[linux-lvm] Problems importing volume group

[linux-lvm] Problems importing volume group

[Chris Wells]

Hello all,

I'm still a newbie to LVM but I've followed a FAQ in exporting my VG (I
had to replace a failing system drive - not in the VG).  When I replaced
the drive and tried to import the volume group, I get the following
errors:

vgimport kbvg /dev/hde /dev/hdf
vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): PE size" checking physical
volume consistency of "/dev/hde"
vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): PE size" checking physical
volume consistency of "/dev/hdf"
vgimport -- ERROR: no valid physical volumes found to import volume group
"kbvg"

When I do a pvscan, I get:

pvscan
pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hde"  is in EXPORTED VG "kbvg" [0 / 0 free]
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdf"  is in EXPORTED VG "kbvg" [0 / 0 free]
pvscan -- total: 2 [37.46 MB] / in use: 2 [37.46 MB] / in no VG: 0 [0]


I get these errors even when replacing the old drive and trying to import
back.  Any ideas on what I can do next or what the problem could be?  Or..
at least, does anyone know of any tools which I can use to retrieve data
from these drives?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

-- 
Thanks,
   Chris Wells
   Fusion Hosting & Design
   Lexington, KY
   chris@fusion-hosting.net
   http://www.fusion-hosting.net
   Phone: (859) 492-6439

Re: [linux-lvm] Problems importing volume group

[Heinz Mauelshagen]

Chris,

looks like the installation toasted your PVs (writing partition tables
to the drives?).

Run vgcfgrestore (you've got a backup of /etc/lvmconf/*, right?).

Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --


On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 12:49:41PM -0500, Chris Wells wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm still a newbie to LVM but I've followed a FAQ in exporting my VG (I
> had to replace a failing system drive - not in the VG).  When I replaced
> the drive and tried to import the volume group, I get the following
> errors:
> 
> vgimport kbvg /dev/hde /dev/hdf
> vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): PE size" checking physical
> volume consistency of "/dev/hde"
> vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): PE size" checking physical
> volume consistency of "/dev/hdf"
> vgimport -- ERROR: no valid physical volumes found to import volume group
> "kbvg"
> 
> When I do a pvscan, I get:
> 
> pvscan
> pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hde"  is in EXPORTED VG "kbvg" [0 / 0 free]
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdf"  is in EXPORTED VG "kbvg" [0 / 0 free]
> pvscan -- total: 2 [37.46 MB] / in use: 2 [37.46 MB] / in no VG: 0 [0]
> 
> 
> I get these errors even when replacing the old drive and trying to import
> back.  Any ideas on what I can do next or what the problem could be?  Or..
> at least, does anyone know of any tools which I can use to retrieve data
> from these drives?
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated!
> 
> -- 
> Thanks,
>    Chris Wells
>    Fusion Hosting & Design
>    Lexington, KY
>    chris@fusion-hosting.net
>    http://www.fusion-hosting.net
>    Phone: (859) 492-6439
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> linux-lvm mailing list
> linux-lvm@redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm
> read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/

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                                                  56242 Marienrachdorf
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Re: [linux-lvm] Problems importing volume group

[Chris Wells]

Heinz,

Thanks for the advice.. unfortunately I did not have a backup of
/etc/lvmconf/.. the data was unfortunately lost.  As it stands, I'm still
quite new to the Linux aspect of LVM.  How do I go about backing up VG
configuration or /etc/lvmconf.. Also can you recommend any decent online
guides/How-Tos for Linux LVM?  The documentation I've read thus far (books
and online) has been limited.

