Hello, I'm having trouble importing my VG after an export. The system that exported the group was Redhat 7.3, I'm trying to import on Redhat 8.0; Logical Volume Manager 1.0.3 Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 19/02/2002 (IOP 10) Unfortunately, I don't have access to the metadata so I can't try vgcfgrestore. Also, note that I've modified the first 512 bytes of /dev/hdg1 with a hex editor in an effort to fix this problem. It seems to have helped (pvscan /dev/hdg1 now works) but I still cann't import. Any help and/or pointers to technical documentation beyond the howto would be greatly appreciated. -Emmanuel The VG consists of /dev/hdg1 /dev/hde /dev/hdc1 and /dev/hdb1 (/dev/hda4 is not part of group). Here's the summary after lvmdiskscan: lvmdiskscan -- reading all disks / partitions (this may take a while...) lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdg1 [ 76.33 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E] lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hde [ 93.16 GB] free whole disk lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdc1 [ 16.80 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E] lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda1 [ 47.03 MB] Primary LINUX native partition [0x83] lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda2 [ 4.88 GB] Primary LINUX native partition [0x83] lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda3 [ 251.02 MB] Primary LINUX swap partition [0x82] lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda4 [ 13.91 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E] lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hdb1 [ 38.16 GB] Primary LVM partition [0x8E] ... --- List of logical volumes --- pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/my_lvm/testlv" at offset 0 pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 1 is empty pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/my_lvm/music" at offset 2 pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/my_lvm/home" at offset 3 vgscan appears to run correctly: vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) vgscan -- found exported volume group "my_lvmPV_EXP" vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group But vgimport fails: vgimport storage /dev/hdg1 /dev/hdb1 /dev/hdc1 /dev/hde vgimport storage /dev/hde /dev/hdg1 /dev/hdb1 /dev/hdc1 vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency_all_pv(): PE" exported volume group "my_lvm" is inconsistent vgimport -- it's system id is "PV_EXPmy.host.name1034722745" vgimport -d storage /dev/hde /dev/hdg1 /dev/hdb1 /dev/hdc1 ---cut--- <22> pv_read_all_pe_of_vg -- /dev/hde with 23848 PE at address 80518D4 <22> pv_read_all_pe_of_vg -- AFTER LOOP of pv_read_pe <22> pv_read_all_pe_of_vg -- /dev/hdb1 with 9768 PE at 8065008 for PV #0 <22> pv_read_all_pe_of_vg -- /dev/hdc1 with 4300 PE at 805FA98 for PV #1 <22> pv_read_all_pe_of_vg -- /dev/hdg1 with 19795 PE at 8081E00 for PV #2 <22> pv_read_all_pe_of_vg -- /dev/hde with 23848 PE at 80AC7F8 for PV #3 <22> pv_read_all_pe_of_vg -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- AFTER pv_read_all_pe_of_vg <22> lv_read_all_lv -- CALLED <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> vg_read -- CALLED <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> pv_read_all_pv_of_vg -- CALLED with vg_name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <55555> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <666666> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <666666> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <55555> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> pv_read_all_pv_of_vg -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> vg_read -- pv[0]->pv_name: "/dev/hdb1" <333> vg_read -- pv[1]->pv_name: "/dev/hdc1" <333> vg_read -- pv[2]->pv_name: "/dev/hdg1" <333> vg_read -- pv[3]->pv_name: "/dev/hde" <4444> vg_read_from_pv -- CALLED <55555> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdb1" <666666> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdb1" <666666> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <55555> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <55555> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/hdb1 <666666> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdb1" <7777777> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdb1" <7777777> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <666666> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <55555> pv_read -- going to read /dev/hdb1 <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <7777777> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <88888888> lvm_get_device_type called <88888888> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <7777777> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <666666> pv_copy_from_disk -- CALLED <666666> pv_copy_from_disk -- LEAVING ret = 0x804ec20 <666666> pv_create_name_from_kdev_t -- CALLED with 3:65 <7777777> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <88888888> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <999999999> lvm_get_device_type called <999999999> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <88888888> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <7777777> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <7777777> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED <7777777> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 20 <666666> pv_create_name_from_kdev_t -- LEAVING with dev_name: /dev/hdb1 <666666> system_id_check_exported -- CALLED <666666> system_id_check_exported -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <55555> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: -279 <55555> vg_copy_from_disk -- CALLED <666666> vg_check_vg_disk_t_consistency -- CALLED <7777777> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: <88888888> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "" <88888888> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <7777777> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <666666> vg_check_vg_disk_t_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <55555> vg_copy_from_disk -- LEAVING <4444> vg_read_from_pv -- LEAVING with ret: -364 <333> vg_read -- LEAVING with ret: -364 <22> lv_read_all_lv -- lv_max: 256 <22> lv_read_all_lv -- BEFORE pv_read_all_pv_of_vg <333> pv_read_all_pv_of_vg -- CALLED with vg_name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> pv_read_all_pv_of_vg -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> lv_copy_from_disk -- CALLED <333> lv_copy_from_disk -- LEAVING <333> lv_copy_from_disk -- CALLED <333> lv_copy_from_disk -- LEAVING <333> lv_copy_from_disk -- CALLED <333> lv_copy_from_disk -- LEAVING <22> lv_read_all_lv -- l: 256 nl: 3 vg_this->lv_cur: 3 <22> lv_read_all_lv -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- AFTER lv_read_all_lv; vg_this->pv_cur: 4 vg_this->pv_max: 256 ret: 0 <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- BEFORE for PE <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- AFTER for PE <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- BEFORE for LV <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- vg_this->lv[0]->lv_allocated_le: 15360 <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- vg_this->lv[2]->lv_allocated_le: 18688 <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- vg_this->lv[3]->lv_allocated_le: 512 <22> vg_setup_pointers_for_snapshots -- CALLED <22> vg_setup_pointers_for_snapshots -- LEAVING <1> vg_read_with_pv_and_lv -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <1> vg_check_consistency_with_pv_and_lv -- CALLED <22> vg_check_consistency -- CALLED <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <22> vg_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <22> pv_check_consistency_all_pv -- CALLED <333> vg_check_consistency -- CALLED <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> vg_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> pv_check_consistency -- CALLED <4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdb1" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdb1" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> pv_check_new -- CALLED <4444> pv_check_new -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> pv_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> pv_check_consistency -- CALLED <4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> pv_check_new -- CALLED <4444> pv_check_new -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> pv_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> pv_check_consistency -- CALLED <4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdg1" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdg1" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: my_lvmPV_EXP <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "my_lvmPV_EXP" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> pv_check_new -- CALLED <4444> pv_check_new -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> pv_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <22> pv_check_consistency_all_pv -- LEAVING with ret: -212 <1> vg_check_consistency_with_pv_and_lv -- LEAVING with ret: -212 <1> lvm_error -- CALLED with: -212 <1> lvm_error -- LEAVING with: "pv_check_consistency_all_pv(): PE" vgimport -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency_all_pv(): PE" exported volume group "my_lvm" is inconsistent vgimport -- it's system id is "PV_EXPmy.host.name1034722745" <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 pvdata -PP /dev/hdg1 --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/hdg1 VG Name my_lvmPV_EXP PV Size 76.33 GB [160075695 secs] / NOT usable 4.19 MB [LVM: 205 KB] PV# 3 PV Status available Allocatable yes (but full) Cur LV 2 PE Size (KByte) 4096 Total PE 19795 Free PE 0 Allocated PE 19795 PV UUID LrbEp4-ofHi-xbK4-NTnA-PHtC-OmZz-KSu3zg pv_dev 0:34 system_id PV_EXPmy.host.name1034722745 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 32896 lv_on_disk.base 45056 lv_on_disk.size 84296 pe_on_disk.base 131072 pe_on_disk.size 4259840 pvdata -PP /dev/hdc1 --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/hdc1 VG Name my_lvmPV_EXP PV Size 16.80 GB [35239617 secs] / NOT usable 4.19 MB [LVM: 144 KB] PV# 2 PV Status available Allocatable yes (but full) Cur LV 2 PE Size (KByte) 4096 Total PE 4300 Free PE 0 Allocated PE 4300 PV UUID tHIk77-ZUfH-PM5J-THWw-isIZ-jXCP-7wRfKx pv_dev 0:22 system_id PV_EXPmy.host.name1034722745 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 32896 lv_on_disk.base 45056 lv_on_disk.size 84296 pe_on_disk.base 131072 pe_on_disk.size 4259840 pvdata -PP /dev/hdb1 --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/hdb1 VG Name my_lvmPV_EXP PV Size 38.16 GB [80035767 secs] / NOT usable 4.19 MB [LVM: 166 KB] PV# 1 PV Status available Allocatable yes (but full) Cur LV 2 PE Size (KByte) 4096 Total PE 9768 Free PE 0 Allocated PE 9768 PV UUID SVMkOB-j3cN-V7ZT-Ru86-fIQS-9uFL-JykVaI pv_dev 0:3 system_id PV_EXPmy.host.name1034722745 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 32896 lv_on_disk.base 45056 lv_on_disk.size 84296 pe_on_disk.base 131072 pe_on_disk.size 4259840 pvdata -PPV /dev/hde --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/hde VG Name my_lvmPV_EXP PV Size 93.16 GB [195371568 secs] / NOT usable 4.25 MB [LVM: 221 KB] PV# 4 PV Status available Allocatable yes Cur LV 1 PE Size (KByte) 4096 Total PE 23848 Free PE 22895 Allocated PE 953 PV UUID 5M4kvR-aYFr-Ai8L-EaO0-8KuR-dEkq-LjsHts pv_dev 0:33 system_id PV_EXPmy.host.name1034722745 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 32896 lv_on_disk.base 45056 lv_on_disk.size 84296 pe_on_disk.base 131072 pe_on_disk.size 4325376 --- Volume group --- VG Name VG Access read/write VG Status NOT available/exported/resizable VG # 0 MAX LV 256 Cur LV 3 Open LV 0 MAX LV Size 255.99 GB Max PV 256 Cur PV 4 Act PV 4 VG Size 224.43 GB PE Size 4 MB Total PE 57455 Alloc PE / Size 34560 / 135 GB Free PE / Size 22895 / 89.43 GB VG UUID BmXG6A-AV6g-db4z-yPaj-4mnI-2hme-AqBKI7 _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list 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