You're using a RedHat kernel which is pre-patched by RedHat IRT LVM. Please contact RedHat support. On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 03:02:01PM +0200, Peter Samek wrote: > Hello. > > I have a RedHat 7.3 system with a 2.4.20 kernel and lvm version 1.0.3. > > === > [root@noe root]# pvmove --version > pvmove: Logical Volume Manager 1.0.3 > Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 19/02/2002 (IOP 10) > === > > The machine has two 80GB disks and there are three RAID arrays. > > === > [root@noe root]# pvscan > pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md/1" of VG "mirror" [20 GB / 0 free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md/2" of VG "strip" [97.65 GB / 2.50 GB free] > pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/md/3" of VG "strip" [13.34 GB / 12.34 GB free] > pvscan -- total: 3 [131.01 GB] / in use: 3 [131.01 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] > === > > /dev/md/1 is a raid1, /dev/md/2 and /dev/md/3 are raid0s. > > I'm trying to move all PE from /dev/md/3 to /dev/md/2, so I could remove > /dev/md/3. But "pvmove -v /dev/md/3" spits out this error message: > > === > [root@noe root]# pvmove -vv /dev/md/3 > pvmove -- checking name of source physical volume "/dev/md/3" > pvmove -- locking logical volume manager > pvmove -- reading data of source physical volume from "/dev/md/3" > pvmove -- checking volume group existence > pvmove -- reading data of volume group "strip" from lvmtab > pvmove -- checking volume group consistency of "strip" > pvmove -- searching for source physical volume "/dev/md/3" in volume group "strip" > pvmove -- building list of possible destination physical volumes > pvmove -- checking volume group activity > pvmove -- moving physical extents in active volume group "strip" > pvmove -- WARNING: if you lose power during the move you may need > to restore your LVM metadata from backup! > pvmove -- do you want to continue? [y/n] y > pvmove -- starting to move extents away from physical volume "/dev/md/3" > pvmove -- checking for enough free physical extents in "strip" > lv: /dev/strip/usr[1] old_dev: 09:03 new_dev: 09:02 old_pe_sector: 14688640 new_pe_sector: 8397312 > pvmove -- opening output physical volume "/dev/md/2" > pvmove -- llseeking input physical volume "/dev/md/3" > pvmove -- llseeking output physical volume "/dev/md/2" > pvmove -- /dev/md/3 [PE 1792 [usr [LE 1024]] -> /dev/md/2 [PE 1024] [1/256] > pvmove -- copying extent from /dev/md/3::/dev/strip/usr(0x0903):14688640 to /dev/md/2(0x0902):8397312 on disk > /dev/strip/group::/dev/strip/usr: 0903 14688640, 0902 8397312 > pvmove -- ERROR "Inappropriate ioctl for device" copying extent from "/dev/md/3" > > pvmove -- ERROR "Inappropriate ioctl for device" moving physical extents > === > > Is there something I am missing or is it a known bug in this version? > > Thanks for any help. > > Peter > -- > Peter Samek > samek@upc.uniba.sk > jabber: chaeldi@jabber.sk / icq: 81758305 > > _______________________________________________ > 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/
