[linux-lvm] Can't mount or access Logical Volume (LV)

[Glenn Everette <glenn kokayi gmail com>]

I'm using OpenSuSe 11.1. The LV was initially created on a 10.3 with one drive and extended to two drives. I've moved the physical volume into and out of various linux distros with no problem. Now the Logical Volume does not show up in any partitioning tool or any Linux distro. 

I'm an experienced Linux user (since '93).  I've always been able search and find the documentation I need to resolve a problems 
 but this problem has me stumped. I'm lost. Can anyone help me resolve this problem? I've been trying to resolve this issue for 3 months.

omni:~ # cat /etc/lvm/backup/vault
# Generated by LVM2 version 2.02.39 (2008-06-27): Sun Feb  8 05:48:21 2009

contents = "Text Format Volume Group"
version = 1

description = "Created *after* executing 'vgcfgbackup'"

creation_host = "omni"  # Linux omni 2.6.27.7-9-default #1 SMP 2008-12-04 18:10:04 +0100 x86_64
creation_time = 1234090101      # Sun Feb  8 05:48:21 2009

vault {
        id = "4LIF0K-KJQl-JtpG-bRTv-YoSA-18Zz-kwKIoy"
        seqno = 6
        status = ["EXPORTED", "RESIZEABLE", "READ", "WRITE"]
        extent_size = 8192              # 4 Megabytes
        max_lv = 0
        max_pv = 0

        physical_volumes {

                pv0 {
                        id = "1HBNGO-FWcL-VVNY-OE47-33KS-6sWq-i1g05d"
                        device = "/dev/sdb1"    # Hint only

                        status = ["ALLOCATABLE", "EXPORTED"]
                        dev_size = 586035072    # 279.443 Gigabytes
                        pe_start = 384
                        pe_count = 71537        # 279.441 Gigabytes
                }

                pv1 {
                        id = "uwnm9E-aguN-saDj-uvxn-DJqt-OA7G-I9uedk"
                        device = "/dev/sdc1"    # Hint only

                        status = ["ALLOCATABLE", "EXPORTED"]
                        dev_size = 586067202    # 279.459 Gigabytes
                        pe_start = 384
                        pe_count = 71541        # 279.457 Gigabytes
                }
        }

        logical_volumes {

                atl {
                        id = "bef937-ufnr-IMJ2-nwgH-SBCJ-DBvr-xd0haW"
                        status = ["READ", "WRITE", "VISIBLE"]
                        segment_count = 2

                        segment1 {
                                start_extent = 0
                                extent_count = 71537    # 279.441 Gigabytes

                                type = "striped"
                                stripe_count = 1        # linear

                                stripes = [
                                        "pv0", 0
                                ]
                        }
                        segment2 {
                                start_extent = 71537
                                extent_count = 71516    # 279.359 Gigabytes

                                type = "striped"
                                stripe_count = 1        # linear

                                stripes = [
                                        "pv1", 0
                                ]
                        }
                }
        }
}

omni:~ # pvs --all --verbose
File descriptor 4 left open
File descriptor 9 left open
File descriptor 10 left open
File descriptor 14 left open
    Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices
  PV         VG    Fmt  Attr PSize   PFree   DevSize PV UUID
  /dev/root             --        0       0   20.00G
  /dev/sda1             --        0       0  345.80G
  /dev/sda2             --        0       0   29.29G
  /dev/sda5             --        0       0    2.01G
  /dev/sda7             --        0       0   68.66G
  /dev/sdb1  vault lvm2 ax   279.44G      0  279.44G 1HBNGO-FWcL-VVNY-OE47-33KS-6sWq-i1g05d
  /dev/sdc1  vault lvm2 ax   279.46G 100.00M 279.46G uwnm9E-aguN-saDj-uvxn-DJqt-OA7G-I9uedk
  /dev/sdd1             --        0       0  172.89G
  /dev/sdd2             --        0       0   60.00G

omni:~ # lvs --all --debug --verbose
File descriptor 4 left open
File descriptor 9 left open
File descriptor 10 left open
File descriptor 14 left open
    Finding all logical volumes
  Volume group vault is exported

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Best Wishes,
Glenn