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LVMSYSTEMID(7)                                                  LVMSYSTEMID(7)

NAME
       lvmsystemid -- LVM system ID

DESCRIPTION
       The  lvm(8)  system  ID restricts Volume Group (VG) access to one host.
       This is useful when a VG is placed on shared storage devices,  or  when
       local devices are visible to both host and guest operating systems.  In
       cases like these, a VG can be visible to multiple hosts  at  once,  and
       some mechanism is needed to protect it from being used by more than one
       host at a time.
       A VG's system ID identifies one host as the VG owner.  The host with  a
       matching system ID can use the VG and its LVs, while LVM on other hosts
       will ignore it.  This protects the VG from being accidentally used from
       other hosts.
       The  system  ID is a string that uniquely identifies a host.  It can be
       configured as a custom value, or it can be  assigned  automatically  by
       LVM  using  some  unique identifier already available on the host, e.g.
       machine-id or uname.
       When a new VG is created, the system ID of the local host  is  recorded
       in the VG metadata.  The creating host then owns the new VG, and LVM on
       other hosts will ignore it.  When an existing, exported VG is  imported
       (vgimport),  the  system  ID of the local host is saved in the VG meta-
       data, and the importing host owns the VG.
       A VG without a system ID can be used by LVM on any host where the  VG's
       devices  are  visible.   When  system  IDs are not used, device filters
       should be configured on all hosts to exclude the VG's devices from  all
       but one host.
       A  foreign VG is a VG seen by a host with an unmatching system ID, i.e.
       the system ID in the VG metadata does not match the system  ID  config-
       ured  on  the host.  If the host has no system ID, and the VG does, the
       VG is foreign and LVM will ignore it.  If the  VG  has  no  system  ID,
       access  is  unrestricted,  and LVM can access it from any host, whether
       the host has a system ID or not.
       Changes to a host's system ID and a VG's system ID can be made in  lim-
       ited  circumstances  (see vgexport and vgimport).  Improper changes can
       result in a host losing access to its VG, or a  VG  being  accidentally
       damaged by access from an unintended host.  Even limited changes to the
       VG system ID may not be  perfectly  reflected  across  hosts.   A  more
       coherent  view  of shared storage requires an inter-host locking system
       to coordinate access and update caches.
       Valid system ID characters are the same as valid  VG  name  characters.
       If  a system ID contains invalid characters, those characters are omit-
       ted and remaining characters are used.  If a system ID is  longer  than
       the  maximum  name  length, the characters up to the maximum length are
       used.  The maximum length of a system ID is 128 characters.
       Print the system ID of a VG to check if it is set:
       vgs -o systemid VG
       Print the system ID of the local host to check if it is configured:
       lvm systemid

   Limitations and warnings
       To benefit fully from system ID, all hosts should have a system ID con-
       figured,  and  all VGs should have a system ID set.  Without any method
       to restrict access, e.g. system ID or device filters, a VG that is vis-
       ible to multiple hosts can be accidentally damaged or destroyed.

       o A  VG  without  a  system ID can be used without restriction from any
         host where it is visible, even from hosts that have a system ID.

       o Many VGs will not have a system ID set because LVM has not enabled it
         by  default,  and even when enabled, many VGs were created before the
         feature was added to LVM or enabled.  A system ID can be assigned  to
         these VGs by using vgchange --systemid (see below).

       o Two  hosts  should  not  be  assigned  the  same system ID.  Doing so
         defeats the purpose  of  distinguishing  different  hosts  with  this
         value.

       o Orphan  PVs  (or unused devices) on shared storage are unprotected by
         the system ID feature.  Commands that use these PVs, such as vgcreate
         or vgextend, are not prevented from performing conflicting operations
         and corrupting the PVs.  See the orphans section  for  more  informa-
         tion.

       o The  system  ID  does not protect devices in a VG from programs other
         than LVM.

       o A host using an old LVM version (without the system ID feature)  will
         not recognize a system ID set in VGs.  The old LVM can read a VG with
         a system ID, but is prevented from writing to the VG  (or  its  LVs).
         The  system  ID  feature  changes  the  write mode of a VG, making it
         appear read-only to previous versions of LVM.
         This also means that if a host downgrades to the old LVM version,  it
         would  lose  access  to  any VGs it had created with a system ID.  To
         avoid this, the system ID should be removed  from  local  VGs  before
         downgrading LVM to a version without the system ID feature.

