --lock-start
       vgchange --lock-stop

       Individual VGs can be started/stopped using:
       vgchange --lock-start <vgname> ...
       vgchange --lock-stop <vgname> ...

       To make vgchange not wait for start to complete:
       vgchange --lock-start --lock-opt nowait ...

       lvmlockd can be asked directly to stop all lockspaces:
       lvmlockctl -S--stop-lockspaces

       To start only selected shared VGs,  use  the  lvm.conf  activation/lock_start_list.   When
       defined,  only  VG names in this list are started by vgchange.  If the list is not defined
       (the default), all visible shared VGs are started.  To start only "vg1", use the following
       lvm.conf configuration:

       activation {
           lock_start_list = [ "vg1" ]
           ...
       }

   internal command locking
       To  optimize  the  use of LVM with lvmlockd, be aware of the three kinds of locks and when
       they are used:

       Global lock

       The global lock is associated with global information, which is information  not  isolated
       to a single VG.  This includes:

       • The global VG namespace.
       • The set of orphan PVs and unused devices.
       • The properties of orphan PVs, e.g. PV size.

       The  global  lock is acquired in shared mode by commands that read this information, or in
       exclusive mode by commands that change it.  For example, the command  'vgs'  acquires  the
       global  lock  in shared mode because it reports the list of all VG names, and the vgcreate
       command acquires the global lock in exclusive mode because it creates a new VG  name,  and
       it takes a PV from the list of unused PVs.

       When an LVM command is given a tag argument, or uses select, it must read all VGs to match
       the tag or selection, which causes the global lock to be acquired.

       VG lock

       A VG lock is associated with each shared VG.  The VG lock is acquired in  shared  mode  to
       read  the VG and in exclusive mode to change the VG or activate LVs.  This lock serializes
       access to a VG with all other LVM commands accessing the VG from all hosts.

       The command 'vgs <vgname>' does not acquire the global lock (it does not need the list  of
       all VG names), but will acquire the VG lock on each VG name argument.

       LV lock

       An  LV  lock  is  acquired  before  the  LV  is activated, and is released after the LV is
       deactivated.  If the LV lock cannot be acquired, the LV is not activated.  (LV  locks  are
       persistent  and  remain in place when the activation command is done.  Global and VG locks
       are transient, and are held only while an LVM command is running.)

       lock retries

       If a request for a global or VG lock fails due to  a  lock  conflict  with  another  host,
       lvmlockd  automatically  retries  for  a  short time before returning a failure to the LVM
       command.  If those retries are insufficient, the LVM command will retry  the  entire  lock
       request  a number of times specified by global/lvmlockd_lock_retries before failing.  If a
       request for an LV lock fails due to a lock conflict, the command fails immediately.

   managing the global lock in sanlock VGs
       The global lock exists in one of the sanlock VGs.   The  first  sanlock  VG  created  will
       contain  the global lock.  Subsequent sanlock VGs will each contain a disabled global lock
       that can be enabled later if necessary.

       The VG containing the global lock must be visible to all hosts  using  sanlock  VGs.   For
       this  reason,  it  can  be  useful to create a small sanlock VG, visible to all hosts, and
       dedicated to just holding the global lock.  While not required, this strategy can help  to
       avoid difficulty in the future if VGs are moved or removed.

       The  vgcreate  command  typically  acquires  the global lock, but in the case of the first
       sanlock VG, there will be no global lock to acquire until the first vgcreate is  complete.
       So, creating the first sanlock VG is a special case that skips the global lock.

       vgcreate  determines that it's creating the first sanlock VG when no other sanlock VGs are
       visible on the system.  It is possible that other  sanlock  VGs  do  exist,  but  are  not
       visible  when  vgcreate checks for them.  In this case, vgcreate will create a new sanlock
       VG with the global lock enabled.  When the another VG containing a  global  lock  appears,
       lvmlockd  will  then  see  more than one VG with a global lock enabled.  LVM commands will
       report that there are duplicate global locks.

       If the situation arises where more than one sanlock VG contains a global lock, the  global
       lock should be manually disabled in all but one of them with the command:

       lvmlockctl --gl-disable <vgname>

       (The one VG with the global lock enabled must be visible to all hosts.)

