[linux-lvm] URGENT: vgchange -an doesn't work on any vg!

Laurenz, Dirk Dirk.Laurenz at fujitsu-siemens.com
Fri Nov 25 09:25:01 UTC 2005


Hello,
 
i've the following problem on a suse sles 9.
after about one night of using lvm on a cluster or single node
and issuing randomly pvscan,lvscan,vgscan commands a deactivation
of a vg isn't possible anymore.
 
lvm is running on top of a dm-multipath.
 
Here're the versions:
   hges3301:~ # rpm -qa | egrep 'lvm|device-mapper|kernel-bigsmp'
   lvm2-2.00.33-1.3
   device-mapper-1.01.01-1.2
   kernel-bigsmp-2.6.5-7.201
 
Nothing is mounted
hges3301:~ # cat /proc/mounts | grep vgAGES009
hges3301:~ #

Here's the vgchange output:
        Processing: vgchange -vvvan vgAGES009
        O_DIRECT will be used
      Setting global/locking_type to 1
      Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm
      File-based locking enabled.
    Using volume group(s) on command line
      Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_vgAGES009 RB
    Finding volume group "vgAGES009"
        Opened /dev/sda1 RO
        /dev/sda1: block size is 1024 bytes
      /dev/sda1: No label detected
        Opened /dev/sda5 RO
        /dev/sda5: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sda5: No label detected
        Opened /dev/sda6 RO
        /dev/sda6: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sda6: No label detected
        Opened /dev/sda7 RO
        /dev/sda7: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sda7: No label detected
        Opened /dev/sda8 RO
        /dev/sda8: block size is 2048 bytes
      /dev/sda8: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-8 RO
        /dev/dm-8: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-8: No label detected
        Opened /dev/sda9 RO
        /dev/sda9: block size is 512 bytes
      /dev/sda9: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-9 RO
        /dev/dm-9: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-9: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-10 RO
        /dev/dm-10: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-10: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-11 RO
        /dev/dm-11: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-11: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-12 RO
        /dev/dm-12: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-12: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-13 RO
        /dev/dm-13: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-13: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-14 RO
        /dev/dm-14: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-14: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-15 RO
        /dev/dm-15: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-15: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-16 RO
        /dev/dm-16: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-16: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-17 RO
        /dev/dm-17: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-17: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-18 RO
        /dev/dm-18: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-18: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-19 RO
        /dev/dm-19: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-19: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-20 RO
        /dev/dm-20: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-20: No label detected
        Opened /dev/sdb5 RO
        /dev/sdb5: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sdb5: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-21 RO
        /dev/dm-21: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-21: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/sdb6 RO
        /dev/sdb6: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sdb6: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-22 RO
        /dev/dm-22: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-22: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/sdb7 RO
        /dev/sdb7: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sdb7: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-23 RO
        /dev/dm-23: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-23: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/sdb8 RO
        /dev/sdb8: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sdb8: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-24 RO
        /dev/dm-24: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-24: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-25 RO
        /dev/dm-25: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-25: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-26 RO
        /dev/dm-26: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-26: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-27 RO
        /dev/dm-27: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-27: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-28 RO
        /dev/dm-28: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-28: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-29 RO
        /dev/dm-29: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-29: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-30 RO
        /dev/dm-30: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-30: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-31 RO
        /dev/dm-31: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-31: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-32 RO
        /dev/dm-32: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-32: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-33 RO
        /dev/dm-33: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-33: lvm2 label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-34 RO
        /dev/dm-34: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-34: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-35 RO
        /dev/dm-35: block size is 512 bytes
      /dev/dm-35: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-36 RO
        /dev/dm-36: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-36: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-37 RO
        /dev/dm-37: block size is 512 bytes
      /dev/dm-37: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-38 RO
        /dev/dm-38: block size is 512 bytes
      /dev/dm-38: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-39 RO
        /dev/dm-39: block size is 512 bytes
      /dev/dm-39: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-40 RO
        /dev/dm-40: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-40: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-41 RO
        /dev/dm-41: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-41: No label detected
        Opened /dev/dm-42 RO
        /dev/dm-42: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/dm-42: No label detected
      /dev/dm-23: lvm2 label detected
        Read vgAGES009 metadata (4) from /dev/dm-23 at 5632 size 842
      Setting activation/missing_stripe_filler to /dev/ioerror
        Getting device info for vgAGES009-lvsambaconf
        dm version   O
        dm info  4R42axbS0S8Q58kuWy7WblAGvltm6aZpsFNEKeFEuDBgWcxMfGE0rmMaWqpFIKWS O
  Can't deactivate volume group "vgAGES009" with 1 open logical volume(s)
      Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_vgAGES009
        Closed /dev/sda1
        Closed /dev/sda5
        Closed /dev/sda6
        Closed /dev/sda7
        Closed /dev/sda8
        Closed /dev/dm-8
        Closed /dev/sda9
        Closed /dev/dm-9
        Closed /dev/dm-10
        Closed /dev/dm-11
        Closed /dev/dm-12
        Closed /dev/dm-13
        Closed /dev/dm-14
        Closed /dev/dm-15
        Closed /dev/dm-16
        Closed /dev/dm-17
        Closed /dev/dm-18
        Closed /dev/dm-19
        Closed /dev/dm-20
        Closed /dev/sdb5
        Closed /dev/dm-21
        Closed /dev/sdb6
        Closed /dev/dm-22
        Closed /dev/sdb7
        Closed /dev/dm-23
        Closed /dev/sdb8
        Closed /dev/dm-24
        Closed /dev/dm-25
        Closed /dev/dm-26
        Closed /dev/dm-27
        Closed /dev/dm-28
        Closed /dev/dm-29
        Closed /dev/dm-30
        Closed /dev/dm-31
        Closed /dev/dm-32
        Closed /dev/dm-33
        Closed /dev/dm-34
        Closed /dev/dm-35
        Closed /dev/dm-36
        Closed /dev/dm-37
        Closed /dev/dm-38
        Closed /dev/dm-39
        Closed /dev/dm-40
        Closed /dev/dm-41
        Closed /dev/dm-42



