[linux-lvm] fix corrupted thin pool

[linux-lvm] fix corrupted thin pool

[Vasiliy Tolstov]

Hello! By mistake i'm restore by vcfgrestore thin volume, after that i
have errors on this thin pool on all volumes like :
 lvchange -ay vg1/2735
  Thin pool transaction_id=120, while expected: 114.
Does it possible to recovery from this? I'm try lvconvert --recover
and get tp1_tmeta0 but i'm don't understand whan i need to do next..?


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Re: [linux-lvm] fix corrupted thin pool

[Zdenek Kabelac]

Dne 24.10.2014 v 21:59 Vasiliy Tolstov napsal(a):
> Hello! By mistake i'm restore by vcfgrestore thin volume, after that i
> have errors on this thin pool on all volumes like :
>   lvchange -ay vg1/2735
>    Thin pool transaction_id=120, while expected: 114.
> Does it possible to recovery from this? I'm try lvconvert --recover
> and get tp1_tmeta0 but i'm don't understand whan i need to do next..?
>
>

Hi

I'm not sure how you could do that 'by a mistake' since LVM is printing pretty 
BIG WARNING that any vgcfgrestore with thin should be done after big thinking 
and requires even extra --force option.

But anyway -  if you have  /etc/lvm/archive - you should probably be able to
find the 'right' version of lvm2 metadata for your kernel metadata.

However 'normally' you could be off the sequence number only by one! so
I'm quite curious what you've been able to make such big difference.

If you could - package /etc/lvm/archive  so I could get closer look where the 
lvm2 has holes to allow such operations ?

Which version of lvm2 and kernel is here in use ?

Have you been manipulating with  thin-pool's metadata in any way ?

Regards

Zdenek

Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Vasiliy Tolstov]

2014-10-25 16:43 GMT+04:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com>:
> I'm not sure how you could do that 'by a mistake' since LVM is printing
> pretty BIG WARNING that any vgcfgrestore with thin should be done after big
> thinking and requires even extra --force option.
>
> But anyway -  if you have  /etc/lvm/archive - you should probably be able to
> find the 'right' version of lvm2 metadata for your kernel metadata.
>
> However 'normally' you could be off the sequence number only by one! so
> I'm quite curious what you've been able to make such big difference.
>
> If you could - package /etc/lvm/archive  so I could get closer look where
> the lvm2 has holes to allow such operations ?
>
> Which version of lvm2 and kernel is here in use ?
>
> Have you been manipulating with  thin-pool's metadata in any way ?
>
> Regards
>
> Zdenek


I can't provide old archive data =(, Now i only have this error..
Also in lvm conf i have issue_discards =1

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Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Vasiliy Tolstov]

2014-10-25 22:41 GMT+04:00 Vasiliy Tolstov <v.tolstov@selfip.ru>:
>> Which version of lvm2 and kernel is here in use ?
>>
>> Have you been manipulating with  thin-pool's metadata in any way ?
>>


I'm use 3.10.55 kernel and lvm 2.02.106

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Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Zdenek Kabelac]

Dne 25.10.2014 v 20:41 Vasiliy Tolstov napsal(a):
> 2014-10-25 16:43 GMT+04:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com>:
>> I'm not sure how you could do that 'by a mistake' since LVM is printing
>> pretty BIG WARNING that any vgcfgrestore with thin should be done after big
>> thinking and requires even extra --force option.
>>
>> But anyway -  if you have  /etc/lvm/archive - you should probably be able to
>> find the 'right' version of lvm2 metadata for your kernel metadata.
>>
>> However 'normally' you could be off the sequence number only by one! so
>> I'm quite curious what you've been able to make such big difference.
>>
>> If you could - package /etc/lvm/archive  so I could get closer look where
>> the lvm2 has holes to allow such operations ?
>>
>> Which version of lvm2 and kernel is here in use ?
>>
>> Have you been manipulating with  thin-pool's metadata in any way ?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Zdenek
>
>
> I can't provide old archive data =(, Now i only have this error..
> Also in lvm conf i have issue_discards =1

There is 'internal' metadata archive then -

dd if=/dev/your_pv_volume  of=/tmp/1st.megabyte   bs=1M count=1

It's will capture first megabyte of your PV where are embedded
metadata of your Volume group.

