[linux-lvm] pvcreate & pvscan error on MD device

[Heinz J . Mauelshagen]

Which LVM version are you using?
Maybe an older one is causing you trouble.

Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --


On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 08:30:59PM -0700, BOIK MOON wrote:
> Hello, I do not have any error on PVCREATE, but
> I do not have more than one MD device registred on my PVSCAN.
> However, it is OK for the regular devices. Please help me, any clues?
> 
> The following are console message:
> 
> root# cat /proc/mdstat
> Personalities : [linear] [raid0] [raid1] [raid5]
> read_ahead 1024 sectors
> md1 : active raid1 hdd4[1] hdb4[0]
>       2048192 blocks [2/2] [UU]
> 
> md0 : active raid1 hdc4[1] hda4[0]
>       2048192 blocks [2/2] [UU]
> 
> unused devices: <none>
> root# pvcreate /dev/md1
> pvcreate -- physical volume "/dev/md1" successfully created
> 
> root# pvcreate /dev/md0
> pvcreate -- physical volume "/dev/md0" successfully created
> 
> root# pvscan
> pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/md0"  is in no VG  [1.95 GB]
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdg4" is in no VG  [1000.12 MB]
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/hdh4" is in no VG  [1000.12 MB]
> pvscan -- total: 3 [3.91 GB] / in use: 0 [0] / in no VG: 3 [3.91 GB]
> 
> root# pvdisplay /dev/md1
> pvdisplay -- ERROR "pv_read(): pv_create_name_from_kdev_t" no VALID physical
> volume "/dev/md1"
> 
> 
> root# pvdisplay /dev/md0
> pvdisplay -- "/dev/md0" is a new physical volume of 1.95 GB
> 
> root# pvdata /dev/md1
> --- NEW Physical volume ---
> PV Name               /dev/md1
> VG Name
> PV Size               1.95 GB
> PV#                   0
> PV Status             NOT available
> Allocatable           NO
> Cur LV                0
> PE Size (KByte)       0
> Total PE              0
> Free PE               0
> Allocated PE          0
> PV UUID               Ke5PpL-bWgO-GTkR-E6Wt-QOzz-pRhy-cJQcPW
> 
> 
> 
> 
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