Heres some info, not too sure which is relevant and which isn't: Notes: devices hdn and hdp were the 2 that were replaced.
# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hdo: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/hdo doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/hdp: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/hdp doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/hdm: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/hdm doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/hdn: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/hdn doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/hdk: 80.0 GB, 80054059008 bytes 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 155114 cylinders Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Disk /dev/hdk doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/hdl: 80.0 GB, 80054059008 bytes 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 155114 cylinders Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Disk /dev/hdl doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/hdi: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 158816 cylinders Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Disk /dev/hdi doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/hdj: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 158816 cylinders Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Disk /dev/hdj doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/hda: 122.9 GB, 122942324736 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14946 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 61 489951 83 Linux /dev/hda2 62 304 1951897+ 83 Linux /dev/hda3 305 669 2931862+ 83 Linux /dev/hda4 670 14946 114680002+ 5 Extended /dev/hda5 670 730 489951 83 Linux /dev/hda6 731 973 1951866 83 Linux /dev/hda7 974 1035 497983+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hda8 1036 14946 111740076 8e Linux LVM
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# vgchange -a y raid
vgchange -- ERROR: physical volume "/dev/hdp" of volume group "raid" is offline
vgchange -- ERROR: physical volume "/dev/hdo" of volume group "raid" is inconsistent
vgchange -- ERROR: physical volume "/dev/hdm" of volume group "raid" is inconsistent
vgchange -- ERROR: physical volume "/dev/hdn" of volume group "raid" is inconsistent
vgchange -- ERROR: physical volume "/dev/hdk" of volume group "raid" is inconsistent
vgchange -- ERROR: physical volume "/dev/hdl" of volume group "raid" is inconsistent
vgchange -- ERROR: physical volume "/dev/hdi" of volume group "raid" is inconsistent
vgchange -- ERROR: physical volume "/dev/hdj" of volume group "raid" is inconsistent
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pvscan -u
pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdo " with UUID "sn2bP4-NmhN-IM1I-C36F-lGNN-JPjt-OyOmVf" is associated to unknown VG "raid" (run vgscan)
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdm " with UUID "yRxxMy-xJIk-sLFj-yWQY-JDdf-nPrJ-shQ8Os" is associated to unknown VG "raid" (run vgscan)
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdn " with UUID "4YUiI2-1ykn-9svr-yKrp-HGh0-Mjyu-R1M22g" is in no VG [189.92 GB]
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdk " with UUID "0DnLyd-i5ti-782c-P4iR-IBsh-lcKO-mhU6bP" is associated to unknown VG "raid" (run vgscan)
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdl " with UUID "T36lq6-n0Id-jjxO-56o0-Zt8h-nXcM-SOj40d" is associated to unknown VG "raid" (run vgscan)
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdi " with UUID "ZFwi9R-vOT4-nQb7-aGyP-tN4P-ZQyS-PC7yI1" is associated to unknown VG "raid" (run vgscan)
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdj " with UUID "girQRL-fI1T-A84X-n9CW-7SIO-rTLP-CAvWhg" is associated to unknown VG "raid" (run vgscan)
pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hda8" with UUID "FgbqdX-n2om-bESF-qNf2-tCBl-Smwh-S4WrB6" is associated to unknown VG "raid" (run vgscan)
pvscan -- total: 8 [978.11 GB] / in use: 7 [788.19 GB] / in no VG: 1 [189.92 GB]
Thanks for any help, Saviour
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