If you are not skilled enough - tar.gz and send this file to me.

Zdenek

Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Vasiliy Tolstov]

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2014-10-26 0:18 GMT+04:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com>:
> There is 'internal' metadata archive then -
>
> dd if=/dev/your_pv_volume  of=/tmp/1st.megabyte   bs=1M count=1
>
> It's will capture first megabyte of your PV where are embedded
> metadata of your Volume group.
>
> If you are not skilled enough - tar.gz and send this file to me.


I'm do dd and send it. While i'm break thin pool i'm try to restore volume 2657.
But i don't stop lvm thin pool =(.

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Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Zdenek Kabelac]

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Dne 25.10.2014 v 22:53 Vasiliy Tolstov napsal(a):
> 2014-10-26 0:18 GMT+04:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com>:
>> There is 'internal' metadata archive then -
>>
>> dd if=/dev/your_pv_volume  of=/tmp/1st.megabyte   bs=1M count=1
>>
>> It's will capture first megabyte of your PV where are embedded
>> metadata of your Volume group.
>>
>> If you are not skilled enough - tar.gz and send this file to me.
>
>
> I'm do dd and send it. While i'm break thin pool i'm try to restore volume 2657.
> But i don't stop lvm thin pool =(.
>


 From the metadata  something bad was going one:

Fri Oct 24 17:03:04 2014

transaction_id = 120  - create = "3695"

And suddenly on Fri Oct 24 18:07:23 2014
pool is back on older transaction_id

transaction_id = 114


Is that the time of your vgcfgrestore?

I'm attaching those metadata which you likely should put back to get in sync
with your kernel metadata (assuming you have not modified those in any way)

Zdenek


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vg1 {
id = "jP49rT-lpl1-NHqu-5jHZ-gy5z-uv6v-YH9w7d"
seqno = 256
format = "lvm2" # informational
status = ["RESIZEABLE", "READ", "WRITE"]
flags = []
extent_size = 8192
max_lv = 10000
max_pv = 0
metadata_copies = 1

physical_volumes {

pv0 {
id = "hm3gZp-FjPP-AAbl-NEX3-n30T-x1Nw-9eiTw5"
device = "/dev/sdb"

status = ["ALLOCATABLE"]
flags = []
dev_size = 943718400
pe_start = 615425
pe_count = 115124
}
}

logical_volumes {

tp1 {
id = "Xk3HRX-XZSg-Fzge-Ut13-Ocxu-oegX-8gXbM2"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1407945259
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 113920

type = "thin-pool"
metadata = "tp1_tmeta"
pool = "tp1_tdata"
transaction_id = 120
chunk_size = 128
discards = "passdown"
zero_new_blocks = 1

message1 {
create = "3695"
}
}
}

2735 {
id = "odXzLP-K0MG-lffg-SvH7-s3Gn-hdlJ-qNDhI6"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1413304951
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 59
device_id = 15
}
}

2799 {
id = "gze0LC-Kim7-tpP3-LwW8-82LJ-DLJf-5rnfSU"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1413332125
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 60
device_id = 16
}
}

2749 {
id = "3TokZu-3nWx-mWcv-XQY2-S1lY-VRCZ-pdszYr"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1413484929
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 67
device_id = 20
}
}

3119 {
id = "jscAdT-PGuM-b80R-pwg4-5DlY-4bMf-e5Ybg0"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1413488295
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 68
device_id = 21
}
}

2679_751 {
id = "hoSlsB-eZJ0-gbrh-P3aL-5U8T-Erc0-7skUnq"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = ["ACTIVATION_SKIP"]
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1413740222
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 85
device_id = 28
}
}

3435 {
id = "8xgMUd-pBtZ-U0Rs-qytl-XeC2-J8wb-QxLoez"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1413983820
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 95
device_id = 30
}
}

