try pvcreate /dev/emcpowera1 is for the partition not for the disk... please summarize regards! On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:51:20 -0500, Clif Smith wrote > Responses in line. > > Thanks, Clif > > Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote: > > >Clif try to make a partition type linux lvm.. (8e) and after try pvcreate over it > > > > > # fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera > Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/emcpowera1 1 1305 10482381 8e Linux LVM > > # pvcreate /dev/emcpowera > pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" > > >send a output of pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera > > > > > # pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera > pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager > pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera" > pvcreate -- getting physical volume size > pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size > pvcreate -- checking partition type > pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" > > >if you complile with debug use pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera > > > > > > > # pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera > <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED > <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED > <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING > <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: 0 > <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: 10 > pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager > <1> lvm_lock -- CALLED > <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED > <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING > <1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera" > <1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > pvcreate -- getting physical volume size > <1> _pv_get_dev_size -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera and 0xbfffa650 > <1> _pv_get_dev_size -- LEAVING with ret: 20971520 > pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size > <1> pv_create_kdev_t -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera" > <22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_create_kdev_t -- LEAVING with ret: E800 > <1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED > <22> lvm_get_device_type called > <22> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1 > <1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE > pvcreate -- checking partition type > <1> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera > <22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_read -- going to read /dev/emcpowera > <22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_get_device_type called > <4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1 > <333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE > <22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: -270 > pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" > > <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED > <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > >send the error leve returns echo $? > > > >regards! > > > > > > > >On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:52:08 -0500, Clif Smith wrote > > > > > >>I'm running lvm-1.0.8-9 on RHES3 and am receiving the following when > >>I try to utilize a volume from an EMC array: > >># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera > >>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera" > >> > >>The OS sees the volume fine: > >># fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera > >>Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes > >>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders > >>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > >> > >>I can create a partition and then a filesystem without issue, but I > >>really need to use it within LVM. > >> > >>Any ideas? > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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/ > >> > >> > > > > > >======================================================================================= > >La teta que la mano no cubre, no es teta sino ubre. > > -- Anónim. > >======================================================================================= > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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/ ======================================================================================= La teta que la mano no cubre, no es teta sino ubre. -- Anónim. ======================================================================================= _______________________________________________ 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/
