Re: [linux-lvm] invalid physical volume

[Clif Smith <redhat@cjs226.com>]

I receive the same for all commands you requested, for example:
# pvcreate /dev/emcpowera1
pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera1"

Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote:

>try pvcreate /dev/emcpowera1 is for the partition not for the disk...
>
>please summarize
>
>regards!
>
>On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:51:20 -0500, Clif Smith wrote
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>>Responses in line.
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>>Thanks, Clif
>>
>>Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote:
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>>>Clif try to make a partition type linux lvm.. (8e) and after try pvcreate
>>>      
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>over it
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>>> 
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>># fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera
>>Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
>>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
>>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>>         Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
>>/dev/emcpowera1             1      1305  10482381   8e  Linux LVM
>>
>># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera
>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
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>>>send a output of pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera
>>> 
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>>>      
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>># pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera
>>pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
>>pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera"
>>pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
>>pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size
>>pvcreate -- checking partition type
>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
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>>>if you complile with debug use pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera
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>># pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera
>><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED
>><22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
>><22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
>><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: 0
>><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: 10
>>pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
>><1> lvm_lock -- CALLED
>><22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
>><22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
>><1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera"
>><1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
>><22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
>><22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>><1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
>><1> _pv_get_dev_size -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera and 0xbfffa650
>><1> _pv_get_dev_size -- LEAVING with ret: 20971520
>>pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size
>><1> pv_create_kdev_t -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
>><22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
>><333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
>><333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>><22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>><1> pv_create_kdev_t -- LEAVING with ret: E800
>><1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
>><22> lvm_get_device_type called
>><22> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1
>><1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE
>>pvcreate -- checking partition type
>><1> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera
>><22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
>><333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
>><333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>><22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>><1> pv_read -- going to read /dev/emcpowera
>><22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
>><333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
>><4444> lvm_get_device_type called
>><4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1
>><333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE
>><22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>><1> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: -270
>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
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>><1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED
>><1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
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>>>send the error leve returns echo $?
>>>
>>>regards!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:52:08 -0500, Clif Smith wrote
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>>>>I'm running lvm-1.0.8-9 on RHES3 and am receiving the following when 
>>>>I try to utilize a volume from an EMC array:
>>>># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera
>>>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>>
>>>>The OS sees the volume fine:
>>>># fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera
>>>>Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
>>>>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
>>>>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>>>>
>>>>I can create a partition and then a filesystem without issue, but I 
>>>>really need to use it within LVM.
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>
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