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Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] How to place LVM2 metadata to other disks which
 don't belong to any volume group?
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To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>, George Brian <biangw@gmail.com>

On 12/13/2013 08:15 AM, George Brian wrote:
> Hi=EF=BC=8C
>=20
> thank for your reply.
>=20
> I read about "lvm.conf" and "man pvcreate" and practice like your
> instruction.
> but it's hard to meet my expection.
>=20
> I do as follows:
> 1, setting lvm.conf to dirs
> 2, pvcreate --pvmetadatacopies 0
> 3, vgcreate on pv=20
> Aborting vg_write: No metadata areas to write to!
>=20

Make sure you have the "metadata" section uncommented for the
"dirs" setting to take effect.

--=20
Peter