[linux-lvm] Data loss - vg gone

[Herman Knief]

Actually, I think vgcfgrestore fixed his problem.  :-)

 - Herman

AJ Lewis wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 01:07:07AM +0200, Jens Benecke wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 12:47:37PM -0700, Michael S. Fischer wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > vgscan found no volumes (and vgdisplay reports none), but according to
> > > pvscan the physical volume signature is still there.  If I try to
> > > recreate the volume I get the error message that the physical volume
> > > already belongs to the volume group.
> >
> > Possible solution (worked here):
> >
> > You need to edit the disk signatures and for each PV, insert all the
> > _other_ PV signatures in the right place. Go to #lvm on
> > irc.openprojects.org and bug 'roadrunner', he walked me through this and it
> > worked. ;)
>
> Yeah, do that.  We should be able to fix you up.  I should be on the channel
> by 0900 CDT tomorrow (June 6).
>
> Regards,
> --
> AJ Lewis (aka, roadrunner)
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