Re: invalid physical volume SOLVED (sorta)

[Clif Smith <redhat@cjs226.com>]

The problem "invalid physical volume" was caused by LVM not recognizing 
the volume being called by the path /dev/emcpowera and/or 
/dev/emcpowera1.  Being that I'm not clustering and I don't need the 
functionality provided by EMC's app/wrapper PowerPath, I uninstalled it 
and used the standard device name /dev/sdX.

cjs

Clif Smith wrote:

> I don't understand what to try as I'm already running lvm-1.0.8-9?  
> Yes, that's my comment #37.  Any idea what "U5" is in comment #38?
>
> Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote:
>
> > 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?
> > > > > > >
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