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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" color=#000000 size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>i've the following problem on a
suse sles 9.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>after about one night of using lvm
on a cluster or single node</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>and issuing randomly
pvscan,lvscan,vgscan commands a deactivation</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>of a vg isn't possible
anymore.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>lvm is running on top of a
dm-multipath.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Here're the versions:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" size=2> hges3301:~ # rpm -qa |
egrep 'lvm|device-mapper|kernel-bigsmp'<BR>
lvm2-2.00.33-1.3<BR> device-mapper-1.01.01-1.2<BR>
kernel-bigsmp-2.6.5-7.201</FONT></DIV><FONT face="Courier New"
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<DIV dir=ltr>Nothing is mounted</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>hges3301:~ # cat /proc/mounts | grep vgAGES009<BR>hges3301:~
#<BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>Here's the vgchange output:</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr> Processing: vgchange
-vvvan vgAGES009<BR> O_DIRECT will be
used<BR> Setting global/locking_type to
1<BR> Setting global/locking_dir to
/var/lock/lvm<BR> File-based locking
enabled.<BR> Using volume group(s) on command
line<BR> Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_vgAGES009
RB<BR> Finding volume group
"vgAGES009"<BR> Opened /dev/sda1
RO<BR> /dev/sda1: block size is 1024
bytes<BR> /dev/sda1: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sda5
RO<BR> /dev/sda5: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/sda5: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sda6
RO<BR> /dev/sda6: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/sda6: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sda7
RO<BR> /dev/sda7: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/sda7: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sda8
RO<BR> /dev/sda8: block size is 2048
bytes<BR> /dev/sda8: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-8
RO<BR> /dev/dm-8: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-8: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sda9
RO<BR> /dev/sda9: block size is 512
bytes<BR> /dev/sda9: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-9
RO<BR> /dev/dm-9: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-9: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-10
RO<BR> /dev/dm-10: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-10: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-11
RO<BR> /dev/dm-11: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-11: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-12
RO<BR> /dev/dm-12: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-12: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-13
RO<BR> /dev/dm-13: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-13: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-14
RO<BR> /dev/dm-14: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-14: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-15
RO<BR> /dev/dm-15: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-15: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-16
RO<BR> /dev/dm-16: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-16: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-17
RO<BR> /dev/dm-17: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-17: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-18
RO<BR> /dev/dm-18: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-18: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-19
RO<BR> /dev/dm-19: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-19: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-20
RO<BR> /dev/dm-20: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-20: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sdb5
RO<BR> /dev/sdb5: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/sdb5: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-21
RO<BR> /dev/dm-21: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-21: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sdb6
RO<BR> /dev/sdb6: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/sdb6: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-22
RO<BR> /dev/dm-22: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-22: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sdb7
RO<BR> /dev/sdb7: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/sdb7: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-23
RO<BR> /dev/dm-23: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-23: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/sdb8
RO<BR> /dev/sdb8: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/sdb8: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-24
RO<BR> /dev/dm-24: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-24: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-25
RO<BR> /dev/dm-25: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-25: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-26
RO<BR> /dev/dm-26: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-26: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-27
RO<BR> /dev/dm-27: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-27: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-28
RO<BR> /dev/dm-28: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-28: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-29
RO<BR> /dev/dm-29: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-29: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-30
RO<BR> /dev/dm-30: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-30: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-31
RO<BR> /dev/dm-31: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-31: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-32
