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<DIV><SPAN class=225565314-22022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I had
a similar problem sometime back. I was using LVM2 and hence performed a
'vgcfgrestore' and that helped me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=225565314-22022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thiruvel</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> James Griffith
[mailto:jbg@qwest.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 22, 2005 8:59
AM<BR><B>To:</B> linux-lvm@redhat.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [linux-lvm] PV Name
unknown device <BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a problem... my lvm is broken.. I ran
pvscan and got this then ran pvdisplay /dev/gdc and got that and then ran
pvdisplay /dev/hdd and got that. I was working then I broke it somehow.....
Any help will be appreciated greatly...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> # pvscan<BR>
/dev/hdb: open failed: No medium found<BR> Couldn't find device with
uuid '1UD81y-U11m-zUe1-Doya-cLmP-5Qy5-PM36GU'.<BR> PV
/dev/hdc VG vg_ftp
lvm2 [232.75 GB / 768.00 MB free]<BR> PV unknown device VG
vg_ftp lvm2 [232.75 GB / 10.75 GB free]<BR> Total: 2 [465.50
GB] / in use: 2 [465.50 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ]<BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> # pvdisplay
/dev/hdc<BR> Couldn't find device with uuid
'1UD81y-U11m-zUe1-Doya-cLmP-5Qy5-PM36GU'.<BR> Couldn't find all physical
volumes for volume group vg_ftp.<BR> format_text: _vg_read failed to
read VG vg_ftp<BR> Couldn't find device with uuid
'1UD81y-U11m-zUe1-Doya-cLmP-5Qy5-PM36GU'.<BR> Couldn't find all physical
volumes for volume group vg_ftp.<BR> format_text: _vg_read failed to
read VG vg_ftp<BR> --- NEW Physical volume ---<BR> PV
Name
/dev/hdc<BR> VG Name<BR> PV
Size
232.88 GB<BR>
Allocatable
NO<BR> PE Size (KByte) 0<BR>
Total
PE
0<BR> Free
PE
0<BR> Allocated PE
0<BR> PV
UUID
ty0TuP-Xj5v-MZh3-1wV0-OHDm-uvu2-Goay71</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> # pvdisplay
/dev/hdd<BR> --- Physical volume ---<BR> PV
Name
/dev/hdd<BR> VG
Name
vg_ftp<BR> PV
Size
232.75 GB / not usable 0<BR>
Allocatable
yes<BR> PE Size (KByte)
262144<BR> Total
PE
931<BR> Free
PE
43<BR> Allocated
PE 888<BR> PV
UUID
1UD81y-U11m-zUe1-Doya-cLmP-5Qy5-PM36GU</FONT></DIV>
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