[linux-lvm] pvmove errors

[Tom Lanyon]

Hi List,

I need to move all the data off of my external scsi array and remove it
from my volume group.
The external array is /dev/cciss/c1d0p0, so I issued a pvmove with the
following results:

>/sbin/sh-2.05b# pvmove --version
>pvmove: Logical Volume Manager 1.0.8-2
>Heinz Mauelshagen, Red Hat  26/05/2004 (IOP 10)
>
>/sbin/sh-2.05b# pvscan
>pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
>pvscan -- ACTIVE    PV  "/dev/cciss/c1d0p1" of VG "Volume0" [99.99 GB / 99.99 GB Free]
>pvscan -- ACTIVE    PV  "/dev/cciss/c0d0p2" of VG "Volume0" [136.61 GB / 68.89 GB Free]
>pvscan -- total: 2 [236.62 GB] / in use: 2 [236.62 GB] / in  no VG: 0 [0]
>
>/sbin/sh-2.05b# pvmove /dev/cciss/c1d0p1
>pvmove -- moving physical extents in active volume group "Volume0"
>pvmove -- WARNING: if you lose power during the move you may need to restore your LVM metadata from backup!
>pvmove -- do you want to continue? [y/n] y
>/dev/Volume0/group::/dev/Volume0/root: 6901 8704, 6802 8832
>pvmove -- ERROR "Invalid argument" copying extent from "/dev/cciss/c1d0p1"
>pvmove -- ERROR "Invalid argument" remapping
>pvmove -- ERROR "pv_move(): LE of LV remap" moving physical extents
>
I've tried a --force but that didn't help.

Any ideas? Need to get this drive out of the VG asap.

Regards,
Tom

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Tom Lanyon
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