>
> Chris,
>
> looks like the installation toasted your PVs (writing partition tables
> to the drives?).
>
> Run vgcfgrestore (you've got a backup of /etc/lvmconf/*, right?).
>
> Regards,
> Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 12:49:41PM -0500, Chris Wells wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm still a newbie to LVM but I've followed a FAQ in exporting my VG
>> (I had to replace a failing system drive - not in the VG).  When I
>> replaced the drive and tried to import the volume group, I get the
>> following errors:
>>
>> vgimport kbvg /dev/hde /dev/hdf
>> vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): PE size" checking physical
>> volume consistency of "/dev/hde"
>> vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): PE size" checking physical
>> volume consistency of "/dev/hdf"
>> vgimport -- ERROR: no valid physical volumes found to import volume
>> group "kbvg"
>>
>> When I do a pvscan, I get:
>>
>> pvscan
>> pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
>> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hde"  is in EXPORTED VG "kbvg" [0 / 0
>> free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdf"  is in EXPORTED VG "kbvg" [0 /
>> 0 free] pvscan -- total: 2 [37.46 MB] / in use: 2 [37.46 MB] / in no
>> VG: 0 [0]
>>
>>
>> I get these errors even when replacing the old drive and trying to
>> import back.  Any ideas on what I can do next or what the problem
>> could be?  Or.. at least, does anyone know of any tools which I can
>> use to retrieve data from these drives?
>>
>> Any help is greatly appreciated!
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>>    Chris Wells
>>    Fusion Hosting & Design
>>    Lexington, KY
>>    chris@fusion-hosting.net
>>    http://www.fusion-hosting.net
>>    Phone: (859) 492-6439
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> linux-lvm mailing list
>> linux-lvm@redhat.com
>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm
>> read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
>
> *** Software bugs are stupid.
>     Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them ***
>
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>
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> Consulting Development Engineer                   Am Sonnenhang 11
>                                                   56242 Marienrachdorf
> Germany
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-- 
Thanks,
   Chris Wells
   Fusion Hosting & Design
   Lexington, KY
   chris@fusion-hosting.net
   http://www.fusion-hosting.net
   Phone: (859) 492-6439

Re: [linux-lvm] Problems importing volume group

[Heinz Mauelshagen]

Chris,

have you read the Howto (http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/;
contained in every email from this list) ?

FYI: we've begun reworking the Howto to cover LVM2 as well.

Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --


On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 01:56:48AM -0500, Chris Wells wrote:
> Heinz,
> 
> Thanks for the advice.. unfortunately I did not have a backup of
> /etc/lvmconf/.. the data was unfortunately lost.  As it stands, I'm still
> quite new to the Linux aspect of LVM.  How do I go about backing up VG
> configuration or /etc/lvmconf.. Also can you recommend any decent online
> guides/How-Tos for Linux LVM?  The documentation I've read thus far (books
> and online) has been limited.
> 
> >
> > Chris,
> >
> > looks like the installation toasted your PVs (writing partition tables
> > to the drives?).
> >
> > Run vgcfgrestore (you've got a backup of /etc/lvmconf/*, right?).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 12:49:41PM -0500, Chris Wells wrote:
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I'm still a newbie to LVM but I've followed a FAQ in exporting my VG
> >> (I had to replace a failing system drive - not in the VG).  When I
> >> replaced the drive and tried to import the volume group, I get the
> >> following errors:
> >>
> >> vgimport kbvg /dev/hde /dev/hdf
> >> vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): PE size" checking physical
> >> volume consistency of "/dev/hde"
> >> vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): PE size" checking physical
> >> volume consistency of "/dev/hdf"
> >> vgimport -- ERROR: no valid physical volumes found to import volume
> >> group "kbvg"
> >>
> >> When I do a pvscan, I get:
> >>
> >> pvscan
> >> pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> >> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hde"  is in EXPORTED VG "kbvg" [0 / 0
> >> free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdf"  is in EXPORTED VG "kbvg" [0 /
> >> 0 free] pvscan -- total: 2 [37.46 MB] / in use: 2 [37.46 MB] / in no
> >> VG: 0 [0]
> >>
> >>
> >> I get these errors even when replacing the old drive and trying to
> >> import back.  Any ideas on what I can do next or what the problem
> >> could be?  Or.. at least, does anyone know of any tools which I can
> >> use to retrieve data from these drives?
> >>
> >> Any help is greatly appreciated!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thanks,
> >>    Chris Wells
> >>    Fusion Hosting & Design
> >>    Lexington, KY
> >>    chris@fusion-hosting.net
> >>    http://www.fusion-hosting.net
> >>    Phone: (859) 492-6439
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> linux-lvm mailing list
> >> linux-lvm@redhat.com
> >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm
> >> read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
> > _______________________________________________
> > linux-lvm mailing list
> > linux-lvm@redhat.com
> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm
> > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
> 
> 
> -- 
> Thanks,
>    Chris Wells
>    Fusion Hosting & Design
>    Lexington, KY
>    chris@fusion-hosting.net
>    http://www.fusion-hosting.net
>    Phone: (859) 492-6439
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> linux-lvm mailing list
> linux-lvm@redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm
> read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/

*** Software bugs are stupid.
    Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them ***

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Heinz Mauelshagen                                 Red Hat, Inc.
Consulting Development Engineer                   Am Sonnenhang 11
                                                  56242 Marienrachdorf
                                                  Germany
Mauelshagen@RedHat.com                            +49 2626 141200
                                                       FAX 924446
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