Thanks for your response, Alasdair. But, it didn't work (unless I have the options wrong). Here's the output: # vgcfgrestore -v -f /etc/lvm/backup/raid5a raid5a Incorrect metadata area header checksum Incorrect metadata area header checksum Fixing up missing format1 size (255.89 GB) for PV /dev/md1 Incorrect metadata area header checksum Restore failed. # --dave; > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: lvm amnesia (Incorrect metadata area header > checksum) > From: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com> > Date: Mon, December 03, 2007 5:31 pm > To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com> > > > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 07:02:03PM -0700, Dave Scott wrote: > > I have the archive file and the data. How do I get the lvm to see it > > once again? > > add a 'vgcfgrestore' after the pvcreate > > 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/