3471 {
id = "eHumdz-bxzn-7H1N-hGm1-2c7R-MSEu-nwwvUe"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1413991440
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 97
device_id = 31
}
}

2937_785 {
id = "H0Fqvl-xniV-FCE8-Eh86-Xfwb-bnb6-wzDVzO"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = ["ACTIVATION_SKIP"]
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1413992701
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 40960

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 98
device_id = 32
}
}

3547 {
id = "EEPlcg-dBrQ-fclB-MJMi-HQBY-MG9B-gPimpS"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1414060010
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 40960

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 109
device_id = 33
}
}

3645 {
id = "f8WN0H-dcYX-p5YZ-evnU-dZlQ-7ayZ-tMvE9Q"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1414135683
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 117
device_id = 34
}
}

3647 {
id = "IrDJ48-H0Nb-QOLa-eTAk-ralE-NM1w-Pfkx6J"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1414135684
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 118
device_id = 35
}
}

3695 {
id = "0ZHo7z-aIqP-tiij-URcc-HsZp-9fzF-Wc38Ll"
status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1414155784
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 5120

type = "thin"
thin_pool = "tp1"
transaction_id = 119
device_id = 36
}
}

lvol0_pmspare {
id = "tznz20-2upf-S3Mu-RQLX-nu7g-giVI-yU2fMN"
status = ["READ", "WRITE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1407945259
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 155

type = "striped"
stripe_count = 1	# linear

stripes = [
"pv0", 0
]
}
}

tp1_tmeta {
id = "bwjbfk-4Yd3-3nbm-DpVC-jYGc-G5Go-gy0Dt1"
status = ["READ", "WRITE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1407945259
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 155

type = "striped"
stripe_count = 1	# linear

stripes = [
"pv0", 114075
]
}
}

tp1_tdata {
id = "g0NIO3-pyRi-aEvU-v0zp-2707-juvr-Ob2jG8"
status = ["READ", "WRITE"]
flags = []
creation_host = "cn05"
creation_time = 1407945259
segment_count = 1

segment1 {
start_extent = 0
extent_count = 113920

type = "striped"
stripe_count = 1	# linear

stripes = [
"pv0", 155
]
}
}
}
}
# Generated by LVM2 version 2.02.106(2) (2014-04-10): Fri Oct 24 17:03:04 2014

contents = "Text Format Volume Group"
version = 1

description = ""

creation_host = "cn05"	# Linux cn05 3.10-3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.10.49-1+0~20140721094239.35+wheezy~1.gbp298443 ( x86_64
creation_time = 1414155784	# Fri Oct 24 17:03:04 2014

Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Vasiliy Tolstov]

2014-10-26 2:47 GMT+04:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com>:
> From the metadata  something bad was going one:
>
> Fri Oct 24 17:03:04 2014
>
> transaction_id = 120  - create = "3695"
>
> And suddenly on Fri Oct 24 18:07:23 2014
> pool is back on older transaction_id
>
> transaction_id = 114
>
>
> Is that the time of your vgcfgrestore?
>
> I'm attaching those metadata which you likely should put back to get in sync
> with your kernel metadata (assuming you have not modified those in any way)


Hm yes, i miss that one vg created in this time, thanks. As i
understand transaction id needs to be changed? Or something other?
But i have error:

lvchange -ay vg1/2735
  Check of thin pool vg1/tp1 failed (status:1). Manual repair required
(thin_dump --repair /dev/mapper/vg1-tp1_tmeta)!

