[linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[csanyipal]

Hello,

on my Debian Jessie system I want to create a LV with command:
lvcreate --size 10.10G -n var bubba
 Rounding up size to full physical extent 10.10 GiB
 /dev/bubba/var: not found: device not cleared
 Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.
 semid 1212424: semop failed for cookie 0xd4d132f: incorrect
  semaphore state
 Failed to set a proper state for notification semaphore
  identified by cookie value 223154991 (0xd4d132f) to initialize
  waiting for incoming notifications.

pvdisplay
 --- Physical volume ---
 PV Name               /dev/sda2
 VG Name               bubba
 PV Size               455.43 GiB / not usable 3.65 MiB
 Allocatable           yes
 PE Size               4.00 MiB
 Total PE              116588
 Free PE               108856
 Allocated PE          7732
 PV UUID               SMvR2K-6Z3c-xCgd-jSR2-kb1A-15a2-3RiS6V

The lvm version is:
lvm version
 LVM version:     2.02.111(2) (2014-09-01)
 Library version: 1.02.90 (2014-09-01)
 Driver version:  4.22.0

I'm not sure whether was on this system created the VG 'bubba' with lvm
version 1, so maybe this issue is related to that fact that it was
really created with lvm version 1?

What is the solution for my problem?

-- 
Regards from Pal

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[MegaBrutal]

2015-06-19 17:02 GMT+02:00  <csanyipal@gmail.com>:
> I'm not sure whether was on this system created the VG 'bubba' with lvm
> version 1, so maybe this issue is related to that fact that it was
> really created with lvm version 1?

That your LVM library version is 1.02.90 (which is afaik the latest on
the Debian line), doesn't mean that you use LVM1 metadata. It is very
likely that you use LVM2. To check, you can see the output of "pvs"
("Fmt" = "lvm2"), or you can check "file -Lks /dev/sda2" where the
output should start with "/dev/sda2: LVM2 PV (Linux Logical Volume
Manager)".


> What is the solution for my problem?

Please also try to run lvcreate with "--verbose" and post the output.

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[csanyipal]

MegaBrutal <megabrutal@gmail.com> writes:

> 2015-06-19 17:02 GMT+02:00  <csanyipal@gmail.com>:
>> I'm not sure whether was on this system created the VG 'bubba' with lvm
>> version 1, so maybe this issue is related to that fact that it was
>> really created with lvm version 1?
>
> That your LVM library version is 1.02.90 (which is afaik the latest on
> the Debian line), doesn't mean that you use LVM1 metadata. It is very
> likely that you use LVM2. To check, you can see the output of "pvs"
> ("Fmt" = "lvm2"), or you can check "file -Lks /dev/sda2" where the
> output should start with "/dev/sda2: LVM2 PV (Linux Logical Volume
> Manager)".

# pvs
 PV         VG    Fmt  Attr PSize   PFree
 /dev/sda2  bubba lvm2 a--  455.42g 425.22g

# file -Lks /dev/sda2
/dev/sda2: LVM2 PV (Linux Logical Volume Manager), UUID: \
 SMvR2K-6Z3c-xCgd-jSR2-kb1A-15a2-3RiS6V, size: 489009346560

Indeed, my LVM library version is lvm2.

>> What is the solution for my problem?
>
> Please also try to run lvcreate with "--verbose" and post the output.

# lvcreate --verbose --size 10.10G -n var bubba
  DEGRADED MODE. Incomplete RAID LVs will be processed.
  Setting logging type to disk
  Finding volume group "bubba"
 Rounding up size to full physical extent 10.10 GiB
  Archiving volume group "bubba" metadata (seqno 48).
  Creating logical volume var
  Creating volume group backup \
   "/etc/lvm/backup/bubba" (seqno 49).
  Activating logical volume "var".
  activation/volume_list configuration setting not defined:
  Checking only host tags for bubba/var
  Creating bubba-var
  Loading bubba-var table (253:2)
  Resuming bubba-var (253:2)
 /dev/bubba/var: not found: device not cleared
 Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.
  Removing bubba-var (253:2)
  Creating volume group backup \
   "/etc/lvm/backup/bubba" (seqno 50).
 semid 327688: semop failed for cookie 0xd4d12bb: \
  incorrect semaphore state
 Failed to set a proper state for notification semaphore \
  identified by cookie value 223154875 (0xd4d12bb) to \
  initialize waiting for incoming notifications.

-- 
Regards from Pal

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[Zdenek Kabelac]

Dne 21.6.2015 v 07:49 csanyipal@gmail.com napsal(a):
> MegaBrutal <megabrutal@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> 2015-06-19 17:02 GMT+02:00  <csanyipal@gmail.com>:
>>> I'm not sure whether was on this system created the VG 'bubba' with lvm
>>> version 1, so maybe this issue is related to that fact that it was
>>> really created with lvm version 1?
>>
>> That your LVM library version is 1.02.90 (which is afaik the latest on
>> the Debian line), doesn't mean that you use LVM1 metadata. It is very
>> likely that you use LVM2. To check, you can see the output of "pvs"
>> ("Fmt" = "lvm2"), or you can check "file -Lks /dev/sda2" where the
>> output should start with "/dev/sda2: LVM2 PV (Linux Logical Volume
>> Manager)".

Unfortunately Debian is 'known' with it's own rewrite of lvm2 udev rules.
And those rules are not ack-ed by upstream and they are not correct.

The result is simple - the lvm2 tool is not properly synchronizing with device 
activation and is not able to clear device header.

