>> pvmove -- ERROR "Inappropriate ioctl for device" copying extent from "/dev/sdb"
>>
>> pvmove -- ERROR "Inappropriate ioctl for device" moving physical extents
>>
>> This appears on the console as well ::
>> lvm -- lvm_chr_ioctl: unknown command 0x4004fe51
>The pvmove you are using is the redhat patched. The redhat pvmove use a
>ioctl call to move physical extends, ioctl(group, PE_LOCKED_COPY,
>&pe_copy_req);. You could patch the kernel to implement that call or
>install an unpatched pvmove.
I'm not using the redhat pvmove (v1.0.3). I'm using pvmove 1.0.7 which I downloaded from the Sistina site. I updated the rc scripts to use 1.0.7. The volume was created totally under 1.0.7. I'm using a plain kernel (from kernel.org) 2.4.21 patched with LVM 1.0.7 (from Sistina).
[root@sauron root]# /sbin/pvmove --version
pvmove: Logical Volume Manager 1.0.3
Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 19/02/2002 (IOP 10)
[root@sauron root]# pvmove --version
pvmove: Logical Volume Manager 1.0.7
Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 28/03/2003 (IOP 10)
[root@sauron root]# uname -a
Linux sauron.ecs.syr.edu 2.4.21 #1 Tue Jul 15 16:35:40 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[root@sauron root]# more /proc/lvm/global
LVM module LVM version 1.0.7(28/03/2003)
Total: 1 VG 2 PVs 1 LV (1 LV open 1 times)
Global: 73677 bytes malloced IOP version: 10 17:34:17 active
VG: vg01 [2 PV, 1 LV/1 open] PE Size: 32768 KB
Usage [KB/PE]: 284295168 /8676 total 142147584 /4338 used 142147584 /4338 fr
ee
PVs: [AA] sdc1 142147584 /4338 142147584 /4338 0
/0
[AA] sdb1 142147584 /4338 0 /0 142147584
/4338
LV: [AWDL ] lv01 142147584 /4338 1x open
Stephen
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