On Sunday 20 December 2009, Tom H wrote: Thnx Tom for trying to help me :) > Have you tried vgreduce and then vgextend again before the lvextend? no, sadly this was the sequence [23:08:12 root@xxx ~ ]# pvcreate /dev/sdc Physical volume "/dev/sdc" successfully created [23:08:27 root@xxx ~ ]# vgextend /dev/mapper/VolGroup01 /dev/sdc Volume group "VolGroup01" successfully extended [23:08:48 root@xxx ~ ]# lvextend -l 100%VG /dev/mapper/VolGroup01-lvol0 Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. Extending logical volume lvol0 to 329,99 GB Cannot update volume group VolGroup01 while physical volumes are missing. [23:09:19 root@xxx ~ ]# lvextend -l 100%VG VolGroup01-lvol0 Path required for Logical Volume "VolGroup01-lvol0" Please provide a volume group name Run `lvextend --help' for more information. [23:09:47 root@xxx ~ ]# lvextend -l 100%VG /dev/mapper/VolGroup01-lvol0 Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. Extending logical volume lvol0 to 329,99 GB Cannot update volume group VolGroup01 while physical volumes are missing. [23:10:01 root@xxx ~ ]# lvextend -l 100%free /dev/mapper/VolGroup01-lvol0 Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. New size given (20479 extents) not larger than existing size (63999 extents) Run `lvextend --help' for more information. [23:10:20 root@xxx ~ ]# lvextend -l 100%free /dev/VolGroup01/lvol0 Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. New size given (20479 extents) not larger than existing size (63999 extents) Run `lvextend --help' for more information. [23:11:01 root@xxx ~ ]# lvextend -l 100%VG /dev/VolGroup01/lvol0 Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. Extending logical volume lvol0 to 329,99 GB Cannot update volume group VolGroup01 while physical volumes are missing. [23:11:08 root@xxx ~ ]# lvdisplay Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/VolGroup01/lvol0 VG Name VolGroup01 LV UUID A507we-8Kda-srlT-1MjO-lR7F-k0Xo-powd5x LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 250,00 GB Current LE 63999 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 253:2 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 VG Name VolGroup00 LV UUID vbuKvi-Kf9H-R8LV-iLH6-x1tp-5xdl-Zt1Pad LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 6,88 GB Current LE 220 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 253:0 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 VG Name VolGroup00 LV UUID LA27jO-aQbW-jlSn-5JrP-Cp2T-K3pS-vw7BnP LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 1,00 GB Current LE 32 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 253:1 [23:11:19 root@xxx ~ ]# [23:11:44 root@xxx ~ ]# vgs Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree VolGroup00 1 2 0 wz--n- 7,88G 0 VolGroup01 2 1 0 wz-pn- 329,99G 80,00G [23:11:59 root@xxx ~ ]# lvextend -l 100%VG /dev/mapper/VolGroup01-lvol0 Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. Extending logical volume lvol0 to 329,99 GB Cannot update volume group VolGroup01 while physical volumes are missing. [23:14:03 root@xxx ~ ]# pvs Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/sda2 VolGroup00 lvm2 a- 7,88G 0 /dev/sdc VolGroup01 lvm2 a- 80,00G 80,00G unknown device VolGroup01 lvm2 a- 250,00G 0 [23:14:21 root@xxx ~ ]# vgs Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree VolGroup00 1 2 0 wz--n- 7,88G 0 VolGroup01 2 1 0 wz-pn- 329,99G 80,00G [23:15:13 root@xxx ~ ]# vgreduce VolGroup01 /dev/sdc Couldn't find device with uuid 'qf0ApW-42u1-nlyq-2TTn-MIgB-3dT1-BNe3GF'. Cannot remove final metadata area on "/dev/sdc" from "VolGroup01" i am searching help on linux-lvm mlist, now Maurizio -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines