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lvconvert

Convert or modify the type, redundancy, or state of logical volumes. tldr-pages

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Convert a linear logical volume to RAID1 (add one mirror: two copies total)

sudo lvconvert --type raid1 --mirrors 1 /dev/vg_name/lv_nameIdentify

Remove mirroring and convert back to a linear logical volume

sudo lvconvert --mirrors 0 /dev/vg_name/lv_nameIdentify

Merge a snapshot back into its origin logical volume (applies on next activation)

sudo lvconvert --merge /dev/vg_name/snapshot_lvIdentify

Repair a degraded RAID logical volume

sudo lvconvert --repair /dev/vg_name/lv_nameIdentify

Convert an existing logical volume into a thin pool with a separate metadata LV

sudo lvconvert --type thin-pool --poolmetadata /dev/vg_name/pool_metadata_lv /dev/vg_name/pool_lvIdentify