On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 02:46:22PM -0700, bo wrote: > Hello, > > I did not have this kind of problem before but I installed LVM1.1-rc2, > I am experiencing the following errors; > > Problem1) could not create an LV from RAID1 vol group > [root@localhost /]# lvcreate -l 496 -n lvraid1 volRaid1 > lvcreate -- ERROR "Operation not permitted" opening logical volume "/dev/volRaid1/lvraid1" Looks like your logical volume numbers are invalid. Take a VGDA backup with vgcfgbackup(8) and store /etc/lvmconf/* in a safe location. Run "vgscan -f" and retry. > > Problem2) I could not remove it > [root@localhost /]# lvremove /dev/volRaid1/lvraid1 > lvremove -- do you really want to remove "/dev/volRaid1/lvraid1"? [y/n]: y > lvremove -- ERROR "lv_release(): LV number" releasing logical volume "/dev/volRaid1/lvraid1" > > Problem3) I could not create a striped LV > [root@localhost /]# lvcreate -l200 -i2 -I4 -n lvjb2s volDisk2 > lvcreate -- not enough allocatable/free physical volume space in "volDisk2" > lvcreate -- please check, if physical volumes are allocatable Could be caused by the assumed logical volume number problem but please check that your physical volumes are allocatable with pvdisplay(8). Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- > > Attched are more system information. > > Please provide me your help, > > Thanks, > > Bo > > [root@localhost /]# pvscan > pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md0" of VG "volRaid0" [1.95 GB / 1.95 GB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md1" of VG "volRaid0" [1.95 GB / 1.95 GB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md2" of VG "volRaid0" [1.95 GB / 1.95 GB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md3" of VG "volRaid1" [992 MB / 992 MB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md4" of VG "volRaid1" [992 MB / 992 MB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md5" of VG "volRaid5" [1.95 GB / 1.95 GB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md6" of VG "volRaid5" [1.95 GB / 1.95 GB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdc9" of VG "volDisk" [992 MB / 992 MB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdc10" of VG "volDisk2" [992 MB / 992 MB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdd9" of VG "volDisk" [992 MB / 992 MB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdd10" of VG "volDisk2" [992 MB / 992 MB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda15" of VG "volDisk" [996 MB / 996 MB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda16" of VG "volDisk2" [996 MB / 996 MB free] > pvscan -- total: 13 [17.59 GB] / in use: 13 [17.59 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] > > [root@localhost /]# vgdisplay > --- Volume group --- > VG Name volRaid0 > VG Access read/write > VG Status available/resizable > VG # 2 > MAX LV 256 > Cur LV 0 > Open LV 0 > MAX LV Size 255.99 GB > Max PV 256 > Cur PV 3 > Act PV 3 > VG Size 5.84 GB > PE Size 4 MB > Total PE 1496 > Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 > Free PE / Size 1496 / 5.84 GB > VG UUID 89ZFBj-yaQ0-c26m-uKgF-YhvG-2lGR-C8cvWm > > --- Volume group --- > VG Name volRaid1 > VG Access read/write > VG Status available/resizable > VG # 3 > MAX LV 256 > Cur LV 0 > Open LV 0 > MAX LV Size 255.99 GB > Max PV 256 > Cur PV 2 > Act PV 2 > VG Size 1.94 GB > PE Size 4 MB > Total PE 496 > Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 > Free PE / Size 496 / 1.94 GB > VG UUID 3keDZ8-jgky-uhKS-q1bi-d1Jf-qmsq-hw7GUs > > --- Volume group --- > VG Name volRaid5 > VG Access read/write > VG Status available/resizable > VG # 4 > MAX LV 256 > Cur LV 0 > Open LV 0 > MAX LV Size 255.99 GB > Max PV 256 > Cur PV 2 > Act PV 2 > VG Size 3.89 GB > PE Size 4 MB > Total PE 996 > Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 > Free PE / Size 996 / 3.89 GB > VG UUID U2l1OW-L3ha-r3kH-BPXw-IJP5-ksA7-77iRJB > > --- Volume group --- > VG Name volDisk > VG Access read/write > VG Status available/resizable > VG # 0 > MAX LV 256 > Cur LV 0 > Open LV 0 > MAX LV Size 255.99 GB > Max PV 256 > Cur PV 3 > Act PV 3 > VG Size 2.91 GB > PE Size 4 MB > Total PE 745 > Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 > Free PE / Size 745 / 2.91 GB > VG UUID 7RhXUS-Pw5B-EBYN-GKIM-PO1d-4uD7-4apSvp > > --- Volume group --- > VG Name volDisk2 > VG Access read/write > VG Status available/resizable > VG # 1 > MAX LV 256 > Cur LV 0 > Open LV 0 > MAX LV Size 255.99 GB > Max PV 256 > Cur PV 3 > Act PV 3 > VG Size 2.91 GB > PE Size 4 MB > Total PE 745 > Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 > Free PE / Size 745 / 2.91 GB > VG UUID VT6shD-P4lh-Rk2g-DUHi-T2ch-p14Q-kl3BuV > > *** 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________ 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