Hello, I've found more errors using lvm commands. This time using vgdisplay and lvdisplay: # vgdisplay /dev/sdb: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sde: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdf: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdg: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdi: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdk: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdl: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdp: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error --- Volume group --- (...) # lvdisplay /dev/sdb: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sde: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdf: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdg: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdi: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdk: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdl: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error /dev/sdp: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error --- Logical volume --- (...) I don't know what is causing this. Anyone can help me with this problem? Thank you! Jordi Jordi Prats wrote: > Hi all, > I've found that all vgscan is giving me an error. This is the output: > > # vgscan -v > Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices > Wiping internal VG cache > Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... > Finding all volume groups > /dev/dm-4: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 12989693952: Input/output error > /dev/dm-4: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error > Finding volume group "padicat" > Found volume group "padicat" using metadata type lvm2 > Finding volume group "vg_bbdd" > Found volume group "vg_bbdd" using metadata type lvm2 > Finding volume group "vg_ordal" > Found volume group "vg_ordal" using metadata type lvm2 > > Any idea what this "Input/output error" on /dev/dm-4 does it means? What > is causing this error? > > Thank you! > -- ...................................................................... __ / / Jordi Prats Català C E / S / C A Departament de Sistemes /_/ Centre de Supercomputació de Catalunya Gran Capità, 2-4 (Edifici Nexus) · 08034 Barcelona T. 93 205 6464 · F. 93 205 6979 · jprats@cesca.es ...................................................................... pgp:0x5D0D1321 ...................................................................... _______________________________________________ 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/