       An opposite problem can occur if the VG holding the global lock is removed.  In this case,
       no global lock will exist following the vgremove, and subsequent LVM commands will fail to
       acquire  it.   In  this  case,  the global lock needs to be manually enabled in one of the
       remaining sanlock VGs with the command:

       lvmlockctl --gl-enable <vgname>

       (Using a small sanlock VG dedicated to holding the global lock can avoid  the  case  where
       the global lock must be manually enabled after a vgremove.)

   internal lvmlock LV
       A sanlock VG contains a hidden LV called "lvmlock" that holds the sanlock locks.  vgreduce
       cannot yet remove the PV holding the lvmlock LV.  To remove this PV, change  the  VG  lock
       type  to "none", run vgreduce, then change the VG lock type back to "sanlock".  Similarly,
       pvmove cannot be used on a PV used by the lvmlock LV.

       To place the lvmlock LV on a specific device, create the VG with only  that  device,  then
       use vgextend to add other devices.

   LV activation
       In  a shared VG, LV activation involves locking through lvmlockd, and the following values
       are possible with lvchange/vgchange -a:

       y|ey   The command activates the LV in exclusive mode, allowing a single host to  activate
              the  LV.   Before  activating  the  LV,  the  command  uses  lvmlockd to acquire an
              exclusive lock on the LV.  If the lock cannot be acquired, the LV is not  activated
              and an error is reported.  This would happen if the LV is active on another host.

       sy     The  command  activates  the LV in shared mode, allowing multiple hosts to activate
              the LV concurrently.  Before activating  the  LV,  the  command  uses  lvmlockd  to
              acquire  a  shared  lock  on the LV.  If the lock cannot be acquired, the LV is not
              activated and an error is  reported.   This  would  happen  if  the  LV  is  active
              exclusively  on  another  host.   If the LV type prohibits shared access, such as a
              snapshot, the command will report an error and fail.  The shared mode  is  intended
              for  a multi-host/cluster application or file system.  LV types that cannot be used
              concurrently from multiple hosts include thin, cache, raid, mirror, and snapshot.

       n      The command deactivates the LV.   After  deactivating  the  LV,  the  command  uses
              lvmlockd to release the current lock on the LV.

   manually repairing a shared VG
       Some  failure  conditions  may  not be repairable while the VG has a shared lock type.  In
       these cases, it may be possible to repair the VG by forcibly changing  the  lock  type  to
       "none".   This is done by adding "--lock-opt force" to the normal command for changing the
       lock type: vgchange --lock-type none VG.  The VG lockspace should first be stopped on  all
       hosts, and be certain that no hosts are using the VG before this is done.

   recover from lost PV holding sanlock locks
       In a sanlock VG, the sanlock locks are held on the hidden "lvmlock" LV.  If the PV holding
       this LV is lost, a new lvmlock LV needs to be created.  To do this, ensure  no  hosts  are
       using  the  VG, then forcibly change the lock type to "none" (see above).  Then change the
       lock type back to "sanlock" with the normal command for changing the lock type:   vgchange
       --lock-type sanlock VG.  This recreates the internal lvmlock LV with the necessary locks.

   locking system failures
       lvmlockd failure

       If  lvmlockd  fails  or  is killed while holding locks, the locks are orphaned in the lock
       manager.  Orphaned locks must be cleared or adopted before the associated resources can be
       accessed  normally.   If lock adoption is enabled, lvmlockd keeps a record of locks in the
       adopt-file.  A subsequent instance of lvmlockd will  then  adopt  locks  orphaned  by  the
       previous  instance.   Adoption  must be enabled in both instances (--adopt|-A 1).  Without
       adoption, the lock manager or host would require a reset to clear orphaned lock state.

       dlm/corosync failure

       If dlm or corosync fail, the  clustering  system  will  fence  the  host  using  a  method
       configured within the dlm/corosync clustering environment.

       LVM  commands  on  other  hosts  will  be  blocked  from  acquiring  any  locks  until the
       dlm/corosync recovery process is complete.

       sanlock lease storage failure

       If the PV under a sanlock VG's lvmlock LV  is  disconnected,  unresponsive  or  too  slow,
       sanlock  cannot  renew  the  lease  for  the  VG's locks.  After some time, the lease will
       expire, and locks that the host owns in the VG can be acquired by  other  hosts.   The  VG
       must  be  forcibly  deactivated on the host with the expiring lease before other hosts can
       acquire its locks.

