Ivan, the output of pvscan is strange already, because it shows /dev/hdg _and_ /dev/hdg1 as PVs both at the same time which is impossible (same for hdc). Partition tables seem to be messy on those devices. What does "fdisk -l /dev/hd[cg]" show? Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 11:44:38PM +0200, Ivan Uzunov wrote: > > Hi :) > > I have small and may be stupid questions, I run LVM 1.0.6 with > kernel 2.4.19 onto redhat system. The LVM is running but when i run > pvdisplay command onto one of the HDD into LVM output is : > > PV Name /dev/hdc1 > VG Name home > PV Size 76.69 GB [160836417 secs] / NOT usable 16.18 MB > [LVM: 143 > KB] > PV# 3 > PV Status NOT available > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > What's this mean ? > > I have 6 HDD in this LVM and > HDD : /dev/hda7 /dev/hdc1 /dev/hde1 /dev/hdh1 has this status ; other for > example /dev/hdb1 is : > PV Status available > ^^^^^^^^^ > > > And second when i run pvscan program i see this : > > pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdg" is in no VG [8.01 GB] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdg1" of VG "home" [76.67 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdh1" of VG "home" [114.47 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hde1" of VG "home" [76.67 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdc" is in no VG [8.01 GB] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdc1" of VG "home" [76.67 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda7" of VG "home" [60 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdb1" of VG "home" [114.47 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- total: 8 [535.10 GB] / in use: 6 [519.09 GB] / in no VG: 2 > [16.01 GB] > > Where this 16Gigs goes ? 8 onto /dev/hdg and 8 onto /dev/hdc > Can i extend LVM volume and use this Gigs without destroying data onto LVM > ? > > Thank You. > > > WWell : Ivan Uzunov > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ *** 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://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
