Hello all, how can I force to activate a VG on a special device file? One FC Storage Disk is visible over two pathes (sda and sdb). We use our Path Management Software. It creates sddlmaa. After creating the VG the sddlmaa is ACTIVE - OK. But after deactivating and activating sdb is ACTIVE. This means: no pathfailover. Here a typescript: # fdisk -l /dev/sd* -> scannt nach neuen disks und zeigt sie an # fdisk /dev/sddlmaa -> Partition 1 anlegen über gesmten Bereich -> Partitions System ID von 83 (Linux) auf 8e (Linux LVM) ändern [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- ERROR "pv_read(): read" reading physical volumes [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# pvcreate /dev/sddlmaa1 pvcreate -- physical volume "/dev/sddlmaa1" successfully created [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sddlmaa1" is in no VG [6.87 GB] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sda1" is in no VG [6.87 GB] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb1" is in no VG [6.87 GB] pvscan -- total: 3 [20.61 GB] / in use: 0 [0] / in no VG: 3 [20.61 GB] [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# lvmdiskscan lvmdiskscan -- reading all disks / partitions (this may take a while...) lvmdiskscan -- /dev/sddlmaa1 [ 6.87 GB] new LVM whole disk lvmdiskscan -- /dev/sda1 [ 6.87 GB] new LVM whole disk lvmdiskscan -- /dev/sdb1 [ 6.87 GB] new LVM whole disk lvmdiskscan -- /dev/hda1 [ 103.33 MB] free whole disk lvmdiskscan -- 4 disks lvmdiskscan -- 4 whole disks lvmdiskscan -- 0 loop devices lvmdiskscan -- 0 multiple devices lvmdiskscan -- 0 network block devices lvmdiskscan -- 6 partitions lvmdiskscan -- 0 LVM physical volume partitions [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# vgcreate vg00 /dev/sddlmaa1 vgcreate -- INFO: using default physical extent size 4 MB vgcreate -- INFO: maximum logical volume size is 255.99 Gigabyte vgcreate -- doing automatic backup of volume group "vg00" vgcreate -- volume group "vg00" successfully created and activate [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# vgscan vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) vgscan -- found active volume group "vg00" vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# vgdisplay -v --- Volume group --- VG Name vg00 VG Access read/write VG Status available/resizable VG # 0 MAX LV 256 Cur LV 0 Open LV 0 MAX LV Size 255.99 GB Max PV 256 Cur PV 1 Act PV 1 VG Size 6.87 GB PE Size 4 MB Total PE 1758 Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 Free PE / Size 1758 / 6.87 GB VG UUID INPtDi-kBhS-USzo-WuCW-xQWZ-DFkq-NerC0u --- No logical volumes defined in "vg00" --- --- Physical volumes --- PV Name (#) /dev/sddlmaa1 (1) PV Status available / allocatable Total PE / Free PE 1758 / 1758 [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sddlmaa1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sda1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# vgchange -an vg00 vgchange -- volume group "vg00" successfully deactivated [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sddlmaa1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sda1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- total: 3 [20.61 GB] / in use: 3 [20.61 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# vgchange -ay vg00 vgchange -- volume group "vg00" successfully activated [root@D-SRV-L-43 root]# pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sddlmaa1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sda1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdb1" of VG "vg00" [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- total: 3 [20.61 GB] / in use: 3 [20.61 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] Best Regards Matthias Rudolph Country Software Specialist HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS GmbH Im Steingrund 10 D-63303 Dreieich-Buchschlag Tel: +49 (0)6103 804 1208 Mob: +49 (0)171 240 9326 matthias.rudolph@hds.com <mailto:matthias.rudolph@hds.com> This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. _______________________________________________ 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/
