On a new disk(-partition) don't you first need to pvcreate and then vgextend? Sander \On Monday 12 April 2004 08:37, zhimin@iss.nus.edu.sg wrote: > Hello, > > I have a 72GB SCSI in RAID mirror. Using LVM version 1.0.3, Redhat 9. > > Before resizing, the partitions are (snip from lvmdiskscan): > > /dev/sda1 [ 31.35 MB] Primary [0xDE] (Dell Utility) > /dev/sda2 [ 19.53 GB] NTFS > /dev/sda3 [ 298.08 MB] Primary LINUX native partition [0x83] (/boot) > /dev/sda4 [ 48.51 GB] Primary Windows98 extended partition [0x0F] > /dev/sda5 [ 1.95 GB] Extended LINUX swap partition [0x82] > /dev/sda6 [ 5.86 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] (VG "Volume00") > /dev/sda7 [ 40.69 GB] Extended LVM partition [0x8E] (VG "Volume00") > > The vg "Volume00" contains PV /dev/sda6 and /dev/sda7, and the LVs (all > ext3) are: > /dev/Volume00/root (/) > /dev/Volume00/home (/home) > /dev/Volume00/opt (/opt) > /dev/Volume00/tmp (/tmp) > /dev/Volume00/usr (/usr) > /dev/Volume00/usrlocal (/usr/local) > /dev/Volume00/var (/var) > > > I wanted to remove the NTFS partition, make /dev/sda2 as LVM partition, and > add it to "/dev/Volume00/opt". Here's what I did: > > boot to linux rescue mode > # vgscan > # vgchange -a y > use fdisk to remove /dev/sda2, recreate /dev/sda2 > # mke2fs -j /dev/sda2 > use parted to set the partition type to LVM partition (0x8e) > # vgextend Volume00 /dev/sda2 > Get the partition size (19.53GB) from # pvdisplay /dev/sda2 > # e2fsadm -L+19.53G /dev/Volume00/opt > Still have 532MB as shown from # pvdisplay /dev/sda2 > # e2fsadm -L+532M /dev/Volume00/opt > Step 11 produced error, showed many inode numbers, and asked if I wanted > to fix for each inode number. I pressed a few 'y' and Ctrl-C to > terminate. > # e2fsck -y /dev/sda2 (to answer 'y' to all questions regarding fixing > inode) > reboot and got a kernel panic with the following msg: > vgscan -- removing "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" > vgscan -- creating empty "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > vgscan -- scanning for all active volume group(s) first > vgscan -- reading data of volume group "Volume00" from physical > volume(s) > vgscan -- only found 6816 of 7424 LEs for LV /dev/Volume00/opt (2) > vgscan -- ERROR "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): allocated LE of LV" can't get > data of volume group "Volume00" from physical volume(s) > vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created > vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume > group > > I rebooted into rescue mode, and vgscan also gave the same error as above. > And "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" are blank. > > How can I recover the VG? Is /dev/sda2 oversized by e2fsadm and therefore > mess up the vg? > > Below is the selected output from pvdata for /dev/sda[2|6|7]. > > Thanks and regards, > zhimin > > > > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/sda2 > VG Name Volume00 > PV Size 19.53 GB [40949685 secs] / NOT usable 4.19 MB [LVM: > 147 KB] > PV# 3 > PV Status NOT available > Allocatable yes > Cur LV 1 > PE Size (KByte) 4096 > Total PE 4997 > Free PE 133 > Allocated PE 4864 > PV UUID yE0dbB-u9IA-lLE0-nxEb-Y65M-quqE-enahmK > pv_dev 0:8 > system_id localhost.localdomain1081448932 > pv_on_disk.base 0 > pv_on_disk.size 1024 > vg_on_disk.base 4096 > vg_on_disk.size 4096 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.base 8192 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.size 32896 > lv_on_disk.base 45056 > lv_on_disk.size 84296 > pe_on_disk.base 131072 > pe_on_disk.size 4259840 > > > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/sda6 > VG Name Volume00 > PV Size 5.86 GB [12289662 secs] / NOT usable 4.19 MB [LVM: > 133 KB] > PV# 2 > PV Status available > Allocatable yes (but full) > Cur LV 1 > PE Size (KByte) 4096 > Total PE 1499 > Free PE 0 > Allocated PE 1499 > PV UUID lLUrL6-mDmn-rn0p-p2Tj-KOnH-RoQl-m03p8r > pv_dev 0:8 > system_id kpapp11064550336 > pv_on_disk.base 0 > pv_on_disk.size 1024 > vg_on_disk.base 4096 > vg_on_disk.size 4096 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.base 8192 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.size 32896 > lv_on_disk.base 45056 > lv_on_disk.size 84296 > pe_on_disk.base 131072 > pe_on_disk.size 4259840 > > > --- Physical volume --- > PV Name /dev/sda7 > VG Name Volume00 > PV Size 40.69 GB [85337217 secs] / NOT usable 4.19 MB [LVM: > 168 KB] > PV# 1 > PV Status available > Allocatable yes (but full) > Cur LV 7 > PE Size (KByte) 4096 > Total PE 10416 > Free PE 0 > Allocated PE 10416 > PV UUID lG5j0E-Whql-dSsu-n2gV-rqRB-7dCc-rLE28Q > pv_dev 0:8 > system_id localhost.localdomain1064490821 > pv_on_disk.base 0 > pv_on_disk.size 1024 > vg_on_disk.base 4096 > vg_on_disk.size 4096 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.base 8192 > pv_uuidlist_on_disk.size 32896 > lv_on_disk.base 45056 > lv_on_disk.size 84296 > pe_on_disk.base 131072 > pe_on_disk.size 4259840 > > --- Volume group --- > VG Name > VG Access read/write > VG Status NOT available/resizable > VG # 0 > MAX LV 256 > Cur LV 7 > Open LV 0 > MAX LV Size 255.99 GB > Max PV 256 > Cur PV 3 > Act PV 3 > VG Size 66.06 GB > PE Size 4 MB > Total PE 16912 > Alloc PE / Size 16779 / 65.54 GB > Free PE / Size 133 / 532 MB > VG UUID js4UPn-4GPE-I68L-Qjgb-88zN-4e7h-2PmoMC > > > --- List of logical volumes --- > > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/Volume00/root" at offset 0 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/Volume00/home" at offset 1 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/Volume00/opt" at offset 2 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/Volume00/tmp" at offset 3 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/Volume00/usr" at offset 4 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/Volume00/usrlocal" at offset 5 > pvdata -- logical volume "/dev/Volume00/var" at offset 6 > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 7 is empty > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 8 is empty > ... > ... > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 254 is empty > pvdata -- logical volume struct at offset 255 is empty > > > --- List of physical extents --- (for /dev/sda2) > > PE: 00000 LV: 003 LE: 02560 > PE: 00001 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 00002 LV: 003 LE: 02562 > PE: 00003 LV: 003 LE: 02563 > PE: 00004 LV: 003 LE: 02564 > PE: 00005 LV: 39914 LE: 16501 > PE: 00006 LV: 003 LE: 00000 > PE: 00007 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 00008 LV: 003 LE: 02568 > ... > ... > PE: 00026 LV: 003 LE: 02586 > PE: 00027 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 00028 LV: 003 LE: 02588 > PE: 00029 LV: 003 LE: 02589 > PE: 00030 LV: 003 LE: 02590 > PE: 00031 LV: 003 LE: 02591 > PE: 00032 LV: 003 LE: 02592 > PE: 00033 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 00034 LV: 003 LE: 02594 > PE: 00035 LV: 003 LE: 02595 > PE: 00036 LV: 003 LE: 02596 > PE: 00037 LV: 39914 LE: 16501 > PE: 00038 LV: 003 LE: 00000 > PE: 00039 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 00040 LV: 003 LE: 02600 > ... > ... > PE: 00058 LV: 003 LE: 02618 > PE: 00059 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 00060 LV: 003 LE: 02620 > PE: 00061 LV: 003 LE: 02621 > PE: 00062 LV: 003 LE: 02622 > PE: 00063 LV: 003 LE: 02623 > PE: 00064 LV: 003 LE: 02624 > PE: 00065 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 00066 LV: 003 LE: 02626 > PE: 00067 LV: 003 LE: 02627 > PE: 00068 LV: 003 LE: 02628 > PE: 00069 LV: 39914 LE: 16501 > PE: 00070 LV: 003 LE: 00000 > PE: 00071 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 00072 LV: 003 LE: 02632 > PE: 00073 LV: 003 LE: 02633 > ... > ... > PE: 04826 LV: 003 LE: 07386 > PE: 04827 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04828 LV: 003 LE: 07388 > PE: 04829 LV: 003 LE: 07389 > PE: 04830 LV: 003 LE: 07390 > PE: 04831 LV: 003 LE: 07391 > PE: 04832 LV: 003 LE: 07392 > PE: 04833 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04834 LV: 003 LE: 07394 > PE: 04835 LV: 003 LE: 07395 > PE: 04836 LV: 003 LE: 07396 > PE: 04837 LV: 39915 LE: 16501 > PE: 04838 LV: 003 LE: 00000 > PE: 04839 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04840 LV: 003 LE: 07400 > PE: 04841 LV: 003 LE: 07401 > PE: 04842 LV: 003 LE: 07402 > PE: 04843 LV: 003 LE: 07403 > PE: 04844 LV: 003 LE: 07404 > PE: 04845 LV: 003 LE: 07405 > PE: 04846 LV: 003 LE: 07406 > PE: 04847 LV: 003 LE: 07407 > PE: 04848 LV: 003 LE: 07408 > PE: 04849 LV: 003 LE: 07409 > PE: 04850 LV: 003 LE: 07410 > PE: 04851 LV: 003 LE: 07411 > PE: 04852 LV: 003 LE: 07412 > PE: 04853 LV: 003 LE: 07413 > PE: 04854 LV: 003 LE: 07414 > PE: 04855 LV: 003 LE: 07415 > PE: 04856 LV: 003 LE: 07416 > PE: 04857 LV: 003 LE: 07417 > PE: 04858 LV: 003 LE: 07418 > PE: 04859 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04860 LV: 003 LE: 07420 > PE: 04861 LV: 003 LE: 07421 > PE: 04862 LV: 003 LE: 07422 > PE: 04863 LV: 003 LE: 07423 > PE: 04864 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04865 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04866 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04867 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04868 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04869 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04870 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04871 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04872 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04873 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04874 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04875 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04876 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04877 LV: --- LE: ----- > 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> PE: 04978 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04979 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04980 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04981 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04982 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04983 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04984 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04985 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04986 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04987 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04988 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04989 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04990 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04991 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04992 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04993 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04994 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04995 LV: --- LE: ----- > PE: 04996 LV: --- LE: ----- > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
