From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m1D8DYio012906 for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:13:34 -0500 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.228]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m1D8DDTp002390 for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:13:14 -0500 Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id t16so4766010wxc.6 for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:13:13 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:43:12 +0530 From: "=?UTF-8?Q?Yajith_Ajantha_Dayarath?= =?UTF-8?Q?na_|_=E0=B6=BA=E0=B6=A2=E0=B7=92=E0=B6=AD=E0=B7=8A_=E0=B6=85?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=B6=A2=E0=B6=B1=E0=B7=8A=E0=B6=AD_=E0=B6=AF?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=B6=BA=E0=B7=8F=E0=B6=BB=E0=B6=AD=E0=B7=8A=E0=B6=B1?=" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_21371_17744412.1202890392916" Subject: [linux-lvm] pvcreate problem 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: To: linux-lvm@redhat.com ------=_Part_21371_17744412.1202890392916 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi all, Forgive me if this is the wrong list to ask this question. I'm quite new to LVM(-and to this list) and one of my friends brought this question up to me.. There is an error coming up when they try to "pvcreate" Below is the "fdisk -l" output. [root@lwlsvr bin]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: 145.6 GB, 145667358720 bytes 255 heads, 32 sectors/track, 34866 cylinders Units = cylinders of 8160 * 512 = 4177920 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/cciss/c0d0p1 * 1 25 101984 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p2 26 7554 30718320 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 7555 8068 2097120 82 Linux swap /dev/cciss/c0d0p4 8069 34866 109335840 5 Extended /dev/cciss/c0d0p5 8069 10578 10240784 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p6 10579 10587 36704 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p7 10588 10596 36704 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p8 10597 10725 526304 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p9 10726 10988 1073024 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p10 10989 11251 1073024 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p11 11252 11776 2141984 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p12 11777 12301 2141984 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p13 12302 12826 2141984 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p14 12827 13351 2141984 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p15 13352 13876 2141984 83 Linux /dev/cciss/c0d0p16 13877 34866 85639184 8e Linux LVM When a pvcreate is attempted on "/dev/cciss/c0d0p16" it produces the below output. [root@lwlsvr informix]# pvcreate /dev/cciss/c0d0p16 pvcreate -- can't open physical volume "/dev/cciss/c0d0p16" to get its size pvcreate [-d|--debug] [-f[f]|--force [--force]] [-h|--help] [-s|--size PhysicalVolumeSize[kKmMgGtT]] [-y|--yes] [-v|--verbose] [--version] PhysicalVolume [PhysicalVolume...] Highly appreciate any help... Thanks. -- Yajith Ajantha ------=_Part_21371_17744412.1202890392916 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi all,
Forgive me if this is the wrong list to ask this question.
I'm quite new to LVM(-and to this list) and one of my friends brought this question up to me..

There is an error coming up when they try to "pvcreate"

Below is the "fdisk -l" output.

[root@lwlsvr bin]# fdisk -l


Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: 145.6 GB, 145667358720 bytes
255 heads, 32 sectors/track, 34866 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 8160 * 512 = 4177920 bytes

          Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/cciss/c0d0p1   *         1        25    101984   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p2            26      7554  30718320   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p3          7555      8068   2097120   82  Linux swap
/dev/cciss/c0d0p4          8069     34866 109335840    5  Extended
/dev/cciss/c0d0p5          8069     10578  10240784   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p6         10579     10587     36704   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p7         10588     10596     36704   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p8         10597     10725    526304   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p9         10726     10988   1073024   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p10        10989     11251   1073024   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p11        11252     11776   2141984   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p12        11777     12301   2141984   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p13        12302     12826   2141984   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p14        12827     13351   2141984   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p15        13352     13876   2141984   83  Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p16        13877     34866  85639184   8e  Linux LVM

When a pvcreate is attempted on "/dev/cciss/c0d0p16" it produces the below output.

[root@lwlsvr informix]# pvcreate /dev/cciss/c0d0p16
pvcreate -- can't open physical volume "/dev/cciss/c0d0p16" to get its size


pvcreate [-d|--debug] [-f[f]|--force [--force]] [-h|--help]
       [-s|--size PhysicalVolumeSize[kKmMgGtT]] [-y|--yes] [-v|--verbose]
       [--version] PhysicalVolume [PhysicalVolume...]

Highly appreciate any help...

Thanks.
--
Yajith Ajantha ------=_Part_21371_17744412.1202890392916--