Igor, pvdata output looks fine. Could you send me the metadata for further investigation in private email, please? You can retrieve 3 files with the metadata of your PVs by " for d in /dev/hd[cef]1 do dd if=$d of=`basename $d`.lvm bs=1k count=512 done Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:41:56PM +0100, Igor Dumaire wrote: > > > Strange. > > Please provide "vgdisplay -v;pvscan;lvmdiskscan" and "pvdata -PP" for all > > PVs belonging to the missing VG. > > > # vgdisplay -v > --- Volume group --- > VG Name lvm2 > VG Access read/write > VG Status available/resizable > VG # 0 > MAX LV 255 > Cur LV 1 > Open LV 1 > MAX LV Size 255.99 GB > Max PV 255 > Cur PV 3 > Act PV 3 > VG Size 171.79 GB > PE Size 4.00 MB > Total PE 43977 > Alloc PE / Size 43776 / 171.00 GB > Free PE / Size 201 / 804.00 MB > VG UUID Jp3gDv-ib7D-p5te-FFLZ-lNjI-5brK-fzjEM6 > > --- Logical volume --- > LV Name /dev/lvm2/Backup > VG Name lvm2 > LV Write Access read/write > LV Status available > LV # 1 > # open 1 > LV Size 171.00 GB > Current LE 43776 > Allocated LE 43776 > Allocation next free > Read ahead sectors 120 > Block device 58:0 > > > --- Physical volumes --- > PV Name (#) /dev/hdd1 (3) > PV Status available / allocatable > Total PE / Free PE 14659 / 201 > > PV Name (#) /dev/hdg1 (1) > PV Status available / allocatable > Total PE / Free PE 14659 / 0 > > PV Name (#) /dev/hdh1 (2) > PV Status available / allocatable > Total PE / Free PE 14659 / 0 > > > > # pvscan > pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdc1" is associated to an unknown VG (run vgscan) > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdd1" of VG "lvm2" [57.26 GB / 804.00 MB free] > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hde1" is associated to an unknown VG (run vgscan) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdf1" is associated to an unknown VG (run vgscan) > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdg1" of VG "lvm2" [57.26 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdh1" of VG "lvm2" [57.26 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- total: 6 [343.62 GB] / in use: 6 [343.62 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] > > # man pvdata > # pvdata -PP /dev/hde1 > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/hde1 > VG Name lvm1 > PV Size 57.27 GB / NOT usable 8.11 MB [LVM: 181.00 KB] > PV# 1 > PV Status NOT available > Allocatable yes (but full) > Cur LV 1 > PE Size (KByte) 4096 > Total PE 14659 > Free PE 0 > Allocated PE 14659 > PV UUID kbvz5r-hJlN-WU9Q-7xwj-alJ6-8UfO-jopMFc > pv_dev 0:33 > system_id courcelles.ltutech.com1004974292 > pv_on_disk.base 0 > pv_on_disk.size 1024 > vg_on_disk.base 4096 > vg_on_disk.size 4096 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.base 8192 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.size 32768 > lv_on_disk.base 40960 > lv_on_disk.size 83968 > pe_on_disk.base 126976 > pe_on_disk.size 4259840 > > > > # pvdata -PP /dev/hdf1 > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/hdf1 > VG Name lvm1 > PV Size 57.27 GB / NOT usable 8.11 MB [LVM: 181.00 KB] > PV# 2 > PV Status NOT available > Allocatable yes (but full) > Cur LV 1 > PE Size (KByte) 4096 > Total PE 14659 > Free PE 0 > Allocated PE 14659 > PV UUID weQY7t-7II0-7t74-hVI5-Dj8Y-CV0O-8CyGqh > pv_dev 0:33 > system_id courcelles.ltutech.com1004974293 > pv_on_disk.base 0 > pv_on_disk.size 1024 > vg_on_disk.base 4096 > vg_on_disk.size 4096 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.base 8192 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.size 32768 > lv_on_disk.base 40960 > lv_on_disk.size 83968 > pe_on_disk.base 126976 > pe_on_disk.size 4259840 > > > > # pvdata -PP /dev/hdc1 > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/hdc1 > VG Name lvm1 > PV Size 57.27 GB / NOT usable 8.11 MB [LVM: 181.00 KB] > PV# 3 > PV Status available > Allocatable yes > Cur LV 1 > PE Size (KByte) 4096 > Total PE 14659 > Free PE 201 > Allocated PE 14458 > PV UUID BFvA7F-ccvF-e5r1-3QH7-02JG-dH4r-AOYF64 > pv_dev 0:22 > system_id courcelles.ltutech.com1004974291 > pv_on_disk.base 0 > pv_on_disk.size 1024 > vg_on_disk.base 4096 > vg_on_disk.size 4096 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.base 8192 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.size 32768 > lv_on_disk.base 40960 > lv_on_disk.size 83968 > pe_on_disk.base 126976 > pe_on_disk.size 4259840 > > > Thanks a lot for your help. I have lost (can't acces) a lot of data ! > Best regards. > > -- > Igor Dumaire > > www.LTUtech.com - Making Sense of Visual Content > ------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
