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From: Tom Wizetek <tom@wizetek.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Removing a failed PV from VG/LV
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Please disregard my previous inquiry about pvcreate on loop. I got it
to work by doing 'losetup /dev/loop0 disk-image'. That was off-topic
anyway.

To state what information I'm looking for in a more concise form:
How to go about restoring a VG without having to physically replace a
failed PV? Is it possible to create a "fake" PV, restore LVM metadata,
fsck the filesystem and finally remove the PV?

-- 
TW