it does have a special entry in /proc/devices -> aoe (ata-over-ethernet). added this type in lvm.conf and BINGO. thanks for the help. On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 11:19, Alasdair G Kergon wrote: > On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 10:16:13AM -0800, rich turner wrote: > > [root@redhat proc]# pvcreate /dev/etherd/e0.1 > > /dev/etherd/e0.1: Couldn't find device. > > Does 'cat /proc/devices' have a special entry for them? > > If so, then you'll need to update the 'types' line in the > config file to include them. > > Alasdair _______________________________________________ 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/