Following this thread it kind of looks like you worked around using LVM commands (i.e. removed a VG w/o using lvremove + vgremove). If so, not a good idea :( What does pvscan list ? What does vgck say ? On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 07:00:33AM -0500, David Corbin wrote: > Goetz Bock wrote: > > >On Mon, Feb 24 '03 at 02:15, Goetz Bock wrote: > > > > > >>>Attempts to access the logical volume I used to fail. > >>> > >>> > >>You have disabled it, it's gone. > >> > >> > >Don't panik :-> > > > >your LVM will reappear, once you enable it again (vgchange -a y) > >still, read some docs. > > > > > > I have read some docs. I've spent hours combing the Net for the > answers, without success. > > I *had* a working system. But, I use the LVM commands so rarely, I can > never repeat what I did (notes or not). > > piano:/home/dcorbin# sh -x /etc/init.d/lvm start > + modprobe lvm > + modprobe lvm-mod > + '[' -e /proc/lvm ']' > + '[' -e /etc/lvmtab ']' > + '[' -x /sbin/vgscan ']' > + echo 'Setting up LVM Volume Groups...' > Setting up LVM Volume Groups... > + /sbin/vgscan --verbose > + /sbin/vgchange -a y --verbose > > piano:/home/dcorbin# mount /data > mount: special device /dev/vg0/data does not exist > > The reason you hear "panic" in my typing is the last line. :) > ---- > Fundamentally, I'm building a critical data file server. LVM has caused > me enough problems and delays, that I'm about ready to bypass it, saying > it is putting my data at risk. Feel free to convince me otherwise. > > Thanks > David > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ -- 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://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