> # pvs
>   PV         VG    Fmt  Attr PSize   PFree
>   /dev/sda2  bubba lvm2 a--  455.42g 425.22g
>
> # file -Lks /dev/sda2
> /dev/sda2: LVM2 PV (Linux Logical Volume Manager), UUID: \
>   SMvR2K-6Z3c-xCgd-jSR2-kb1A-15a2-3RiS6V, size: 489009346560
>
> Indeed, my LVM library version is lvm2.
>
>>> What is the solution for my problem?

Install upstream udev rules (and remove those provided by Debian package) -
but I've no idea what else will then break this way.

If you are not creating volumes too often - let's create LV without zeroing
and clear it yourself with i.e. 'dd' or run  mkfs.

'lvcreate -Zn....'


Regards

Zdenek

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[csanyipal]

Zdenek Kabelac <zkabelac@redhat.com> writes:

> Dne 21.6.2015 v 07:49 csanyipal@gmail.com napsal(a):
>> MegaBrutal <megabrutal@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> 2015-06-19 17:02 GMT+02:00  <csanyipal@gmail.com>:
>>>> I'm not sure whether was on this system created the VG 'bubba' with lvm
>>>> version 1, so maybe this issue is related to that fact that it was
>>>> really created with lvm version 1?
>>>
>>> That your LVM library version is 1.02.90 (which is afaik the latest on
>>> the Debian line), doesn't mean that you use LVM1 metadata. It is very
>>> likely that you use LVM2. To check, you can see the output of "pvs"
>>> ("Fmt" = "lvm2"), or you can check "file -Lks /dev/sda2" where the
>>> output should start with "/dev/sda2: LVM2 PV (Linux Logical Volume
>>> Manager)".
>
> Unfortunately Debian is 'known' with it's own rewrite of lvm2 udev rules.
> And those rules are not ack-ed by upstream and they are not correct.
>
> The result is simple - the lvm2 tool is not properly synchronizing
> with device activation and is not able to clear device header.
>
>> # pvs
>>   PV         VG    Fmt  Attr PSize   PFree
>>   /dev/sda2  bubba lvm2 a--  455.42g 425.22g
>>
>> # file -Lks /dev/sda2
>> /dev/sda2: LVM2 PV (Linux Logical Volume Manager), UUID: \
>>   SMvR2K-6Z3c-xCgd-jSR2-kb1A-15a2-3RiS6V, size: 489009346560
>>
>> Indeed, my LVM library version is lvm2.
>>
>>>> What is the solution for my problem?
>
> Install upstream udev rules (and remove those provided by Debian package) -
> but I've no idea what else will then break this way.
>
> If you are not creating volumes too often - let's create LV without zeroing
> and clear it yourself with i.e. 'dd' or run  mkfs.
>
> 'lvcreate -Zn....'

I shall follow this advice, to use -Zn option. Thanks!

-- 
Regards from Pal

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[MegaBrutal]

2015-06-21 7:49 GMT+02:00 <csanyipal@gmail.com>:
> # lvcreate --verbose --size 10.10G -n var bubba
>   DEGRADED MODE. Incomplete RAID LVs will be processed.

Hey, I just notice, your VG is in degraded mode. This is not a normal
condition and it can also cause unexpected things. Why is your VG
degraded? Does it have missing PVs?

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[csanyipal]

MegaBrutal <megabrutal@gmail.com> writes:

> 2015-06-21 7:49 GMT+02:00 <csanyipal@gmail.com>:
>> # lvcreate --verbose --size 10.10G -n var bubba
>>   DEGRADED MODE. Incomplete RAID LVs will be processed.
>
> Hey, I just notice, your VG is in degraded mode. This is not a normal
> condition and it can also cause unexpected things. Why is your VG
> degraded? Does it have missing PVs?

# vgdisplay -vvv
 DEGRADED MODE. Incomplete RAID LVs will be processed.

Indeed.
I don't know why is mine VG degraded.
How can I know does it have missing PVs?
What can I do to fix this problem?

-- 
Regards from Pal

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[Zdenek Kabelac]

Dne 23.6.2015 v 08:22 csanyipal@gmail.com napsal(a):
> MegaBrutal <megabrutal@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> 2015-06-21 7:49 GMT+02:00 <csanyipal@gmail.com>:
>>> # lvcreate --verbose --size 10.10G -n var bubba
>>>    DEGRADED MODE. Incomplete RAID LVs will be processed.
>>
>> Hey, I just notice, your VG is in degraded mode. This is not a normal
>> condition and it can also cause unexpected things. Why is your VG
>> degraded? Does it have missing PVs?
>
> # vgdisplay -vvv
>   DEGRADED MODE. Incomplete RAID LVs will be processed.
>
> Indeed.
> I don't know why is mine VG degraded.
> How can I know does it have missing PVs?
> What can I do to fix this problem?

Hi

There is nothing to fix for a user in this case.

This message is only 'informational'  - probably it could be formulated 
somehow differently and less 'stressful'

Also it's location is currently wrong, since it's the 'activation' could which 
could recognize this case - however proper fix is not so trivial and will take 
time.

So basically - this message tells you - that command operates in mode it will
process  incomplete RAID LVs - and it likely should be printed only in case 
there IS some raid LV....

Regards

Zdenek

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate - device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

[Alasdair G Kergon]

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 05:02:02PM +0200, csanyipal@gmail.com wrote:
> on my Debian Jessie system I want to create a LV with command:
> lvcreate --size 10.10G -n var bubba
>  Rounding up size to full physical extent 10.10 GiB
>  /dev/bubba/var: not found: device not cleared

The device wasn't created by udev before LVM tried to access it to wipe it.

Look in your system message log to see if the kernel gave any errors.
Otherwise check your udev configuration conforms to the way that
particular version of Debian expects things to work.

Alasdair