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Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Zdenek Kabelac]

Dne 26.10.2014 v 20:46 Vasiliy Tolstov napsal(a):
> 2014-10-26 2:47 GMT+04:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com>:
>>  From the metadata  something bad was going one:
>>
>> Fri Oct 24 17:03:04 2014
>>
>> transaction_id = 120  - create = "3695"
>>
>> And suddenly on Fri Oct 24 18:07:23 2014
>> pool is back on older transaction_id
>>
>> transaction_id = 114
>>
>>
>> Is that the time of your vgcfgrestore?
>>
>> I'm attaching those metadata which you likely should put back to get in sync
>> with your kernel metadata (assuming you have not modified those in any way)
>
>
> Hm yes, i miss that one vg created in this time, thanks. As i
> understand transaction id needs to be changed? Or something other?
> But i have error:
>
> lvchange -ay vg1/2735
>    Check of thin pool vg1/tp1 failed (status:1). Manual repair required
> (thin_dump --repair /dev/mapper/vg1-tp1_tmeta)!
>


If you would have latest lvm2 tools - you could have tried:

lvconvert --repair  vg/pool


With older tools - you need to go in these manual step:


1. create temporary small LV
# lvcreate -an -Zn -L10 --name temp vg

2. replace pool's metadata volume with this tempLV
# lvconvert --thinpool vg/pool  --poolmetadata temp
(say 'y' to swap)

3. activate & repair metadata from 'temp' volume - you will likely need 
another volume where to store repaire metadata -
so create:
# lvcreate -Lat_least_as_big_as_temp  --name repaired  vg
# lvchage -ay vg/temp
# thin_repair -i /dev/vg/temp  /dev/vg/repaired

if everything when fine - compare visualy 'transaction_id' of repaired 
metadata  (thin_dump /dev/vg/repaired)

4. swap deactivated repaired volume back to your thin-pool
# lvchange -an vg/repaired
# lvconvert --thinpool vg/pool --poolmetadata repaired

try to activate pool -  if it doesn't work report more problems.

Zdenek

Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Vasiliy Tolstov]

2014-10-27 12:15 GMT+03:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zdenek.kabelac@gmail.com>:
> If you would have latest lvm2 tools - you could have tried:
>
> lvconvert --repair  vg/pool
>
>
> With older tools - you need to go in these manual step:
>
> 4. swap deactivated repaired volume back to your thin-pool
> # lvchange -an vg/repaired
> # lvconvert --thinpool vg/pool --poolmetadata repaired
>
> try to activate pool -  if it doesn't work report more problems.

I'm can't activate volumes =(.
I'm run
lvconvert --repair vg1/tp1
lvchange -ay vg1/tp1_meta0

thin_dump --repair /dev/mapper/vg1-tp1_tmeta0
<superblock uuid="" time="27" transaction="120" data_block_size="128"
nr_data_blocks="7290880">
</superblock>

lvchange -an vg1/tp1_tmeta0

and finally

lvchange -ay vg1/3695
  Check of thin pool vg1/tp1 failed (status:1). Manual repair required
(thin_dump --repair /dev/mapper/vg1-tp1_tmeta)!


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Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Joe Thornber]

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 05:55:12PM +0400, Vasiliy Tolstov wrote:
> thin_dump --repair /dev/mapper/vg1-tp1_tmeta0

thin_dump spits just spits out xml, it doesn't change the device it's
reading.  So the process is either:

thin_dump --repair <dev> > metadata.xml
thin_restore -i metadata.xml -o <dev>

or you can use the thin_repair tool which does both of these
processes.

> <superblock uuid="" time="27" transaction="120" data_block_size="128"
> nr_data_blocks="7290880">
> </superblock>

This is worrying, you seem to have no volumes in your pool?

Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Vasiliy Tolstov]

2014-10-28 17:09 GMT+03:00 Joe Thornber <thornber@redhat.com>:
> thin_dump spits just spits out xml, it doesn't change the device it's
> reading.  So the process is either:
>
> thin_dump --repair <dev> > metadata.xml
> thin_restore -i metadata.xml -o <dev>
>


As i understand - if thin_dump --repair not displays volumes i can't
do restore...

> or you can use the thin_repair tool which does both of these
> processes.
>
>> <superblock uuid="" time="27" transaction="120" data_block_size="128"
>> nr_data_blocks="7290880">
>> </superblock>
>
> This is worrying, you seem to have no volumes in your pool?


