---- pv64 { id = "TFSqaf-Wd6b-9w2r-8ZLp-rVN9-5851-0qNX0z" device = "/dev/mapper/plt-85" # Hint only status = ["ALLOCATABLE"] flags = [] dev_size = 1048576000 # 500 Gigabytes pe_start = 2048 pe_count = 127999 # 499.996 Gigabytes } } ---- pvXX this is One for Team or for [hdd] /dev/sdX this look like you have 64hdd for 500Gb one. and first look MBR 0-2Mb dd if=/dev/sdX of=/boot/sdX.mbr bs=512 count=4000 in side sdX.mbr is lvm.vg if is this same [ platinum_after_missing.vg ] you found all record /etc/lvm/* rest is easy. device is inode, but not lv. [ -b "/dev/mapper/plt-01" ] && echo "True " || echo "False" ----- logical_volumes { volume-a2d55040-a597-419b-95b6-403f5b287773 { id = "GA9jj9-hooD-Au8T-23Bw-LNox-LkWF-G1TUG6" status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"] flags = [] creation_host = "brasilia" creation_time = 1409946331 # 2014-09-05 16:45:31 -0300 segment_count = 1 segment1 { start_extent = 0 extent_count = 1024 # 4 Gigabytes type = "striped" stripe_count = 1 # linear stripes = [ "pv10", 30730 ] } } ----- segment1 == lv like /dev/sdX1 pv10==[hdd X], offset[sdX1] == [ -->[xxx] ] but every one is start == 0[+offset] 30730*4096=[offset] by recovery us dd if=/dev/sdX1 bs=4096 count=(1024*1000) seek=($offset) this not LVM only IBM LLVM LINUX use LVM. kernel.org IBM use AIX kernel ComputerAlarmTechnologySystem© http://plus.google.com/105013137826111836446 +44 77 04 24 74 00 _______________________________________________ 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/