From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx16.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.21]) by int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r9OFVAOs011512 for ; Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:31:10 -0400 Received: from akita.dogpad.net (99-152-154-249.lightspeed.dllstx.sbcglobal.net [99.152.154.249]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r9OFV8QU009931 for ; Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:31:09 -0400 Received: from [134.64.83.106] (unknown [192.65.45.20]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: joey@dogpad.net) by akita.dogpad.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7C9CD1C03A4 for ; Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:31:07 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <52693D2E.705@dogpad.net> Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:30:54 -0500 From: Joe Harvell MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <5267FCC6.6060605@tekcomms.com> <5268E9CA.60100@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <5268E9CA.60100@redhat.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] pvs complains of missing PVs that are not missing 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="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: linux-lvm@redhat.com Le 24/10/2013 04:35, Zdenek Kabelac a =EF=BF=BDcrit : > Dne 23.10.2013 18:43, Joe Harvell napsal(a): >>> Hi Joe, >>> >>> I am having similar issues in that I have a LVM2 raid1 mirror between a >>> local disk and a iSCSI disk and once I remove the iSCSI disk and add it >>> back, the mirror stays broken. I traced the cause of that to be LVM2=20 >>> still >>> complains about a PV missing even though the same PV has been added=20 >>> back. >>> >>> I wonder if you have resolved your issue and what did you do. >>> Thanks a lot. >>> Shi >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >> Shi, >> >> This is not yet resolved. I'm still waiting for Peter Rajnoha to=20 >> follow up >> after I provided him the information he requested. He said he might=20 >> be able >> to look at it more closely later this week. In the mean time, I work=20 >> around >> this issue by activating the VG with --partial. I can access my=20 >> data, but I >> can't make any LVM config changes. >> >> > > If the missing PV is reattached to your system - you need to > > vgextend --restoremissing /dev/path_to_PV > > > Since once the PV is detected as missing - metadata are update on=20 > present PVs, > and the missing PV is marked as MISSING. > When such PV reappear - you need to run the command to re-synchronize=20 > metadata. > > Zdenek > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > My faith in LVM is restored. This fixed my problem. I really need to=20 read through all those man pages more closely.