No, as i email before, i have many volumes:
lvs vg1
  LV         VG   Attr       LSize   Pool Origin Data%  Move Log
Cpy%Sync Convert
  2679_751   vg1  Vwi---tz-k  20.00g tp1
  2735       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  2749       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  2799       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  2937_785   vg1  Vwi---tz-k 160.00g tp1
  3119       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  3435       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  3471       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  3547       vg1  Vwi---tz-- 160.00g tp1
  3645       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  3647       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  3695       vg1  Vwi---tz--  20.00g tp1
  tp1        vg1  twi---tz-- 445.00g
  tp1_tmeta0 vg1  -wi------- 620.00m

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Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Anatoly Pugachev]

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On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 1:47 AM, Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Dne 25.10.2014 v 22:53 Vasiliy Tolstov napsal(a):
>>
>> 2014-10-26 0:18 GMT+04:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com>:
>>>
>>> There is 'internal' metadata archive then -
>>>
>>> dd if=/dev/your_pv_volume  of=/tmp/1st.megabyte   bs=1M count=1
>>>
>>> It's will capture first megabyte of your PV where are embedded
>>> metadata of your Volume group.
>>>
>>> If you are not skilled enough - tar.gz and send this file to me.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm do dd and send it. While i'm break thin pool i'm try to restore
volume 2657.
>> But i don't stop lvm thin pool =(.
>>
>
>
> From the metadata  something bad was going one:
>
> Fri Oct 24 17:03:04 2014
>
> transaction_id = 120  - create = "3695"
>
> And suddenly on Fri Oct 24 18:07:23 2014
> pool is back on older transaction_id
>
> transaction_id = 114
>
>
> Is that the time of your vgcfgrestore?
>
> I'm attaching those metadata which you likely should put back to get in
sync
> with your kernel metadata (assuming you have not modified those in any
way)

Zdenek,

can you please describe (possibly in details) what have you done with
tar.gz sent to you, so everyone would know what to do next time?

Thanks a lot!

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Re: [linux-lvm] [dm-devel] fix corrupted thin pool

[Zdenek Kabelac]

Dne 27.10.2014 v 07:58 Anatoly Pugachev napsal(a):
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 1:47 AM, Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com
> <mailto:zkabelac@redhat.com>> wrote:
>  >
>  > Dne 25.10.2014 v 22:53 Vasiliy Tolstov napsal(a):
>  >>
>  >> 2014-10-26 0:18 GMT+04:00 Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com
> <mailto:zkabelac@redhat.com>>:
>  >>>
>  >>> There is 'internal' metadata archive then -
>  >>>
>  >>> dd if=/dev/your_pv_volume  of=/tmp/1st.megabyte   bs=1M count=1
>  >>>
>  >>> It's will capture first megabyte of your PV where are embedded
>  >>> metadata of your Volume group.
>  >>>
>  >>> If you are not skilled enough - tar.gz and send this file to me.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> I'm do dd and send it. While i'm break thin pool i'm try to restore volume
> 2657.
>  >> But i don't stop lvm thin pool =(.
>  >>
>  >
>  >
>  > From the metadata  something bad was going one:
>  >
>  > Fri Oct 24 17:03:04 2014
>  >
>  > transaction_id = 120  - create = "3695"
>  >
>  > And suddenly on Fri Oct 24 18:07:23 2014
>  > pool is back on older transaction_id
>  >
>  > transaction_id = 114
>  >
>  >
>  > Is that the time of your vgcfgrestore?
>  >
>  > I'm attaching those metadata which you likely should put back to get in sync
>  > with your kernel metadata (assuming you have not modified those in any way)
>
> Zdenek,
>
> can you please describe (possibly in details) what have you done with tar.gz
> sent to you, so everyone would know what to do next time?
>
> Thanks a lot!


Any Google query on lvm2 metadata recovery will disclose this - I've picked 
randomly this one:
http://microdevsys.com/wp/linux-lvm-recovering-a-lost-volume/


In this case however provided data by user were just too short since he 
created 300M metadata space - so I've asked to resend 4M on my email - so you 
will not exactly find the info above in the initial tar.gz file (there
are just older versions) - but if you open  file in 'vi' editor - you will see 
those metadata yourself.

Zdenek