   Types of VG access
       A local VG is meant to be used by a single host.
       A shared or clustered VG is meant to be used by multiple hosts.
       These can be further distinguished as:
       Unrestricted: A local VG that has no system ID.  This VG type is unpro-
       tected and accessible to any host.
       Owned: A local VG that has a system ID set, as  viewed  from  the  host
       with  a  matching  system ID (the owner).  This VG type is acessible to
       the host.
       Foreign: A local VG that has a system ID set, as viewed from  any  host
       with an unmatching system ID (or no system ID).  It is owned by another
       host.  This VG type is not accessible to the host.
       Exported: A local VG that has been exported with vgexport  and  has  no
       system  ID.   This  VG type can only be accessed by vgimport which will
       change it to owned.
       Shared: A shared or "lockd" VG has the lock_type set and has no  system
       ID.   A  shared  VG is meant to be used on shared storage from multiple
       hosts, and is only accessible to hosts using lvmlockd. Applicable  only
       if LVM is compiled with lvmlockd support.
       Clustered:  A clustered or "clvm" VG has the clustered flag set and has
       no system ID.  A clustered VG is meant to be  used  on  shared  storage
       from  multiple  hosts,  and  is  only  accessible to hosts using clvmd.
       Applicable only if LVM is compiled with clvm support.

   Host system ID configuration
       A host's own system ID can be defined in a number  of  ways.   lvm.conf
       global/system_id_source  defines  the  method  LVM will use to find the
       local system ID:

       none
              LVM will not use a system ID.  LVM  is  allowed  to  access  VGs
              without  a  system  ID, and will create new VGs without a system
              ID.  An undefined system_id_source is equivalent to none.
              lvm.conf
              global {
                  system_id_source = "none"
              }

       machineid
              The content of /etc/machine-id is  used  as  the  system  ID  if
              available.  See machine-id(5) and systemd-machine-id-setup(1) to
              check if machine-id is available on the host.
              lvm.conf
              global {
                  system_id_source = "machineid"
              }

       uname
              The string utsname.nodename from uname(2) is used as the  system
              ID.   A  uname beginning with "localhost" is ignored and equiva-
              lent to none.
              lvm.conf
              global {
                  system_id_source = "uname"
              }

       lvmlocal
              The system ID is defined in lvmlocal.conf local/system_id.
              lvm.conf
              global {
                  system_id_source = "lvmlocal"
              }
              lvmlocal.conf
              local {
                  system_id = "example_name"
              }

       file
              The system ID  is  defined  in  a  file  specified  by  lvm.conf
              global/system_id_file.
              lvm.conf
              global {
                  system_id_source = "file"
                  system_id_file = "/path/to/file"
              }

       Changing  system_id_source  will likely cause the system ID of the host
       to change, which will prevent the host from using VGs  that  it  previ-
       ously used (see extra_system_ids below to handle this.)
       If  a  system_id_source  other  than  none fails to produce a system ID
       value, it is the equivalent of having none.  The host will  be  allowed
       to  access VGs with no system ID, but will not be allowed to access VGs
       with a system ID set.

   Overriding system ID
       In some cases, it may be necessary for a host to access VGs  with  dif-
       ferent  system IDs, e.g. if a host's system ID changes, and it wants to
       use VGs that it created with its old system ID.  To  allow  a  host  to
       access  VGs with other system IDs, those other system IDs can be listed
       in lvmlocal.conf local/extra_system_ids.
       lvmlocal.conf
       local {
           extra_system_ids = [ "my_other_name" ]
       }
       A safer option may be configuring the extra values  as  needed  on  the
       command line as:
       --config 'local/extra_system_ids=["id"]'

   vgcreate
       In  vgcreate, the host running the command assigns its own system ID to
       the new VG.  To override this and set another system ID:
       vgcreate --systemid SystemID VG PVs
       Overriding the host's system ID makes it possible for a host to  create
       a  VG  that  it  may not be able to use.  Another host with a system ID
       matching the one specified may not recognize the new VG  without  manu-
       ally rescanning devices.
       If  the  --systemid argument is an empty string (""), the VG is created
       with no system ID, making it accessible to other  hosts  (see  warnings
       above.)

