try this: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124647 are you the last comment?. regards! On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:27:01 -0500, Clif Smith wrote > I receive the same for all commands you requested, for example: > # pvcreate /dev/emcpowera1 > pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera1" > > Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote: > > >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/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/
