Patrick, The modifications on the /etc/lvm/lvm.conf From: <pre> # By default we accept every block device: filter = [ "a/.*/" ] To: filter = [ "a/.*/", "r|/dev/sda" ] </pre>But when re restart the machine, and run the command vgdisplay I got this message: <pre>[root@lock-server1 ~]# vgdisplay Failed to create regex device filter [root@lock-server1 ~]# vgscan Failed to create regex device filter Is the filter correct? </pre> <div>On 10/13/06, Patrick Caulfield <<a href="mailto:pcaulfie@redhat.com"> pcaulfie@redhat.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Filipe Miranda wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have the following environment and I need some help please. > 3 machines are GULM lock servers (x86 CPUs) > 3 machines are ORACLE RAC nodes that will use GFS (x86_64 CPUs) > Only the RAC nodes have access to the shared storage. > > Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.3, Red Hat Cluster Suite Update4 and > GFS 6.1 Update3 > > I setup the RHEL4 plus RHCS and things are just fine. I edited the > cluster.conf and add the follwing tag to the lock servers members so > they wont need access to the shared storage: "clvmd=0" Then I installed > the CLVM package on all nodes. > > So far so good I created my Physical Volumes then I created my Volume Group. > The problem is: When I try to create the Logical Volume I get the > follwing error: > > [root@rac-node1 ~]# lvcreate -L 1G -n lv01 vg01 > Found duplicate PV o2Xf8uUmskTL5fiVQAgY0nJ1ZJSMA9U3: using /dev/sds1 > not /dev/emcpowerb1 > Found duplicate PV 3yduFLdX3FWPWWMb9lIbtBf3JIPjYnHF: using > /dev/emcpowerc1 not /dev/sdr1 > Found duplicate PV Kyha3qI6nVE4odg77UXf7igS3FenGJNn: using /dev/sdd1 > not /dev/emcpowerq1 > Found duplicate PV WS1LyhqQ8HaE2fIuSnXNd5sgTRtNzNAJ: using /dev/sdt1 > not /dev/emcpowera1 > Found duplicate PV DuBJ7dZsS3PIO7n5U6hINxPkWorZDzvx: using > /dev/emcpowerd1 not /dev/sdq1 > Found duplicate PV ZECZzAtbA0e9pFbl9oL0lZg4q7fkS5x4: using /dev/sdk1 > not /dev/emcpowerj1 > Found duplicate PV bnVVmL6WhS2mesnOFUkT4fEfR0cFhybD: using > /dev/emcpowerk1 not /dev/sdj1 > Found duplicate PV XyXrg2zdxxMS5jo03f9I4QYtGM3ILLGV: using /dev/sdl1 > not /dev/emcpoweri1 > Found duplicate PV SLE5v2eTD7cJlpRUDGG35xfXkRbW86i1: using > /dev/emcpowerl1 not /dev/sdi1 > Found duplicate PV acGyUd2wX7FnOF94Cbt0ombp10iUWMSf: using /dev/sdm1 > not /dev/emcpowerh1 > Found duplicate PV ll8eNZ0JRh9katV0eui4BcxSc6HBggSI: using > /dev/emcpowerm1 not /dev/sdh1 > Found duplicate PV ptGubq8R16LxywZ458P7ebmdG3Fq2aJo: using /dev/sdn1 > not /dev/emcpowerg1 > Found duplicate PV PLQ3uON7pYe7nY16gRmAP94WBaEydRwf: using > /dev/emcpowern1 not /dev/sdg1 > Found duplicate PV PsVYTeKNy6EcqWYbJwQ4KEbPp2Q8HjWv: using /dev/sdo1 > not /dev/emcpowerf1 > Found duplicate PV hvekbzDAltJ3t23QveOMz1axfhj9Mp2j: using > /dev/emcpowero1 not /dev/sdf1 > Found duplicate PV 5OhUbKbZLW5bTc3tpJeU4YlH0dTttJHF: using /dev/sdp1 > not /dev/emcpowere1 > Found duplicate PV dFtPhq6pkwFdl41NTrAguAEFB3601CTb: using > /dev/emcpowerp1 not /dev/sde1 > Error locking on node rac-node1: Internal lvm error, check syslog > Error locking on node UNKNOWN [ 0.0.ffff0000.dfc0800a]: Internal lvm > error, check syslog > Error locking on node lock-server1: Internal lvm error, check syslog > Error locking on node lock-server2: Internal lvm error, check syslog > Error locking on node lock-server3: Internal lvm error, check syslog > Failed to activate new LV. > You need to adjust the filters in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf to exclude the /dev/sda devices -- patrick -- Linux-cluster mailing list <a href="mailto:Linux-cluster@redhat.com">Linux-cluster@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster </a> </blockquote></div> -- --- Filipe T Miranda Red Hat Certified Engineer