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From: Heinz Mauelshagen <mauelshagen@redhat.com>
To: Dave <davo_muc@yahoo.com>,
	LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM1 - "VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent"error following lvm operations
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:09:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060731140920.GA2967@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060731085016.37744.qmail@web51107.mail.yahoo.com>

On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 01:50:16AM -0700, Dave wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have slightly more info re: this error message I'm seeing.  After running vgdisplay and getting the message:
> 
>     VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent
> 
> I issued an $? to see the exit code and it was 98, which is explained as:
> 
>     invalid lvmtab (run vgscan(8))

E.g. because your root fs is full.
FYI: all lvm commands changing the configuration write the lvmtab.

Have you tried running vgscan yet ?

Heinz

> 
> in the vgdisplay man page.  How does the lvmtab become invalid?  
> 
> I do not want to have to reboot (because this will cause an outage for our customers), but I know from previous experience that the error message will disappear following a reboot.  I'm also hesitant to add new disks, vg's, lv's, and file systems until I can run vgdisplay without an error.  Should I be concerned re: this message???
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> Dave
> 
> 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-07-31 14:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-07-28  9:38 [linux-lvm] LVM1 - "VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent" error following lvm operations Dave
2006-07-28  9:47 ` [linux-lvm] LVM1 - "VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent"error " Roger Lucas
2006-07-28 10:25   ` Dave
2006-07-28 10:36     ` Roger Lucas
2006-07-31  8:50       ` Dave
2006-07-31 10:50         ` Dave
2006-07-31 14:09         ` Heinz Mauelshagen [this message]
2006-07-31 15:16           ` Dave
2006-07-31 16:54           ` Dave

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