       When the sanlock daemon detects that the lease  storage  is  lost,  it  runs  the  command
       lvmlockctl  --kill  <vgname>.   This  command  emits  a  syslog message stating that lease
       storage is lost for the VG, and LVs must be immediately deactivated.

       If no LVs are active in the VG, then the lockspace with an expiring lease will be removed,
       and  errors will be reported when trying to use the VG.  Use the lvmlockctl --drop command
       to clear the stale lockspace from lvmlockd.

       If the VG has active LVs  when  the  lock  storage  is  lost,  the  LVs  must  be  quickly
       deactivated  before  the  lockspace  lease  expires.   After  all LVs are deactivated, run
       lvmlockctl --drop <vgname> to clear the expiring lockspace from lvmlockd.  If all  LVs  in
       the  VG  are  not  deactivated  within  about  40 seconds, sanlock uses wdmd and the local
       watchdog to  reset  the  host.   The  machine  reset  is  effectively  a  severe  form  of
       "deactivating" LVs before they can be activated on other hosts.  The reset is considered a
       better alternative than having LVs used by multiple hosts  at  once,  which  could  easily
       damage or destroy their content.

       In  the  future,  the  lvmlockctl  kill  command  may  automatically  attempt  to forcibly
       deactivate LVs before the sanlock lease expires.  Until then, the  user  must  notice  the
       syslog message and manually deactivate the VG before sanlock resets the machine.

       sanlock daemon failure

       If the sanlock daemon fails or exits while a lockspace is started, the local watchdog will
       reset the host.  This is necessary to protect any application  resources  that  depend  on
       sanlock leases.

   changing dlm cluster name
       When  a dlm VG is created, the cluster name is saved in the VG metadata.  To use the VG, a
       host must be in the named dlm cluster.  If the dlm cluster name  changes,  or  the  VG  is
       moved to a new cluster, the dlm cluster name saved in the VG must also be changed.

       To see the dlm cluster name saved in the VG, use the command:
       vgs -o+locktype,lockargs <vgname>

       To  change  the  dlm  cluster  name  in  the  VG when the VG is still used by the original
       cluster:

       • Start the VG on the host changing the lock type
         vgchange --lock-start <vgname>

       • Stop the VG on all other hosts:
         vgchange --lock-stop <vgname>

       • Change the VG lock type to none on the host where the VG is started:
         vgchange --lock-type none <vgname>

       • Change the dlm cluster name on the hosts or move the VG to the new cluster.  The new dlm
         cluster must now be running on the host.  Verify the new name by:
         cat /sys/kernel/config/dlm/cluster/cluster_name

       • Change the VG lock type back to dlm which sets the new cluster name:
         vgchange --lock-type dlm <vgname>

       • Start the VG on hosts to use it:
         vgchange --lock-start <vgname>

       To  change  the  dlm  cluster  name  in  the VG when the dlm cluster name has already been
       changed on the hosts, or the VG has already moved to a different cluster:

       • Ensure the VG is not being used by any hosts.

       • The new dlm cluster must be running on the host making  the  change.   The  current  dlm
         cluster name can be seen by:
         cat /sys/kernel/config/dlm/cluster/cluster_name

       • Change the VG lock type to none:
         vgchange --lock-type none --lock-opt force <vgname>

       • Change the VG lock type back to dlm which sets the new cluster name:
         vgchange --lock-type dlm <vgname>

       • Start the VG on hosts to use it:
         vgchange --lock-start <vgname>

   changing a local VG to a shared VG
       All LVs must be inactive to change the lock type.

       lvmlockd must be configured and running as described in USAGE.

       • Change a local VG to a shared VG with the command:
         vgchange --lock-type sanlock|dlm <vgname>

       • Start the VG on hosts to use it:
         vgchange --lock-start <vgname>

   changing a shared VG to a local VG
       All LVs must be inactive to change the lock type.

