From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:45:51 +0200 From: "Heinz J . Mauelshagen" Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] vgcreate blackhole Message-ID: <20011009114551.D25020@sistina.com> References: <3BC2405B.B6BDBE97@bellatlantic.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In-Reply-To: <3BC2405B.B6BDBE97@bellatlantic.net>; from sarma@bellatlantic.net on Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 08:10:03PM -0400 Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1254" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com This should be fixed in CVS. Please fetch the code form there and try (follow instructions at www.sistina.com). Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 08:10:03PM -0400, Uday Bhaskar Sarma Seetamraju wro= te: > % uname -a > Linux linux1.localdomain 2.4.3-20mdk #1 Sun Apr 15 23:03:10 CEST 2001 i68= 6 Unknown > (Mandrake Distribution 8.0) >=20 > % cat /proc/lvm/global > LVM module version 0.9.1_beta2 (18/01/2001) > >=20 > % vgcreate --version > vgcreate: unrecognized option `--version' > Logical Volume Manager 0.9 > Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 13/11/2000 (IOP 10) > ... >=20 > Summary: VGCREATE finishes nicely (verbose output below). > But a VGSCAN immediately after vgcreate , shows nothing changed. >=20 > A little longer Summary of the problem: > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Have had LVM up for a little while now. > Wanted to add LVM over RAID1 (ref: my previous email help). > Created two devices md0 and md1 (see the raidtab below). > Had the same identical problem with md0. After reading > the linux-lvm list, I tried it with md1 only, butno difference. > So, I am writing this email re: the md1 experience only. >=20 > Note: All the lvm commands were run ONLY in linux-single-user mode. > But some of the LVM volumes were mounted while running the > cgvreate, pvcreate commands. From my prior experience > and by the man pages, it doesn't matter, but then.... >=20 > DETAILS of the PROBLEM > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Run the command > % vgcreate -v MKP4 /dev/md1 > (See detailed output below). >=20 > vgscan does not show MKP4. PVSCAN shows unknown volume. see listing bel= ow. >=20 > After that any attempt to modify the LVM setup (eg: vgextend, pvcreate, e= tc...) give the following error. Ofcourse, pvscan and vgscan do not give e= rrors. >=20 > pvcreate -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; plea= se run vgscan >=20 > Rebooting does not help. > Deleting the /etc/lvmtab and /etc/lvmtab.d didn't make any difference. > I understand that the /etc/lvmconf directory is more of a backup. > And that directory has a MKP4.conf in it! (I guess vgcreate > does say that its doing so). >=20 > To see if md0 and md1 are functionally ok, I did a pvcreate -ff > to remove any links between the raid1 devices and any known or unknown > VGs. Then I did a mke2fs /dev/md0 and /dev/md1 and mounted them and > used them just fine as regular linux-e2fs file systems. >=20 > The LVM came with the version Mandrake 8.0 distribution. > I used the LV modules out of the 'box'. > Just in case it makes a difference, I found this about the gcc that came > with the 8.0 distribution of Mandrake (after having read some comments > about using gcc versions > 2.95.2) > % gcc --version > 2.96 >=20 > Also, noted that /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit loads up LVM before it > loads up the raid module and devices. So, I moved the script lines > to load up LVM AFTER raid. No difference at all. If any difference > it should be if I had no problems with the vgcreate... >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > % vgcreate -v MKP4 /dev/md1 > vgcreate -- checking volume group name > vgcreate -- checking volume group directory existence > vgcreate -- locking logical volume manager > vgcreate -- checking volume group "MKP4" existence > vgcreate -- counting all existing volume groups > vgcreate -- reading all physical volume data from disks > vgcreate -- checking if all given physical volumes in command line are new > vgcreate -- checking physical volumes name "/dev/md1" > vgcreate -- checking physical volume "/dev/md1" > vgcreate -- getting size of physical volume "/dev/md1" > vgcreate -- size of physical volume "/dev/md1" is 4194048 sectors > vgcreate -- checking for new physical volume "/dev/md1" > vgcreate -- checking for identical physical volumes on command line > vgcreate -- 1 physical volume will be inserted into volume group "MKP4" > vgcreate -- checking command line arguments > vgcreate -- INFO: maximum of 256 physical volumes > vgcreate -- INFO: maximum of 256 logical volumes > vgcreate -- setting up volume data for creation > vgcreate -- INFO: using default physical extent size 4 MB > vgcreate -- INFO: maximum logical volume size is 255.99 Gigabyte > vgcreate -- storing volume group data on disk(s) > vgcreate -- removing any invalid special files of volume group "MKP4" > vgcreate -- creating volume group directory /dev/MKP4 > vgcreate -- creating VGDA for volume group "MKP4" in kernel > vgcreate -- inserting volume group "MKP4" into "/etc/lvmtab" > vgcreate -- checking volume group name "MKP4" > vgcreate -- checking volume group consistency of "MKP4" > vgcreate -- checking existence of "/etc/lvmtab.d" > vgcreate -- storing volume group data of "MKP4" in "/etc/lvmtab.d/MKP4.tm= p" > vgcreate -- storing physical volume data of "MKP4" in "/etc/lvmtab.d/MKP4= .tmp" > vgcreate -- storing logical volume data of volume group "MKP4" in "/etc/l= vmtab.d/MKP4.tmp" > vgcreate -- renaming "/etc/lvmtab.d/MKP4.tmp" to "/etc/lvmtab.d/MKP4" > vgcreate -- doing automatic backup of volume group "MKP4" > vgcreate -- checking volume group name "MKP4" > vgcreate -- checking volume group consistency of "MKP4" > vgcreate -- checking existence of "/etc/lvmconf" > vgcreate -- storing volume group data of "MKP4" in "/etc/lvmconf/MKP4.con= f.tmp" > vgcreate -- storing physical volume data of "MKP4" in "/etc/lvmconf/MKP4.= conf.tmp" > vgcreate -- storing logical volume data of volume group "MKP4" in "/etc/l= vmconf/MKP4.conf.tmp" > vgcreate -- checking existence of "/etc/lvmconf/MKP4.conf.tmp" > vgcreate -- checking existence of "/etc/lvmconf/MKP4.conf" > vgcreate -- renaming "/etc/lvmconf/MKP4.conf.tmp" to "/etc/lvmconf/MKP4.c= onf" > vgcreate -- unlocking logical volume manager > vgcreate -- volume group "MKP4" successfully created and activated >=20 >=20 > % pvscan > pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/md0" is in no VG [2 GB] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md1" is associated to an unknown VG (run v= gscan) > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda7" of VG "migataa" [2 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda8" of VG "migataa" [2 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda10" of VG "maakompa.old" [2 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda11" of VG "maakompa.old" [2 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hda12" is in no VG [3.08 GB] > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdc7" is in no VG [2.05 GB] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdc8" of VG "NFS" [2.04 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdc10" is in no VG [2.05 GB] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdc11" of VG "DBMS" [2.04 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdc12" of VG "WEB" [2.04 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdc14" of VG "AUDIO" [3 GB / 4 MB free] > pvscan -- total: 13 [28.32 GB] / in use: 9 [19.15 GB] / in no VG: 4 [9.18= GB] >=20 > % vgscan > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > vgscan -- found active volume group "migataa" > vgscan -- found active volume group "maakompa.old" > vgscan -- found active volume group "NFS" > vgscan -- found active volume group "DBMS" > vgscan -- found active volume group "WEB" > vgscan -- found active volume group "AUDIO" > vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created > vgscan -- WARNING: you may not have an actual VGDA backup of your volume = groups >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > lvmdiskscan -- reading all disks / partitions (this may take a while...) > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/md0 [ 2 GB] free multiple device > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/md1 [ 2 GB] free multiple device > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda1 [ 3 GB] Primary LINUX native partitio= n [0x83] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda2 [ 16.08 GB] DOS extended partition [0x5] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda5 [ 1023.72 MB] Extended LINUX swap partition = [0x82] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda6 [ 2 GB] Extended [0xFD] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda7 [ 2 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda8 [ 2 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda9 [ 2 GB] Extended [0xFD] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda10 [ 2 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda11 [ 2 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda12 [ 3.08 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc1 [ 8 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc2 [ 20.63 GB] DOS extended partition [0x5] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc5 [ 2.05 GB] Extended LINUX native partitio= n [0x83] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc6 [ 2 GB] Extended [0xFD] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc7 [ 2.05 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc8 [ 2.05 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc9 [ 2 GB] Extended [0xFD] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc10 [ 2.05 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc11 [ 2.05 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc12 [ 2.05 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc13 [ 1.24 GB] Extended LINUX swap partition = [0x82] > lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc14 [ 3.01 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] > lvmdiskscan -- 2 disks > lvmdiskscan -- 0 whole disks > lvmdiskscan -- 0 loop devices > lvmdiskscan -- 2 multiple devices > lvmdiskscan -- 0 network block devices > lvmdiskscan -- 22 partitions > lvmdiskscan -- 12 LVM physical volume partitions >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > (Cut n pasted via Win98 telnet window). > % cat /etc/lvmconf/MKP4.conf > =B4 MKP4=05=99TS=04b=05=EF=04=E0=05]=05=BD=B0=06=02=05=8E=B3=064=C6= =05=C8=04*=06n=040=01=BE=95=026=03=16=03=ABn=E6=02!=05=06=03=04=01=01=01=01= =EC=06 =FF=01P=D1<=83ieT9rIw > AlvcgJKpcvjcKLiwzfUn0d2j8=BCP=05@=D8!=02@=C8!=02@ =FC=FF=BF=D8!=02@ > =BF=05@=04=E4#=02@=EC1=05@=D8!=02@=01=94[=01@=8E=FFw=01K+=01@=D0=FC=FF=BF= @Z=01@%=89=14T=01@=D8!=02@=FCG=05@=D8!=02@`=D3@,#=02@X$=02@=14V=01@=14T=01@= @Z=01@7=89 > =90=FC=FF=BF`=D3@=94[=01@=18$=02@=D8!=02@ > =BF=05@=B0=FC=FF=BF=CE=D2@=C0=C07=89=BCP=05@,=1F=17@,=FD=FF=BF=84Y=01@=C8= =FC=FF=BF=02HM=01=04=04=12=18=80=80=9AHI=01=E4=01=1C in1002404658=01 =01=02=FF? =FF=018=A6mV8n8epwTZdxyRRHZw4n2t2c8u2uyiJK= =FC0=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=02 > 0=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020= =020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=02= 0=020=020=02 > 0=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020= =020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=02= 0=020=020=02 > 0=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020= =020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=02= 0=020=020=02 > 0=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020= =020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=02= 0=020=020=02 > 0=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020= =020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=02= 0=020=020=02 > 0=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020= =020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=020=02= 0=020=020=02 > 0=020=020=020=020=02 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > % cat /proc/lvm/global > LVM module version 0.9.1_beta2 (18/01/2001) >=20 > Total: 7 VGs 9 PVs 6 LVs (6 LVs open 6 times) >=20 > Global: 95531 bytes malloced IOP version: 10 0:15:46 active >=20 > VG: migataa [2 PV, 1 LV/1 open] PE Size: 4096 KB > Usage [KB/PE]: 4186112 /1022 total 4186112 /1022 used 0 /0 free > PVs: [AA] hda7 2093056 /511 2093056 /511 = 0 /0 > [AA] hda8 2093056 /511 2093056 /511 = 0 /0 > LV: [AWDL ] 1 4186112 /1022 1x open >=20 > VG: maakompa.old [2 PV, 1 LV/1 open] PE Size: 4096 KB > Usage [KB/PE]: 4186112 /1022 total 4186112 /1022 used 0 /0 free > PVs: [AA] hda10 2093056 /511 2093056 /511 = 0 /0 > [AA] hda11 2093056 /511 2093056 /511 = 0 /0 > LV: [AWDL ] 1 4186112 /1022 1x open >=20 > VG: NFS [1 PV, 1 LV/1 open] PE Size: 4096 KB > Usage [KB/PE]: 2142208 /523 total 2142208 /523 used 0 /0 free > PV: [AA] hdc8 2142208 /523 2142208 /523 = 0 /0 > LV: [AWDL ] 1 2142208 /523 1x open >=20 > VG: DBMS [1 PV, 1 LV/1 open] PE Size: 4096 KB > Usage [KB/PE]: 2142208 /523 total 2142208 /523 used 0 /0 free > PV: [AA] hdc11 2142208 /523 2142208 /523 = 0 /0 > LV: [AWDL ] 1 2142208 /523 1x open >=20 > VG: WEB [1 PV, 1 LV/1 open] PE Size: 4096 KB > Usage [KB/PE]: 2142208 /523 total 2142208 /523 used 0 /0 free > PV: [AA] hdc12 2142208 /523 2142208 /523 = 0 /0 > LV: [AWDL ] 1 2142208 /523 1x open >=20 > VG: AUDIO [1 PV, 1 LV/1 open] PE Size: 4096 KB > Usage [KB/PE]: 3149824 /769 total 3145728 /768 used 4096 /1 free > PV: [AA] hdc14 3149824 /769 3145728 /768 = 4096 /1 > LV: [AWDL ] 1 3145728 /768 1x open >=20 > VG: MKP4 [1 PV, 0 LV/0 open] PE Size: 4096 KB > Usage [KB/PE]: 2093056 /511 total 0 /0 used 2093056 /511 free > PV: [AA] md1 2093056 /511 0 /0 20= 93056 /511 > LVs: none >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > % cat /proc/partitions > major minor #blocks name rio rmerge rsect ruse wio wmerge wsect wus= e running use aveq >=20 > 9 0 2097024 md0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 9 1 