Re: [linux-lvm] ERROR "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): current PV" can't get data of volume group "vg1" from physical volume(s)

["Heinz J . Mauelshagen" <mauelshagen@sistina.com>]

Which LVM (tools+driver) version?
What exactly happened before vgscan failed?

On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 10:21:37AM +0200, Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> Here we go again... Second or third time I lost my LVM... :(
> What's wrong this time?
> 
> ----- s n i p -----
> [papadoc.root]# vgscan
> vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> vgscan -- ERROR "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): current PV" can't get data of volume group "vg1" from physical volume(s)
> vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created
> vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group
> 
> [papadoc.root]# vgchange -a y
> vgchange -- no volume groups found
> 
> [papadoc.root]# pvscan -u
> pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb1 " with UUID "ofZCeT-O16H-Df0h-4KoB-xQhm-lc24-67dZvk"  is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan)
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdc1 " with UUID "xN0MF7-xKU0-Uk3L-g8Pw-0YfH-fS3V-zgFA66"  is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan)
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdd10" with UUID "5V0XNB-gA87-OU66-1iza-cvsz-xQ2q-6DEbyH"  is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan)
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sde1 " with UUID "Bdm7PX-50Dq-hC6R-yXmv-DDq1-n6Nx-4ohaKK"  is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan)
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdf1 " with UUID "QnqfyA-fOTB-J1Pp-4be5-t6QU-bGjS-i2BKf2"  is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan)
> pvscan -- total: 5 [34.84 GB] / in use: 5 [34.84 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0]
> ----- s n i p -----
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