Hi Alasdair, the lvm version is: # lvm version LVM version: 2.00.15 (2004-04-19) Library version: 1.00.19-ioctl (2004-07-03) Driver version: 4.3.0 and I converted my VG with vgconvert. Now I restored all my original volume group and I'm ready for another test. Is it safe to edit the UUID by hand? Fabrizio > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-lvm-bounces@redhat.com > [mailto:linux-lvm-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Alasdair G Kergon > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 4:03 PM > To: LVM general discussion and development > Subject: Re: same LV UUID after vgmerge > > > On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 11:58:09AM +0200, Magni Fabrizio wrote: > > Now the strange part: all the logical volumes have > duplicated LV UUID. > > What version of lvm? (Run 'lvm version') > > Looks like a bug: the vgmerge code checks for duplicate LV names > but not duplicate UUIDs. > > Is this still lvm1 metadata? (You didn't run 'vgconvert') > > > Any idea how to solve this issue? > > You're going to have to edit the UUIDs by hand: > vgchange -an oradata1_a > vgcfgbackup oradata1_a > Edit the UUIDs in /etc/lvm/backup/oradata1_a uuid making them all > different: > > lvol1 { > id = "000000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-000001" > becomes > lvol1 { > id = "000000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-000002" > etc. > > Then: > vgcfgrestore oradata1_a > > Alasdair > -- > agk@redhat.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/