"lvmvg1PV_EXPPV_EXPPV_EXP" looks very strange. The suffix PV_EXP should only be there once. Which LVM versions of the tools and driver did you use? Do you remmeber the steps which lead to this situation? Please send a bzipped tasball which contains the output files retrieved with for d in /dev/hd[e-g]1 /dev/hdk do dd if=$d of=`basename $d`.vgda bs=1k count=4k done to me directly <mge@sistina.com> to fix this. On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 03:58:03PM +0200, sgallet@netcourrier.com wrote: > Hello, > I have an error when i do > vgimport lvmvg1 /dev/hde1 /dev/hdf1 /dev/hdg1 /dev/hdk > vgimport -- ERROR: wrong number of physical volumes to import volume group "lvmvg1 > > This is my pvscan > pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdk" is in EXPORTED VG "lvmvg1PV_EXPPV_EXPPV_EXP" [76.69 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdg1" is in EXPORTED VG "lvmvg1PV_EXPPV_EXPPV_EXP" [37.27 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdh1" of VG "lvmvg2" [74.52 GB / 55.89 GB free] > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hde1" is in EXPORTED VG "lvmvg1PV_EXPPV_EXPPV_EXP" [38.34 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdf1" is in EXPORTED VG "lvmvg1PV_EXPPV_EXPPV_EXP" [28.62 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- total: 5 [255.47 GB] / in use: 5 [255.47 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] > > Help me please > > CONFIDENTIALITE : > Ce message et les éventuelles pièces attachées sont confidentiels. > Si vous n'êtes pas dans la liste des destinataires, veuillez informer l'expéditeur immédiatement et ne pas divulguer le contenu à une tierce personne, ne pas l'utiliser pour quelque raison que ce soit, ne pas stocker ou copier l'information qu'il contient sur un quelconque support. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > NetCourrier, votre bureau virtuel sur Internet : Mail, Agenda, Clubs, Toolbar... > Web/Wap : www.netcourrier.com > Téléphone/Fax : 08 92 69 00 21 (0,34 € TTC/min) > Minitel: 3615 NETCOURRIER (0,15 € TTC/min) > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- *** 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