Why are there so many "lvname_rimage_x" devices for a LV.

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Issue

  • Why are there so many "lvname_rimage_x" devices for a LV.
# lvs -a -o +devices    
LV                VG        Attr       LSize  Pool Origin Data%  Meta%  Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert Devices                              

testLV            testvg     rwi-aor--- 60.00g                                    6.68             testLV_rimage_0(0),testLV_rimage_1(0)                
[testLV_rimage_0] testvg     Iwi-aor--- 60.00g                                                     /dev/sdb1(1)                         
[testLV_rimage_0] testvg     Iwi-aor--- 60.00g                                                     /dev/sdb3(0)                         
[testLV_rimage_1] testvg     Iwi-aor--- 60.00g                                                     /dev/sdb2(1)                         
[testLV_rimage_1] testvg     Iwi-aor--- 60.00g                                                     /dev/sdb4(0)                         
[testLV_rmeta_0]  testvg     ewi-aor---  4.00m                                                     /dev/sdb1(0)                         
[testLV_rmeta_1]  testvg     ewi-aor---  4.00m                                                     /dev/sdb2(0)  

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) all versions
    • LVM

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