How to convert an in-memory (core) LVM2 mirrorlog to an on-disk (disk) LVM2 mirrorlog on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

  • How to convert mirrorlog from one form to another for the lvm mirror ?
  • Mirrorlog for the lvm mirror is stored in memory, how to move it on disk ?
  • Mirrorlog for the lvm mirror is one one of the disk used as mirrorleg, how to move it on the disk outside of the mirrorleg.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL); including
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • LVM Mirror with an in-memory mirrorlog (--corelog or --mirrorlog core)
    • The LVM volume group may be either local or clustered.

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