How do I list the devices associated with logical volumes under LVM?

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1
Logical Volume Management (LVM)

Situation

The lvscan, lvs, and lvdisplay commands will list the existing logical volumes, but how can I display the physical devices associated with those logical volumes?

Resolution

Use the lvs -o +devices command. For example,

ls-lvm:~ # lvs -o +devices
LV       VG   Attr   LSize   Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% Convert Devices
arch1    asm -wi-ao 120.00m                                       /dev/sdb5(0)
arch2    asm -wi-ao 120.00m                                       /dev/sdb5(30)
critical ceo -wi-ao 240.00m                                       /dev/sdc1(0)
data     lrg -wi-ao 500.00m                                       /dev/sdb6(0)
data     lrg -wi-ao 500.00m                                       /dev/sdb7(0)
root     sys -wi-ao 548.00m                                       /dev/sda3(0)
usr      sys -wi-ao   2.52g                                       /dev/sda3(137)
var      sys -wi-ao 448.00m                                       /dev/sda3(781)

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