   report/display
       The  system  ID  of  a  VG  is  displayed with the "systemid" reporting
       option.
       Report/display commands ignore foreign VGs by default.  To report  for-
       eign  VGs, the --foreign option can be used.  This causes the VGs to be
       read from disk.  Because lvmetad caching is not used, this  option  can
       cause poor performance.
       vgs --foreign -o +systemid
       When  a host with no system ID sees foreign VGs, it warns about them as
       they are skipped.  The host should be assigned a system ID, after which
       standard reporting commands will silently ignore foreign VGs.

   vgexport/vgimport
       vgexport clears the system ID.
       Other hosts will continue to see a newly exported VG as foreign because
       of local caching (when lvmetad is used).  Manually updating  the  local
       lvmetad  cache  with  pvscan --cache will allow a host to recognize the
       newly exported VG.
       vgimport sets the VG system ID to the system ID of the host  doing  the
       import.  vgimport automatically scans storage for newly exported VGs.
       After  vgimport,  the  exporting  host  may  continue  to see the VG as
       exported, and not owned by the new host.  Manually updating  the  local
       cache  with  pvscan  --cache  will  allow a host to recognize the newly
       imported VG as foreign.

   vgchange
       A host can change the system  ID  of  its  own  VGs,  but  the  command
       requires  confirmation because the host may lose access to the VG being
       changed:
       vgchange --systemid SystemID VG
       The system ID can be removed from a VG by specifying  an  empty  string
       ("") as the new system ID.  This makes the VG accessible to other hosts
       (see warnings above.)
       A host cannot directly change the system ID of a foreign VG.
       To move a VG from one host to another, vgexport and vgimport should  be
       used.
       To  forcibly gain ownership of a foreign VG, a host can temporarily add
       the foreign system ID to its extra_system_ids list, and change the sys-
       tem ID of the foreign VG to its own.  See Overriding system ID above.

   shared VGs
       A shared VG has no system ID set, allowing multiple hosts to use it via
       lvmlockd.  Changing a VG to shared will clear the existing  system  ID.
       Applicable only if LVM is compiled with lvmlockd support.

   clustered VGs
       A  clustered/clvm  VG  has no system ID set, allowing multiple hosts to
       use it via clvmd.  Changing a VG to clustered will clear  the  existing
       system  ID.   Changing  a VG to not clustered will set the system ID to
       the host running the vgchange command.

   creation_host
       In vgcreate, the VG metadata field creation_host is set by  default  to
       the host's uname.  The creation_host cannot be changed, and is not used
       to control access.  When system_id_source is "uname", the system_id and
       creation_host fields will be the same.

   orphans
       Orphan  PVs  are unused devices; they are not currently used in any VG.
       Because of this, they are not protected by a system ID,  and  any  host
       can  use  them.   Coordination  of  changes to orphan PVs is beyond the
       scope of system ID.  The same is true of any block device that is not a
       PV.
       The  effects  of  this  are  especially  evident  when LVM uses lvmetad
       caching.  For example, if multiple hosts see an orphan PV, and one host
       creates  a VG using the orphan, the other hosts will continue to report
       the PV as an orphan.  Nothing would  automatically  prevent  the  other
       hosts  from  using  the  newly  allocated PV and corrupting it.  If the
       other hosts run a command to rescan devices, and update  lvmetad,  they
       would then recognize that the PV has been used by another host.  A com-
       mand that rescans devices could be pvscan --cache, or vgs --foreign.

SEE ALSO
       vgcreate(8),  vgchange(8),  vgimport(8),  vgexport(8),   vgs(8),   lvm-
       lockd(8), lvm.conf(5), machine-id(5), uname(2)


Red Hat, Inc       LVM TOOLS 2.02.187(2)-RHEL7 (2020-03-24)     LVMSYSTEMID(7)