 
 
hges3301:~ # cat /etc/multipath.conf
#
# name  : defaults
# desc  : multipath-tools default settings
#
defaults {
        polling_interval 30
}
multipaths {
#       multipath {
#                wwid                    360060160ede91000bf97f0818590d911
#                alias                   ages001_1
#       }
#       multipath {
#                wwid                    360060160ede910000deb39888590d911
#                alias                   ages002_1
#       }
#        multipath {
#                wwid                    360060160ede91000c997f0818590d911
#                alias                   ages003_1
#        }
#       multipath {
#                wwid                    360060160ede91000ca97f0818590d911
#                alias                   ages004_1
#        }
       multipath {
                wwid                    360060160ede91000be97f0818590d911
                alias                   ages005_1
        }
        multipath {
                wwid                    360060160ede910000ceb39888590d911
                alias                   ages006_1
        }
        multipath {
                wwid                    360060160ede91000edc40b068590d911
                alias                   ages007_1
        }
        multipath {
                wwid                    360060160ede91000c897f0818590d911
                alias                   ages008_1
        }
        multipath {
                wwid                    360060160ede91000ecc40b068590d911
                alias                   ages009_1
        }
         multipath {
                wwid                    360060160ede91000c797f0818590d911
                alias                   ages010_1
        }
        multipath {
                wwid                    360060160ede91000c697f0818590d911
                alias                   ages011_1
        }
}

 
 
 
Mit freundlichem Gruß, 


Dirk Laurenz 
Systems Engineer        
PSO - Professional Service Organisation 
Fujitsu Siemens Computers 
Hildesheimer Strasse 25 
30880 Laatzen 
Germany 
Telephone:      +49 (511) 84 89 - 18 08 
Telefax:        +49 (511) 84 89 - 25 18 08 
Mobile: +49 (170) 22 10 781 
Email:  mailto:dirk.laurenz at fujitsu-siemens.com <mailto:dirk.laurenz at fujitsu-siemens.com>  
Internet:       http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com 
            http://www.fujitsu-siemens.de/rl/servicesupport/itdienstleistungen/competencecenter.html 
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Mit freundlichem Gruß, 


Dirk Laurenz 
Systems Engineer        
PSO - Professional Service Organisation 
Fujitsu Siemens Computers 
Hildesheimer Strasse 25 
30880 Laatzen 
Germany 
Telephone:      +49 (511) 84 89 - 18 08 
Telefax:        +49 (511) 84 89 - 25 18 08 
Mobile: +49 (170) 22 10 781 
Email:  mailto:dirk.laurenz at fujitsu-siemens.com 
Internet:       http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com 
            http://www.fujitsu-siemens.de/rl/servicesupport/itdienstleistungen/competencecenter.html 
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