user@machine ~ $sudo pvscan PV /dev/sdb5 VG lvmdevice lvm2 [502.22 GiB / 107.22 GiB free] Total: 1 [502.22 GiB] / in use: 1 [502.22 GiB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] user@machine ~ $sudo vgdisplay --- Volume group --- VG Name lvmdevice System ID Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 1 Metadata Sequence No 10 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 0 Cur LV 1 Open LV 0 Max PV 0 Cur PV 1 Act PV 1 VG Size 502.22 GiB PE Size 32.00 MiB Total PE 16071 Alloc PE / Size 12640 / 395.00 GiB Free PE / Size 3431 / 107.22 GiB VG UUID longguidkey user@machine ~ $sudo lvs LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Move Log Copy% Convert lv_root lvmdevice -wi-a--- 395.00g user@machine ~ $sudo lvdisplay --- Logical volume --- LV Path /dev/lvmdevice/lv_root LV Name lv_root VG Name lvmdevice LV UUID longguidkey LV Write Access read/write LV Creation host, time , LV Status available # open 0 LV Size 395.00 GiB Current LE 12640 Segments 3 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 252:0 Any ideas how to fix this appreciated. _______________________________________________ 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/