[linux-lvm] invalid physical volume
Clif Smith
cjs at cjs226.com
Tue Apr 12 15:47:38 UTC 2005
I don't understand what to try as I'm already running lvm-1.0.8-9? Yes,
that's my comment #37. Any idea what "U5" is in comment #38?
Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote:
>try this:
>
>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124647
>
>are you the last comment?.
>
>regards!
>
>On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:27:01 -0500, Clif Smith wrote
>
>
>>I receive the same for all commands you requested, for example:
>># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera1
>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera1"
>>
>>Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>try pvcreate /dev/emcpowera1 is for the partition not for the disk...
>>>
>>>please summarize
>>>
>>>regards!
>>>
>>>On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:51:20 -0500, Clif Smith wrote
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Responses in line.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks, Clif
>>>>
>>>>Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Clif try to make a partition type linux lvm.. (8e) and after try pvcreate
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>over it
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>># fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera
>>>>Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
>>>>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
>>>>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>/dev/emcpowera1 1 1305 10482381 8e Linux LVM
>>>>
>>>># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera
>>>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>send a output of pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>># pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera
>>>>pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
>>>>pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>>pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
>>>>pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size
>>>>pvcreate -- checking partition type
>>>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>if you complile with debug use pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>># pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera
>>>><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED
>>>><22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
>>>><22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
>>>><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: 0
>>>><1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: 10
>>>>pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
>>>><1> lvm_lock -- CALLED
>>>><22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
>>>><22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
>>>><1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>>pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>><1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>><22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>><22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>><1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>>pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
>>>><1> _pv_get_dev_size -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera and 0xbfffa650
>>>><1> _pv_get_dev_size -- LEAVING with ret: 20971520
>>>>pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size
>>>><1> pv_create_kdev_t -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>><22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>><333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>><333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>><22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>><1> pv_create_kdev_t -- LEAVING with ret: E800
>>>><1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
>>>><22> lvm_get_device_type called
>>>><22> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1
>>>><1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE
>>>>pvcreate -- checking partition type
>>>><1> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera
>>>><22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>><333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>><333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>><22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>><1> pv_read -- going to read /dev/emcpowera
>>>><22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
>>>><333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
>>>><4444> lvm_get_device_type called
>>>><4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1
>>>><333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE
>>>><22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>><1> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: -270
>>>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>>
>>>><1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED
>>>><1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>send the error leve returns echo $?
>>>>>
>>>>>regards!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:52:08 -0500, Clif Smith wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm running lvm-1.0.8-9 on RHES3 and am receiving the following when
>>>>>>I try to utilize a volume from an EMC array:
>>>>>># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera
>>>>>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The OS sees the volume fine:
>>>>>># fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera
>>>>>>Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
>>>>>>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
>>>>>>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I can create a partition and then a filesystem without issue, but I
>>>>>>really need to use it within LVM.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>=======================================================================================
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>La teta que la mano no cubre, no es teta sino ubre.
>>>>> -- Anónim.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>> -- Anónim.
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> -- Anónim.
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