From: Fabian Wenzel <f.wenzel@gmx.net>
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: [linux-lvm] LVM on Raid-5 woes...
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:15:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43D0C66C.3040609@gmx.net> (raw)
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Hello there!
Currently I am trying to set up LVM on top of RAID-5. I am using Kernel
2.6.12.2, device-mapper 1.01.04-r2 and lvm2 2.01.15-r1 on an NSLU2 (big
endian ARM) with three USB hard disks connected (two via a hub).
My problem is that I cannot create any volume groups; even physical
volumes cause trouble: After typing
root@platon:/etc# pvcreate /dev/md0
the messages of "pvscan" randomly change without doing anything in
between - sometimes two error messages appear, sometimes there are three
(see attachment 1).
Similar things happen when trying to set up a volume group with
root@platon:/etc# vgcreate -s 64M data /dev/md0
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
Volume group "data" successfully created
When scanning for volume groups using "vgscan", error messages change,
but the volume group is never found (see attachment 2).
I set up the device-filter in lvm.conf correctly such that only
md-devices are detected: When increasing the loglevel, it can be seen
that the errors are indeed related to the md-device (see attachment 3).
The weird thing is the fact that errors change from call to call. So
this must be a timing problem (I don't have another explanation for
it)?! However, I could write an ext3-file system to /dev/md0 and mount
it afterwards without any problems.
If anyone could help me, that'd be great!
Fabian
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Attachment 1:
root@platon:/etc# pvscan /dev/md0
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
PV /dev/md0 lvm2 [372.28 GB]
Total: 1 [372.28 GB] / in use: 0 [0 ] / in no VG: 1 [372.28 GB]
root@platon:/etc# pvscan /dev/md0
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
PV /dev/md0 lvm2 [372.28 GB]
Total: 1 [372.28 GB] / in use: 0 [0 ] / in no VG: 1 [372.28 GB]
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Attachment 2:
root@platon:/etc# vgscan
Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
root@platon:/etc# vgscan
Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
No volume groups found
root@platon:/etc# vgscan
Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
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Attachment 2:
#label/label.c:168 /dev/md0: lvm2 label detected
#device/dev-io.c:484 Closed /dev/md0
#device/dev-io.c:438 Opened /dev/md0 RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:134 /dev/md0: block size is 4096 bytes
#format_text/format-text.c:136 Incorrect metadata area header checksum
#format_text/format-text.c:838 <backtrace>
#device/dev-io.c:484 Closed /dev/md0
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next reply other threads:[~2006-01-20 11:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-01-20 11:15 Fabian Wenzel [this message]
2006-01-20 14:28 ` [linux-lvm] LVM on Raid-5 woes Michael Loftis
2006-01-20 14:29 ` Michael Loftis
2006-01-20 15:22 ` Fabian Wenzel
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