From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <3B684CD1.1050209@linuxalert.org> Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 20:39:13 +0200 From: Magnus Runesson MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] volume group not found???? References: <00ac01c11a7f$9fac1bf0$0df1d981@piefke> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com It looks like you have hit the bug 193 in bugzilla. /Magnus Alexander Bruns wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to this group an new to lvm. I reinstalled my personal server > with redhat 7.1 an wanted to get lvm run over my three large discs. > > I had the following things running for a short while: > > - RedHat 7.1 with all updates. > - self-compiled Kernel 2.4.6 with patched lvm 0.9.1_beta7 > > On my first HD Igave the rest space to hda7 with fdisk and set the > partition to "8e" lvm. > > The i followed the howto at sistina at: > file://sistina.com/lvm/doc/lvm_howto/Common_tasks.html > > > - I initalized the Partition: > pvcreate /dev/hda7 > > - I added the partition to a new volume group: > vgcreate lvm_volume_01 /dev(hda7 > > - then o activated the volume group: > vgchange -a y lvm_volume_01 > > - The I put a logical volume on the volume group: > lvcrate -L50G -nlvm_lv_01 lvm_volume_01 > > This logical Volume was then at /dev/lvm_volume_01/lvm_lv_01 and o > formated it woith reiserfs an mounted it! Evething runs fine. > > I copied the old contents of hdb5 and hdc5 of the smaller HDs to this > logical volume. on hda7. > > > > Then I added deleted the partition on hdc5, made a new one, set it to > 8e an added it to the volume group as explained at: > file://sistina.com/lvm/doc/lvm_howto/Common_tasks.html > > > pvcreate /dev/hdc5 > vgextend lvm_volume_01 > lvextend -L30G /dev/lvm_volume_01/lvm_lv_01 > resize_reiserfs -f /dev/lvm_volume_01/lvm_lv_01 > > That was all fine and i could mount the lvm_lv_01 without any > problems. > > > The same I then wanted to manage with the thirt HD at hdb5, but then > something went wrong?? > > Resize reiserfs did something but when i wanted to mount the LV it did > not work. reiserfs-checks did not found a problem but the mount-binary > told my something about a superblock...... > > > Abter a reboot I now have the following: > > [root@holodeck lvmconf]# pvdisplay /dev/hda7 > pvdisplay > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/hda7 > VG Name lvm_volume_01 > PV Size 48.54 GB / NOT usable 1.06 MB [LVM: 169 KB] > PV# 1 > PV Status available > Allocatable yes (but full) > Cur LV 1 > PE Size (KByte) 4096 > Total PE 12425 > Free PE 0 > Allocated PE 12425 > PV UUID cFFBJX-aqxr-P7kU-71OY-pgpX-rvtA-XxVpoc > > But for /dev/hdb5 and /ev/hdc5 it does not show the same. NOTHING!! > > > > And becouse I did not write anything to the volumegroup or logical > volume after the added two partition al my data must still be on hda7. > But how do I manage to get on it? > > The following commands say the folling: > ##################################################### > > > > [root@holodeck lvmconf]# vgscan > vgscan > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created > vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your > volume group > > lvm_volume_01 is not found > > [root@holodeck lvmconf]# vgchange -a y lvm_volume_01 > vgchange > vgchange -- volume group "lvm_volume_01" does not exist > > > > [root@holodeck lvmconf]# ls -al /dev/lvm* > crw-r----- 1 root root 109, 0 Jul 20 16:39 /dev/lvm > > /dev/lvm_volume_01: > insgesamt 88 > dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 20 23:06 . > drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 81920 Jul 28 13:12 .. > crw-r----- 1 root disk 109, 0 Jul 20 23:02 group > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 58, 0 Jul 20 23:06 lvm_lv_01 > > > [root@holodeck lvmconf]# ls -al /dev/lvm_volume_01/ > insgesamt 88 > dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 20 23:06 . > drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 81920 Jul 28 13:12 .. > crw-r----- 1 root disk 109, 0 Jul 20 23:02 group > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 58, 0 Jul 20 23:06 lvm_lv_01 > > > > > SHIT! > > How do I get on my Data at lvm_volume_01 bzw lvm_lv_01. > lvm_lv_01 was formated with reiserfs > > > > Greetings from Germany from Alex > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >