[linux-lvm] LVM Error

[linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Terry Rigby]

I was recently going to reboot my machine to add some hardware, I had not yet 
done anything to the LVM nor rebooted the machine and got the following when 
looking at my lvm.

http://ultimate.kicks-ass.net/files/lvm.txt

Can anyone suggest what I might need to do in order to get me back up and 
running?  

Terry

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Terry Rigby]

I might also add that I get this problem every single time I want to reboot my 
machine.  Which leads me to believe that maybe I have setup my LVM wrong or 
something. 

FYI I am running debian sarge on this box.

Terry Rigby

On April 3, 2005 10:40 am, Terry Rigby wrote:
> I was recently going to reboot my machine to add some hardware, I had not
> yet done anything to the LVM nor rebooted the machine and got the following
> when looking at my lvm.
>
> http://ultimate.kicks-ass.net/files/lvm.txt
>
> Can anyone suggest what I might need to do in order to get me back up and
> running?
>
> Terry
>
>
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Re: [linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Alasdair G Kergon]

On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 09:46:00AM -0800, Terry Rigby wrote:
> > http://ultimate.kicks-ass.net/files/lvm.txt

  PV /dev/hda2        VG 4474   lvm2 [18.18 GB / 0    free]
  PV /dev/hdc         VG 4474   lvm2 [74.53 GB / 0    free]
  PV /dev/hdb         VG 4474   lvm2 [74.53 GB / 0    free]
  PV unknown device   VG 4474   lvm2 [74.53 GB / 0    free]

Which version of LVM2?
Try upgrading it to at least 2.00.33.

Does hdd have a partition table on it (even an empty one)?
Is the PV meant to be hdd or hdd1?
If the PV is genuinely hdd not hdd1 and there's a partition 
table, try removing it.

Alasdair
-- 
agk@redhat.com

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Terry Rigby]

I am using lvm2.
PV is /dev/hdd
no partition table exists.

I did figure out the problem though.  I had a symlink to /dev/hdd and I think 
that was causing some issues.  I removed that symlink and all the PV's 
display properly now.  My next issue is this..

fileserver:~# vgchange -a y 4474
  Volume group 4474 metadata is inconsistent
  Volume group for uuid not found: 
lIoGSWjLzjHDN61mdY0yqVbilyBU9xzFSoVzKiy750swPFxT8D0ijXGNAi3FddlG
  0 logical volume(s) in volume group "4474" now active

:(
hehe, next...

Terry Rigby

On April 3, 2005 12:19 pm, Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 09:46:00AM -0800, Terry Rigby wrote:
> > > http://ultimate.kicks-ass.net/files/lvm.txt
>
>   PV /dev/hda2        VG 4474   lvm2 [18.18 GB / 0    free]
>   PV /dev/hdc         VG 4474   lvm2 [74.53 GB / 0    free]
>   PV /dev/hdb         VG 4474   lvm2 [74.53 GB / 0    free]
>   PV unknown device   VG 4474   lvm2 [74.53 GB / 0    free]
>
> Which version of LVM2?
> Try upgrading it to at least 2.00.33.
>
> Does hdd have a partition table on it (even an empty one)?
> Is the PV meant to be hdd or hdd1?
> If the PV is genuinely hdd not hdd1 and there's a partition
> table, try removing it.
>
> Alasdair

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Alasdair G Kergon]

On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 11:38:16AM -0800, Terry Rigby wrote:
> I did figure out the problem though.  I had a symlink to /dev/hdd and I think 

Ah.  Debian cdrom mix-up again?

> fileserver:~# vgchange -a y 4474
>   Volume group 4474 metadata is inconsistent
>   Volume group for uuid not found: 
> lIoGSWjLzjHDN61mdY0yqVbilyBU9xzFSoVzKiy750swPFxT8D0ijXGNAi3FddlG
>   0 logical volume(s) in volume group "4474" now active
 
Need more info: why it's inconsistent.  [Add -vvvv with 2.00.33]

Compare the metadata on each disk [vgcfbackup -P -f file] and
see if one of them is different/wrong.  If so, vgcfgrestore
from the correct version.

Alasdair
-- 
agk@redhat.com

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Terry Rigby]

This is from "vgcfgbackup -P -f file.txt"

fileserver:~# cat file.txt |grep "id ="
VG (4474)      id = "lIoGSW-jLzj-HDN6-1mdY-0yqV-bily-BU9xzF"
pv0 (hda2)     id = "hxeJjE-AgPR-letG-U0rH-FlDP-hOu9-o7UH7e"
pv1 (hdc)       id = "KMzdEO-aigL-KoHL-2ZED-SgWf-CsoW-7qEWQP"
pv2 (hdb)       id = "2MKTrn-jv8Y-hUPU-8W6m-Uur1-ItpE-Abq3w4"
pv3  (hdd)      id = "ISBKAD-7SQt-B9Bo-ppng-G5Q6-Iu3D-uABjz7"
LV  (storage) id = "SoVzKi-y750-swPF-xT8D-0ijX-GNAi-3FddlG"

and

fileserver:~# vgdisplay -v |grep "UUID"
  VG UUID               lIoGSW-jLzj-HDN6-1mdY-0yqV-bily-BU9xzF
  LV UUID                SoVzKi-y750-swPF-xT8D-0ijX-GNAi-3FddlG
  PV UUID               hxeJjE-AgPR-letG-U0rH-FlDP-hOu9-o7UH7e <-- hda2
  PV UUID               KMzdEO-aigL-KoHL-2ZED-SgWf-CsoW-7qEWQP <-- hdc
  PV UUID               2MKTrn-jv8Y-hUPU-8W6m-Uur1-ItpE-Abq3w4 <-- hdb
  PV UUID               ISBKAD-7SQt-B9Bo-ppng-G5Q6-Iu3D-uABjz7 <-- hdd

vgchange -a y 4474 -vvvv can be see@
http://ultimate.kicks-ass.net/files/lvm2.txt

I dont see any differences there.  Any other advice?

Terry Rigby

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Terry Rigby]

one more thing I just noticed...

fileserver:~# vgscan -vv
      Setting global/locking_type to 1
      Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm
      File-based locking enabled.
    Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices
      /dev/4474.old/storage: stat failed: No such file or directory
      /dev/cdrom: stat failed: No such file or directory
    Wiping internal cache
  Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
    Finding all volume groups
      /dev/hda: No label detected
      /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdc1: No label detected
      /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hda5: No label detected
      /dev/hda6: No label detected
      /dev/hda7: No label detected
      /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdb1: No label detected
      Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_4474 RB
    Finding volume group "4474"
      /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
      /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
  Found volume group "4474" using metadata type lvm2
      Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_4474

the two lines      " /dev/4474.old/storage: stat failed: No such file or 
directory" and   " /dev/cdrom: stat failed: No such file or directory"
I find curious.  This could be nothing but then again, maybe it is.  I am 
really too new to LVM to know.

Terry Rigby

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Terry Rigby]

nevermind, I am an idiot.  those are just dead symlinks.  

On April 3, 2005 01:18 pm, Terry Rigby wrote:
> one more thing I just noticed...
>
> fileserver:~# vgscan -vv
>       Setting global/locking_type to 1
>       Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm
>       File-based locking enabled.
>     Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices
>       /dev/4474.old/storage: stat failed: No such file or directory
>       /dev/cdrom: stat failed: No such file or directory
>     Wiping internal cache
>   Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
>     Finding all volume groups
>       /dev/hda: No label detected
>       /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdc1: No label detected
>       /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hda5: No label detected
>       /dev/hda6: No label detected
>       /dev/hda7: No label detected
>       /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdb1: No label detected
>       Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_4474 RB
>     Finding volume group "4474"
>       /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
>       /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
>   Found volume group "4474" using metadata type lvm2
>       Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_4474
>
> the two lines      " /dev/4474.old/storage: stat failed: No such file or
> directory" and   " /dev/cdrom: stat failed: No such file or directory"
> I find curious.  This could be nothing but then again, maybe it is.  I am
> really too new to LVM to know.
>
> Terry Rigby
>
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Re: [linux-lvm] LVM Error

[Terry Rigby]

My problem does still persist though.

fileserver:~# vgscan -vv
      Setting global/locking_type to 1
      Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm
      File-based locking enabled.
     Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices
      /dev/4474.old/storage: stat failed: No such file or directory
      /dev/cdrom: stat failed: No such file or directory
     Wiping internal cache
   Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
     Finding all volume groups
       /dev/hda: No label detected
       /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdc1: No label detected
       /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hda5: No label detected
       /dev/hda6: No label detected
       /dev/hda7: No label detected
       /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdb1: No label detected
       Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_4474 RB
     Finding volume group "4474"
       /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdc: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdb: lvm2 label detected
       /dev/hdd: lvm2 label detected
   Found volume group "4474" using metadata type lvm2
       Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_4474

 the two lines      " /dev/4474.old/storage: stat failed: No such file or
 directory" and   " /dev/cdrom: stat failed: No such file or directory"
 I find curious.  This could be nothing but then again, maybe it is.  I am
 really too new to LVM to know.

Terry Rigby