From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7TJo26f003513 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:50:02 -0400 Received: from swlx166.swmed.edu (swlx166.swmed.edu [199.165.152.166]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7TJo11C026142 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:50:01 -0400 Received: from peters.swmed.org ([129.112.118.137]) by swlx166.swmed.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1GI9at-0007Wc-5r for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:49:56 -0500 Message-ID: <44F49A63.1010202@utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:49:55 -0500 From: Peter Smith MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <44F480F2.7070600@utsouthwestern.edu> In-Reply-To: <44F480F2.7070600@utsouthwestern.edu> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Problem with vgreduce on LVM1 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="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: LVM general discussion and development I'm currently looking at the source code. Meanwhile, if anyone is inclined to look, I've captured the output of a "vgreduce data /dev/emcpowera -d" [1]... Thanks, Peter [1] http://swlxrpx1.swmed.edu/for-linux-lvm-list-001 Peter Smith wrote: > Well, that is interesting. When I do a "pvdata", it does show an > extent in use, one for each of the other LVs, but that is true for all > the PVs for some reason. Any ideas on how to stop that? I've already > tried a "pvmove" and it says the disk is empty. > > [root@linux archive]# pvdata /dev/emcpowera > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/emcpowera > VG Name data > PV Size 785.10 GB [1646481408 secs] / NOT usable 1 GB [LVM: 127 KB] > PV# 1 > PV Status available > Allocatable NO > Cur LV 4 > PE Size (KByte) 1048576 > Total PE 784 > Free PE 784 > Allocated PE 0 > PV UUID JpYFFb-NUqC-trBf-oFm7-tbdF-65If-GZ56fw > > --- Volume group --- > VG Name > VG Access read/write > VG Status NOT available/resizable > VG # 0 > MAX LV 256 > Cur LV 5 > Open LV 0 > MAX LV Size 2 TB > Max PV 256 > Cur PV 8 > Act PV 1 > VG Size 12.21 TB > PE Size 1 GB > Total PE 12507 > Alloc PE / Size 9078 / 886 GB > Free PE / Size 3429 / 3.35 TB > VG UUID 5Xw9D6-qqfu-0FTg-P9pD-40NH-wRgR-wN03ip > > --- List of logical volumes --- > > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 0 is empty > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/data/data2" at offset 1 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/data/data3" at offset 2 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/data/data4" at offset 3 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/data/data5" at offset 4 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/data/data6" at offset 5 > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 6 is empty > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 7 is empty > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 8 is empty > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 9 is empty > > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 254 is empty > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 255 is empty > --- List of physical volume UUIDs --- > > 001: JpYFFb-NUqC-trBf-oFm7-tbdF-65If-GZ56fw > 002: ABNwWZ-h4la-KTcv-VukV-T8vV-PIEP-mm38cy > 003: oyjw8S-B1gu-snoN-k54q-bCEy-daqn-BYdDmK > 004: URW9Kt-ZbOn-Ov3h-ZiT5-i7aC-8Lpq-c0fp4l > 005: y16lho-UgMJ-1lfJ-GNTi-VXWH-Pot1-iIsOc0 > 006: WEC9g3-fTKD-k8pV-Nnxq-Kwn3-EkNd-qV3lUE > 007: TCxHIb-uvjC-6xap-bLaM-lVJU-N82x-XWd10g > 008: fZkmf8-jaYW-1gZ6-WBqp-eNu2-s1xr-IBLQTe > > Thanks, > Peter > > > mghofran@caregroup.harvard.edu wrote: > >> You show lv=4 so don't you need to check if any of those lvols were >> using that particular disk, remove the lvol and then proceed? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: linux-lvm-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:linux-lvm-bounces@redhat.com] >> On Behalf Of Peter Smith >> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:21 PM >> To: linux-lvm@redhat.com >> Subject: [linux-lvm] Problem with vgreduce on LVM1 >> >> I can't seem to remove two physical volumes. I've removed the LVs on >> them. I've deactivated the PVs. But I can not remove the PVs from the >> VG. >> >> Here's an example of what I'm seeing: >> >> [root@linux archive]# pvmove -v /dev/emcpowera >> pvmove -- checking name of source physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" >> pvmove -- locking logical volume manager >> pvmove -- reading data of source physical volume from "/dev/emcpowera" >> pvmove -- checking volume group existence >> pvmove -- reading data of volume group "data" from lvmtab >> pvmove -- checking volume group consistency of "data" >> pvmove -- searching for source physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" in >> volume group "data" >> pvmove -- no logical volumes on empty source physical volume >> "/dev/emcpowera" >> >> [root@linux archive]# vgreduce data /dev/emcpowera >> vgreduce -- ERROR: can't reduce volume group "data" by used physical >> volume "/dev/emcpowera" >> >> [root@linux archive]# pvdisplay /dev/emcpowera >> --- Physical volume --- >> PV Name /dev/emcpowera >> VG Name data >> PV Size 785.10 GB [1646481408 secs] / NOT usable 1 GB [LVM: 127 KB] >> PV# 1 >> PV Status available >> Allocatable NO >> Cur LV 4 >> PE Size (KByte) 1048576 >> Total PE 784 >> Free PE 784 >> Allocated PE 0 >> PV UUID JpYFFb-NUqC-trBf-oFm7-tbdF-65If-GZ56fw >> >> Does anyone have any idea why I can't complete a reduce? >> >> Thanks, >> Peter >> >> Note: >> Logical Volume Manager 1.0.8-13 >> Heinz Mauelshagen, Red Hat 03/05/2005 (IOP 10) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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/