Hi all, I want to know some phrases in the 'proc/lvm/global file'. 1) what AA means. 2) What AWDL means. 3) What open means. Please let me know soon..thanks in advance. File : /proc/lvm/global LVM driver LVM version 1.0.5+(22/07/2002) Total: 2 VGs 4 PVs 4 LVs (4 LVs open 4 times) Global: 112657 bytes malloced IOP version: 10 6:37:38 active VG: vg01 [3 PV, 3 LV/3 open] PE Size: 65536 KB Usage [KB/PE]: 60358656 /921 total 13434880 /205 used 46923776 /716 free PVs: [AA] rd/c0d0p5 41091072 /627 8257536 /126 32833536 /501 [AA] rd/c0d0p6 11141120 /170 5177344 /79 5963776 /91 [AA] rd/c0d0p7 8126464 /124 0 /0 8126464 /124 LVs: [AWDL ] lv01 5177344 /79 1x open [AWDL ] lv02 3080192 /47 1x open [AWDL ] lv03 5177344 /79 1x open VG: vg90 [1 PV, 1 LV/1 open] PE Size: 32768 KB Usage [KB/PE]: 833159168 /25426 total 204800000 /6250 used 628359168 /19176 free PV: [AA] sda2 833159168 /25426 204800000 /6250 628359168 /19176 LV: [AWDL ] opt 204800000 /6250 1x open With Regards venkat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heinz J . Mauelshagen" <mauelshagen@sistina.com> To: <linux-lvm@sistina.com> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Erroneously formatted PV; 'vgscan -- ERROR "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): current PV" can't get data of volume group'... Tim-Patrick, with your root on LV setup you either need: an emergency boot media with LVM1 on it _and_ /etc/lvmconf/* backup in order to restore you LVM metadata using vgcfgrestore presuming you setup your partitions exactly the way they were before ("vgscan;vgchange -ay" after metadata restore) - or - an emergency boot media with LVM2/device-mapper on it to run "vgscan ; vgchange --partial -a y" in order to access your partioal VG without the gone partition - or - that LVM2 boot media to restore the metadata. - or - to attach your HDDs to another LVM equipped system to repair the volume group configuration Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 07:53:56PM +0100, Tim-Patrick Märk wrote: > Hello, > > two days ago i installed a new HDD and added it to my VG 'vg1' > (partition id '8e' + 'pvcreate /dev/hdb1' + 'vgextend vh1 /dev/hdb1'). > A bit later I erroneously formatted '/dev/hdb1' by 'mkfs.xfs /dev/hdb1'. > I ran 'vgscan' and 'pvscan' and the made a smiliar output like it is > shown on > http://lists.sistina.com/pipermail/linux-lvm/2002-August/011947.html - > but i have only two PVs in my VG 'vg1': '/dev/hdc1' and '/dev/hdd2'. > I don't remember what i exactly did with '/dev/hdb' after that (it was > late...), but as a result I 'fdisked' the partition table away... > There was no data on '/dev'hdb' (except the LVM metadata), so no 'real' > data needs to be recovered (at least i hope so). > > All in all, I can't access the VG 'vg1' (PVs: '/dev/hdc1' + '/dev/hdd2') > with the 3 LVs 'root', 'storage' and 'swap' any more. > > Now you could advise me to run 'vgcfgrestore', but i regretfully must > say that i rebooted my box and as the name of the LV 'root' implies, my > root-filesystem was on it, so the system doesn't boot anymore *doh*... > > Summary: > - 1 VG: 'vg1' > - 2 (3) PVs: '/dev/hdc1' + '/dev/hdd2' + for a short time (see above) > '/dev/hdb1' > - 3 LVs: 'root', 'storage' and 'swap' > - Filesystem on all LVs: XFS > > Fortunately i have a separated 'backup system' on another HDD, which > doesn't use LVM nor XFS, but simply ext2, so i can work with it > temporarily to fix this disaster. > > I think the problem is, that the VG 'vg1' still thinks, it would consist > of 3 PVs, but only 2 are there. > But because no VG is found by 'vgscan' (see link above), i can't remove > '/dev/hdb1' by 'vgreduce vg1 /dev/hdb1' and so on... > > Is there any way to generate metadata for '/dev/hdb1' to make it known > by 'vg1' or remove '/dev/hdb1' from 'vg1'?! > > I'm very despaired and would be gladdened by every answer. > If you need any details, just ask. > > P.S.: This is not intended to be a cross-posting; I only had problems > submitting my first one. > > Kind regards and thanks in advance > > Tim-Patrick Märk > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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