On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 14:48 +0530, Ajit Mote wrote: > Hello, > > Initially installed machine is RHEL3 with LVM then installed RHEL4 U6 > and trying to access LVM (which were available in RHEL3). > > After executing vgscan , getting following errors : > Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using > /dev/emcpowerag not /dev/sdq > /dev/sds: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error > /dev/sds: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 1073676288: Input/output error > /dev/sds: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using > /dev/emcpowerai not /dev/sday > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdd > not /dev/sdaw > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sde > not /dev/sdax > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdba > not /dev/emcpowerah > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdf > not /dev/emcpowerai > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdbb > not /dev/emcpowerag > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdg > not /dev/sdaz > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdbc > not /dev/sdb > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdh > not /dev/sdba > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdbd > not /dev/sdc > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdi > not /dev/sdbb > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdbe > not /dev/sdd > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdj > not /dev/sdbc > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdbf > not /dev/sde > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdk > not /dev/sdbd > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdbg > not /dev/sdf > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdl > not /dev/sdbe > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdbh > not /dev/sdg > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using > /dev/emcpowerab not /dev/sdl > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdm > not /dev/sdbf > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdbi > not /dev/sdh > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using > /dev/emcpowerac not /dev/sdj > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdn > not /dev/sdbg > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdbj > not /dev/sdi > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using > /dev/emcpowerad not /dev/sdbh > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdo > not /dev/emcpowerad > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdau > not /dev/emcpowerac > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using > /dev/emcpowerae not /dev/sdm > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdp > not /dev/sdbi > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdav > not /dev/sdk > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using > /dev/emcpoweraf not /dev/sdav > Found volume group "linux_vg0" using metadata type lvm1 > Logical volume (db_files) contains an incomplete mapping table. > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdq > not /dev/sdbj > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdaw > not /dev/emcpowerab > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using > /dev/emcpowerag not /dev/sdq > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdb > not /dev/sdau > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdax > not /dev/emcpowerae > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using > /dev/emcpowerah not /dev/sdp > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdc > not /dev/emcpoweraf > /dev/sds: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sday > not /dev/sdn > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using > /dev/emcpowerai not /dev/sday > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdd > not /dev/sdaw > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdaz > not /dev/sdo > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sde > not /dev/sdax > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdba > not /dev/emcpowerah > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdf > not /dev/emcpowerai > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdbb > not /dev/emcpowerag > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdg > not /dev/sdaz > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdbc > not /dev/sdb > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdh > not /dev/sdba > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdbd > not /dev/sdc > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdi > not /dev/sdbb > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdbe > not /dev/sdd > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdj > not /dev/sdbc > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdbf > not /dev/sde > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdk > not /dev/sdbd > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdbg > not /dev/sdf > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdl > not /dev/sdbe > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdbh > not /dev/sdg > Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using > /dev/emcpowerab not /dev/sdl > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdm > not /dev/sdbf > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdbi > not /dev/sdh > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using > /dev/emcpowerac not /dev/sdj > Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdn > not /dev/sdbg > Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdbj > not /dev/sdi > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using > /dev/emcpowerad not /dev/sdbh > Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdo > not /dev/emcpowerad > Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdau > not /dev/emcpowerac > Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using > /dev/emcpowerae not /dev/sdm > Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdp > not /dev/sdbi > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdav > not /dev/sdk > Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using > /dev/emcpoweraf not /dev/sdav > Logical volume (db_files) contains an incomplete mapping table. > Volume group "presale_copy_vg0" not found > > Kindly suggest what this error is and how to recover LVM in RHEL4 U6. > > Thanks & Regards, > Ajit Mote > Are you using multipathing? If so use the 'filter' line in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf to filter out the underlying paths (/dev/sd*) and only use the multipath devices (/dev/emcpower* ?) _______________________________________________ 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/