RO<BR> /dev/dm-32: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-32: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-33
RO<BR> /dev/dm-33: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-33: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-34
RO<BR> /dev/dm-34: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-34: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-35
RO<BR> /dev/dm-35: block size is 512
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-35: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-36
RO<BR> /dev/dm-36: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-36: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-37
RO<BR> /dev/dm-37: block size is 512
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-37: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-38
RO<BR> /dev/dm-38: block size is 512
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-38: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-39
RO<BR> /dev/dm-39: block size is 512
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-39: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-40
RO<BR> /dev/dm-40: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-40: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-41
RO<BR> /dev/dm-41: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-41: No label
detected<BR> Opened /dev/dm-42
RO<BR> /dev/dm-42: block size is 4096
bytes<BR> /dev/dm-42: No label
detected<BR> /dev/dm-23: lvm2 label
detected<BR> Read vgAGES009 metadata
(4) from /dev/dm-23 at 5632 size 842<BR> Setting
activation/missing_stripe_filler to
/dev/ioerror<BR> Getting device info
for vgAGES009-lvsambaconf<BR> dm
version O<BR> dm
info 4R42axbS0S8Q58kuWy7WblAGvltm6aZpsFNEKeFEuDBgWcxMfGE0rmMaWqpFIKWS
O<BR> Can't deactivate volume group "vgAGES009" with 1 open logical
volume(s)<BR> Unlocking
/var/lock/lvm/V_vgAGES009<BR> Closed
/dev/sda1<BR> Closed
/dev/sda5<BR> Closed
/dev/sda6<BR> Closed
/dev/sda7<BR> Closed
/dev/sda8<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-8<BR> Closed
/dev/sda9<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-9<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-10<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-11<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-12<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-13<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-14<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-15<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-16<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-17<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-18<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-19<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-20<BR> Closed
/dev/sdb5<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-21<BR> Closed
/dev/sdb6<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-22<BR> Closed
/dev/sdb7<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-23<BR> Closed
/dev/sdb8<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-24<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-25<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-26<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-27<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-28<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-29<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-30<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-31<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-32<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-33<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-34<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-35<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-36<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-37<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-38<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-39<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-40<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-41<BR> Closed
/dev/dm-42<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>hges3301:~ # cat
/etc/multipath.conf<BR>#<BR># name : defaults<BR># desc :
multipath-tools default settings<BR>#<BR>defaults
{<BR> polling_interval
30<BR>}<BR>multipaths {<BR># multipath
{<BR>#
wwid
360060160ede91000bf97f0818590d911<BR>#
alias
ages001_1<BR>#
}<BR># multipath
{<BR>#
wwid
360060160ede910000deb39888590d911<BR>#
alias
ages002_1<BR>#
}<BR># multipath
{<BR>#
wwid
360060160ede91000c997f0818590d911<BR>#
alias
ages003_1<BR>#
}<BR># multipath
{<BR>#
wwid
360060160ede91000ca97f0818590d911<BR>#
alias
ages004_1<BR>#
}<BR> multipath
{<BR>
wwid
360060160ede91000be97f0818590d911<BR>
alias
ages005_1<BR>
}<BR> multipath
{<BR>
wwid
360060160ede910000ceb39888590d911<BR>
alias
ages006_1<BR>
}<BR> multipath
{<BR>
wwid
360060160ede91000edc40b068590d911<BR>
alias
ages007_1<BR>
}<BR> multipath
{<BR>
wwid
360060160ede91000c897f0818590d911<BR>
alias
ages008_1<BR>
}<BR> multipath
{<BR>
wwid
360060160ede91000ecc40b068590d911<BR>
alias
ages009_1<BR>
}<BR> multipath
{<BR>
wwid
360060160ede91000c797f0818590d911<BR>
alias
ages010_1<BR>
}<BR> multipath
{<BR>
wwid
360060160ede91000c697f0818590d911<BR>
alias
ages011_1<BR> }<BR>}<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Mit freundlichem Gruß,
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Dirk Laurenz <BR>Systems
Engineer <BR>PSO - Professional
Service Organisation <BR>Fujitsu Siemens Computers <BR>Hildesheimer Strasse 25
<BR>30880 Laatzen <BR>Germany </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><FONT size=2>Mit freundlichem Gruß,</FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><FONT size=2>Dirk Laurenz</FONT> <BR><FONT
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</FONT><BR><FONT size=2>PSO - Professional Service Organisation</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>Fujitsu Siemens Computers</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Hildesheimer Strasse
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