From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j3CFRDO04702 for ; Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:27:13 -0400 Received: from vscan3.vignette.com (vscan3.vignette.com [12.161.72.104]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3CFRCWX012036 for ; Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:27:12 -0400 Received: from [10.18.201.1] (digdug.vignette.com [10.18.201.1]) by omail1.vignette.com (8.12.9/8.11.2) with ESMTP id j3CFQw8u025516 for ; Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:26:58 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <425BE8C5.4030502@cjs226.com> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:27:01 -0500 From: Clif Smith MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] invalid physical volume References: <425B37D8.7060801@cjs226.com> <20050412082844.M43465@pk25.com> <425BE068.6050106@cjs226.com> <20050412151937.M53113@pk25.com> In-Reply-To: <20050412151937.M53113@pk25.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="flowed" To: LVM general discussion and development I receive the same for all commands you requested, for example: # pvcreate /dev/emcpowera1 pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera1" Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote: >try pvcreate /dev/emcpowera1 is for the partition not for the disk... > >please summarize > >regards! > >On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:51:20 -0500, Clif Smith wrote > > >>Responses in line. >> >>Thanks, Clif >> >>Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote: >> >> >> >>>Clif try to make a partition type linux lvm.. (8e) and after try pvcreate >>> >>> >over it > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >># fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera >>Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes >>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders >>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>/dev/emcpowera1 1 1305 10482381 8e Linux LVM >> >># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera >>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" >> >> >> >>>send a output of pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera >>> >>> >>> >>> >># pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera >>pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager >>pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera" >>pvcreate -- getting physical volume size >>pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size >>pvcreate -- checking partition type >>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" >> >> >> >>>if you complile with debug use pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >># pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera >><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED >><22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED >><22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING >><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: 0 >><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: 10 >>pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager >><1> lvm_lock -- CALLED >><22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED >><22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING >><1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >>pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera" >><1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera" >><22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera" >><22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >><1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >>pvcreate -- getting physical volume size >><1> _pv_get_dev_size -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera and 0xbfffa650 >><1> _pv_get_dev_size -- LEAVING with ret: 20971520 >>pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size >><1> pv_create_kdev_t -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera" >><22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera" >><333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera" >><333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >><22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >><1> pv_create_kdev_t -- LEAVING with ret: E800 >><1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED >><22> lvm_get_device_type called >><22> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1 >><1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE >>pvcreate -- checking partition type >><1> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera >><22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera" >><333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera" >><333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >><22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >><1> pv_read -- going to read /dev/emcpowera >><22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED >><333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED >><4444> lvm_get_device_type called >><4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1 >><333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE >><22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >><1> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: -270 >>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" >> >><1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED >><1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 >> >> >> >>>send the error leve returns echo $? >>> >>>regards! >>> >>> >>> >>>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:52:08 -0500, Clif Smith wrote >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I'm running lvm-1.0.8-9 on RHES3 and am receiving the following when >>>>I try to utilize a volume from an EMC array: >>>># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera >>>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" >>>> >>>>The OS sees the volume fine: >>>># fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera >>>>Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes >>>>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders >>>>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes >>>> >>>>I can create a partition and then a filesystem without issue, but I >>>>really need to use it within LVM. >>>> >>>>Any ideas? >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>======================================================================================= >> >> >>>La teta que la mano no cubre, no es teta sino ubre. >>> -- An�nim. >>> >>> >>======================================================================================= >> >> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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/ >> >> > > >======================================================================================= >La teta que la mano no cubre, no es teta sino ubre. > -- An�nim. >======================================================================================= > >_______________________________________________ >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/ > >