       • Start the VG on the host making the change:
         vgchange --lock-start <vgname>

       • Stop the VG on all other hosts:
         vgchange --lock-stop <vgname>

       • Change the VG lock type to none on the host where the VG is started:
         vgchange --lock-type none <vgname>

       If  the  VG  cannot  be  started  with  the  previous lock type, then the lock type can be
       forcibly changed to none with:

       vgchange --lock-type none --lock-opt force <vgname>

       To change a VG from one lock type to another (i.e. between sanlock and dlm), first  change
       it to a local VG, then to the new type.

   changing a clvm/clustered VG to a shared VG
       All LVs must be inactive to change the lock type.

       First change the clvm/clustered VG to a local VG.  Within a running clvm cluster, change a
       clustered VG to a local VG with the command:

       vgchange -cn <vgname>

       If the clvm cluster is no longer running on any nodes, then extra options can be  used  to
       forcibly  make  the  VG local.  Caution: this is only safe if all nodes have stopped using
       the VG:

       vgchange --lock-type none --lock-opt force <vgname>

       After the VG is local, follow the steps described in "changing a local VG to a shared VG".

   extending an LV active on multiple hosts
       With lvmlockd and dlm, a special clustering procedure is used to refresh a  shared  LV  on
       remote cluster nodes after it has been extended on one node.

       When  an LV holding gfs2 or ocfs2 is active on multiple hosts with a shared lock, lvextend
       is permitted to run with an existing shared LV lock in place of the  normal  exclusive  LV
       lock.

       After  lvextend  has  finished  extending the LV, it sends a remote request to other nodes
       running the dlm to run 'lvchange  --refresh'  on  the  LV.   This  uses  dlm_controld  and
       corosync features.

       Some  special --lockopt values can be used to modify this process.  "shupdate" permits the
       lvextend update with an existing shared lock if it isn't otherwise permitted.  "norefresh"
       prevents the remote refresh operation.

   limitations of shared VGs
       Things that do not yet work in shared VGs:
       • using external origins for thin LVs
       • splitting snapshots from LVs
       • splitting mirrors in sanlock VGs
       • pvmove of entire PVs, or under LVs activated with shared locks
       • vgsplit and vgmerge (convert to a local VG to do this)

   lvmlockd changes from clvmd
       (See above for converting an existing clvm VG to a shared VG.)

       While  lvmlockd  and  clvmd  are  entirely  different  systems,  LVM command usage remains
       similar.  Differences are more notable when using lvmlockd's sanlock option.

       Visible usage differences between shared  VGs  (using  lvmlockd)  and  clvm/clustered  VGs
       (using clvmd):

       • lvm.conf   is  configured  to  use  lvmlockd  by  setting  use_lvmlockd=1.   clvmd  used
         locking_type=3.

       • vgcreate --shared creates a shared VG.  vgcreate --clustered y created a  clvm/clustered
         VG.

       • lvmlockd  adds  the  option  of using sanlock for locking, avoiding the need for network
         clustering.

       • lvmlockd defaults to the exclusive activation  mode  whenever  the  activation  mode  is
         unspecified, i.e. -ay means -aey, not -asy.

       • lvmlockd  commands  always apply to the local host, and never have an effect on a remote
         host.  (The activation option 'l' is not used.)

       • lvmlockd saves the cluster name for a shared VG using dlm.  Only hosts in  the  matching
         cluster can use the VG.

       • lvmlockd   requires   starting/stopping   shared  VGs  with  vgchange  --lock-start  and
         --lock-stop.

       • vgremove of a sanlock VG may fail indicating that all hosts  have  not  stopped  the  VG
         lockspace.  Stop the VG on all hosts using vgchange --lock-stop.

       • vgreduce  or pvmove of a PV in a sanlock VG will fail if it holds the internal "lvmlock"
         LV that holds the sanlock locks.

       • lvmlockd uses lock retries instead of lock queueing, so high lock contention may require
         increasing global/lvmlockd_lock_retries to avoid transient lock failures.

       • lvmlockd  includes VG reporting options lock_type and lock_args, and LV reporting option
         lock_args to view the corresponding metadata fields.

       • In the 'vgs' command's sixth VG attr field, "s" for "shared"  is  displayed  for  shared
         VGs.

       • If  lvmlockd  fails  or is killed while in use, locks it held remain but are orphaned in
         the lock manager.  lvmlockd can be restarted with an option to adopt  the  orphan  locks
         from the previous instance of lvmlockd.