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Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Conflicting vg names but can't rename one
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On 12/17/2010 03:29 PM, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
>
> raub@ubuntu:~$ sudo vgchange -an SB3NfW-swQM-5rdw-xf5e-z6At-r5DM-dUwG7D
>   WARNING: Duplicate VG name export: Existing 
> fjM9qy-aCEM-iluj-yTdQ-CwT5-Iijk-uOYXlB (created here) takes precedence 
> over SB3NfW-swQM-5rdw-xf5e-z6At-r5DM-dUwG7D
>   Volume group "SB3NfW-swQM-5rdw-xf5e-z6At-r5DM-dUwG7D" not found
> raub@ubuntu:~$
>
> Maybe I need to unmount/disconnect the hard drive with the vg being 
> used and then try to rename the other drive...
There is a vgimportclone script posted to this list, and added to recent 
LVM sources, that handles the situation where the UUID is also identical 
(due to hardware cloning).  Since you have distinct UUIDs, there is 
something we are all missing.