2097024 md1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 58 0 4186112 lvma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 58 1 4186112 lvmb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 58 2 2142208 lvmc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 58 3 2142208 lvmd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 58 4 2142208 lvme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 58 5 3145728 lvmf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 3 0 20010312 hda 1390 3000 20768 15590 529 1540 15918 11310 0 15= 500 26900 > 3 1 3145432 hda1 733 1240 15778 6810 503 1417 15432 10780 0 670= 0 17590 > 3 2 1 hda2 9 0 18 160 0 0 0 0 0 160 160 > 3 5 1048288 hda5 2 0 16 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 > 3 6 2097112 hda6 5 0 34 430 1 0 8 0 0 430 430 > 3 7 2097112 hda7 101 875 2030 480 18 9 224 460 0 670 940 > 3 8 2097112 hda8 17 5 44 220 0 0 0 0 0 220 220 > 3 9 2097112 hda9 17 0 58 280 6 114 246 20 0 300 300 > 3 10 2097112 hda10 87 875 1924 640 0 0 0 0 0 640 640 > 3 11 2097112 hda11 21 5 70 250 1 0 8 50 0 300 300 > 3 12 3233632 hda12 11 0 22 200 0 0 0 0 0 200 200 > 22 0 30016224 hdc 971 3525 9346 4700 30 124 518 90 0 4730 4790 > 22 1 8388544 hdc1 9 0 18 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 > 22 2 1 hdc2 9 0 18 220 0 0 0 0 0 220 220 > 22 5 2146000 hdc5 39 0 300 320 19 10 232 30 0 330 350 > 22 6 2097112 hdc6 34 0 92 300 1 0 8 0 0 300 300 > 22 7 2146000 hdc7 11 0 22 160 0 0 0 0 0 160 160 > 22 8 2146000 hdc8 91 880 1960 370 1 0 8 10 0 380 380 > 22 9 2097112 hdc9 13 0 50 180 6 114 246 20 0 200 200 > 22 10 2146000 hdc10 11 0 22 140 0 0 0 0 0 140 140 > 22 11 2146000 hdc11 91 880 1960 300 1 0 8 10 0 310 310 > 22 12 2146000 hdc12 91 880 1960 270 1 0 8 10 0 280 280 > 22 13 1305328 hdc13 2 0 16 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 > 22 14 3154000 hdc14 91 885 1970 290 1 0 8 10 0 300 300 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > % cat /etc/raidtab > raiddev /dev/md0 > raid-level 1 > nr-raid-disks 2 > nr-spare-disks 0 > chunk-size 4 > persistent-superblock 1 > device /dev/hda6 > raid-disk 0 > device /dev/hdc6 > raid-disk 1 >=20 > raiddev /dev/md1 > raid-level 1 > nr-raid-disks 2 > nr-spare-disks 0 > chunk-size 4 > persistent-superblock 1 > device /dev/hda9 > raid-disk 0 > device /dev/hdc9 > raid-disk 1 >=20 >=20 > % cat /proc/mdstat > Personalities : [raid1] > read_ahead 1024 sectors > md1 : active raid1 hdc9[1] hda9[0] > 2097024 blocks [2/2] [UU] >=20 > md0 : active raid1 hdc6[1] hda6[0] > 2097024 blocks [2/2] [UU] >=20 > unused devices: >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > % fdisk -l /dev/hda > Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 39703 cylinders > Units =3D cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes >=20 > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 * 1 6241 3145432+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda2 6242 39703 16864848 5 Extended > /dev/hda5 6242 8321 1048288+ 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda6 8322 12482 2097112+ fd Linux raid autodetect > /dev/hda7 12483 16643 2097112+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hda8 16644 20804 2097112+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hda9 20805 24965 2097112+ fd Linux raid autodetect > /dev/hda10 24966 29126 2097112+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hda11 29127 33287 2097112+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hda12 33288 39703 3233632+ 8e Linux LVM >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > % fdisk -l /dev/hdc > Disk /dev/hdc: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 59556 cylinders > Units =3D cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes >=20 > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hdc1 * 1 16644 8388544+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hdc2 16645 59556 21627648 5 Extended > /dev/hdc5 16645 20902 2146000+ 83 Linux > /dev/hdc6 20903 25063 2097112+ fd Linux raid autodetect > /dev/hdc7 25161 29418 2146000+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hdc8 29419 33676 2146000+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hdc9 33677 37837 2097112+ fd Linux raid autodetect > /dev/hdc10 37935 42192 2146000+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hdc11 42193 46450 2146000+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hdc12 46451 50708 2146000+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hdc13 50709 53298 1305328+ 82 Linux swap > /dev/hdc14 53299 59556 3154000+ 8e Linux LVM >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > [EoInfo] >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html 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