Run pvcreate -ff ... on all its PVs -or- dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/... bs=512 in case you don't like having new PVs. Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 04:19:32PM +0100, narsimha.kulkarni@bt.com wrote: > no there is no backup of the metadata. > otherwise i could have restored it using vgcfgrestore and all. > that is the problem basically..... > no backup and want to either isolate the physical volume from the inactive > volume group or restore and then delete the volume group.... > is there any way to delete the volume group when there is no metadata > > -----Original Message----- > From: Heinz J . Mauelshagen [mailto:mauelshagen@sistina.com] > Sent: 02 June 2003 16:03 > To: linux-lvm@sistina.com > Subject: Re: help needed > > > On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 02:04:25PM +0100, narsimha.kulkarni@bt.com wrote: > > but Heinz is there anyway I can restore a vol group whose .conf file has > > been deleted > > Heh! ;) > > You don't want to tell me that the metadata backup files weren't included > in your regular backup ? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Heinz J . Mauelshagen [mailto:mauelshagen@sistina.com] > > Sent: 02 June 2003 10:34 > > To: linux-lvm@sistina.com > > Subject: Re: help needed > > > > > > On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 09:42:00AM +0530, Sameer Halgatti wrote: > > > hi narsimha, > > > If u want to completely remove ur PV (i.e. if u want to lose ur data) > then > > > there is a very simple way to get rid of this problem. Just do > > following.... > > > dd of=/dev/hda3 ......hda3 becuse ur PV resides on that > > > <enter approx 50 chars> > > > <press cntrl+d> > > > > > > > This avoids that you type something LVM might consider to be valid > metadata > > ;) > > > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda3 bs=512 > > > > Regards, > > Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- > > > > > > > Of course it not the recommend solution, but it will solve ur problem > :-) > > > Actually ur VGDA data on the disk may be corrupted, that's why u r > getting > > > this error message. > > > When u create a PV/VG, some data is written on the disk (on some initial > > > disk blocks). So if u erase that by doing 'dd', then u can create fresh > > > PV/VG using that disk. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <narsimha.kulkarni@bt.com> > > > To: <linux-lvm@sistina.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:03 PM > > > Subject: help needed > > > > > > > > > > hi following is the log of the commands.... > > > > i want to remove the volume group completely.... > > > > or i want to restore it.... > > > > > > > > how do i do it > > > > > > > > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > > > > vgscan -- found active volume group "helena_vg" > > > > vgscan -- ERROR "lv_read_all_lv(): number of LV" can't get data of > > volume > > > > group) > > > > vgscan -- found active volume group "volg" > > > > vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created > > > > vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your > volume > > > > groups > > > > > > > > vgremove -- ERROR: can't remove active volume group "helena_vg" > > > > > > > > > > > > vgcfgrestore -- locking logical volume manager > > > > vgcfgrestore -- restoring volume group "helena_vg" from > > > > "/etc/lvmconf/helena_vg.conf" > > > > vgcfgrestore -- checking existence of "/etc/lvmconf/helena_vg.conf" > > > > vgcfgrestore -- "/etc/lvmconf/helena_vg.conf" doesn't exist > > > > vgcfgrestore -- a backup for volume group helena_vg is not available > > > > > > > > > > > > pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > > > > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hda3" is associated to an unknown VG (run > > > > vgscan) > > > > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdb1" of VG "volg" [31.48 GB / 31.48 > GB > > > > free] > > > > pvscan -- total: 2 [39.08 GB] / in use: 2 [39.08 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] > > > > > > > > pvchange -- locking logical volume manager > > > > pvchange -- reading physical volume data /dev/hda3 from disk > > > > pvchange -- checking physical volume "/dev/hda3" consistency > > > > pvchange -- finding volume group of physical volume "/dev/hda3" > > > > pvchange -- unable to find volume group of "/dev/hda3" (VG not > active?) > > > > pvchange -- unlocking logical volume manager > > > > pvchange -- 0 physical volumes changed / 0 physical volumes already > o.k. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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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