<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I got some more debug output from the lvchange command.</DIV><DIV>I noticed, that sometimes lvchange -an vg0/daily-snap-opt worked and after that I was able to really remove the snapshot.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>But most of the times it doesn't work. It seems that system need several minutes do free the snapshot because when I wait some minutes an retry, I can deactivate and remove the snapshot to reuse the name.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>root@konrad:~# lvchange -vvv -an vg0/daily-snap-opt</DIV><DIV> Processing: lvchange -vvv -an vg0/daily-snap-opt</DIV><DIV> O_DIRECT will be used</DIV><DIV> Setting global/locking_type to 1</DIV><DIV> Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm</DIV><DIV> File-based locking enabled.</DIV><DIV> Using logical volume(s) on command line</DIV><DIV> Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_vg0 WB</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram0: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram0 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram0: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram0: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram0</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/vg0/root RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/root: block size is 512 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/root: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/vg0/root</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram1: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram1 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram1: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram1: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram1</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/cciss/c0d0p1 RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p1: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p1: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/cciss/c0d0p1</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/mapper/vg0-home-real RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/mapper/vg0-home-real: block size is 4096 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/mapper/vg0-home-real: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/mapper/vg0-home-real</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram2: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram2 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram2: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram2: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram2</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/cciss/c0d0p2 RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p2: block size is 4096 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p2: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/cciss/c0d0p2</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/vg0/home RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/home: block size is 512 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/home: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/vg0/home</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram3: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram3 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram3: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram3: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram3</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: block size is 512 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: lvm2 label detected</DIV><DIV> lvmcache: /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: now orphaned</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: Found metadata at 156160 size 2511 for vg0 (Lw0OiY-teNf-jRuy-Ck2s-mqv7-A4BL-8EIzBo)</DIV><DIV> lvmcache: /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: now in VG vg0</DIV><DIV> lvmcache: /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: setting vg0 VGID to Lw0OiYteNfjRuyCk2smqv7A4BL8EIzBo</DIV><DIV> lvmcache: /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: VG vg0: Set creation host to konrad.</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/vg0/opt RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/opt: block size is 512 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/opt: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/vg0/opt</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram4: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram4 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram4: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram4: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram4</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/vg0/video RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/video: block size is 512 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/video: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/vg0/video</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram5: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram5 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram5: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram5: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram5</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/disk/by-label/opt RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/disk/by-label/opt: block size is 4096 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/disk/by-label/opt: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/disk/by-label/opt</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram6: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram6 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram6: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram6: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram6</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/mapper/vg0-daily--snap--home-cow RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/mapper/vg0-daily--snap--home-cow: block size is 4096 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/mapper/vg0-daily--snap--home-cow: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/mapper/vg0-daily--snap--home-cow</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram7: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram7 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram7: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram7: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram7</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/vg0/daily-snap-home RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/daily-snap-home: block size is 512 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/daily-snap-home: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/vg0/daily-snap-home</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram8: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram8 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram8: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram8: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram8</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram9: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram9 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram9: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram9: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram9</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/vg0/daily-snap-opt RW O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/daily-snap-opt: block size is 4096 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/vg0/daily-snap-opt: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/vg0/daily-snap-opt</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram10: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram10 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram10: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram10: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram10</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram11: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram11 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram11: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram11: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram11</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram12: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram12 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram12: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram12: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram12</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram13: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram13 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram13: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram13: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram13</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram14: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram14 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram14: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram14: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram14</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram15: Not using O_DIRECT</DIV><DIV> Opened /dev/ram15 RW</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram15: block size is 1024 bytes</DIV><DIV> /dev/ram15: No label detected</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/ram15</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: lvm2 label detected</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: Found metadata at 156160 size 2511 for vg0 (Lw0OiY-teNf-jRuy-Ck2s-mqv7-A4BL-8EIzBo)</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: lvm2 label detected</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3: Found metadata at 156160 size 2511 for vg0 (Lw0OiY-teNf-jRuy-Ck2s-mqv7-A4BL-8EIzBo)</DIV><DIV> Read vg0 metadata (153) from /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 at 156160 size 2511</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 0: 0 2560: root(0:0)</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 1: 2560 25600: home(0:0)</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 2: 28160 25600: opt(0:0)</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 3: 53760 204800: video(0:0)</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 4: 258560 87040: NULL(0:0)</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 5: 345600 5120: daily-snap-home(0:0)</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 6: 350720 5120: daily-snap-opt(0:0)</DIV><DIV> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 7: 355840 119136: NULL(0:0)</DIV><DIV> Can't change snapshot logical volume "daily-snap-opt"</DIV><DIV> Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_vg0</DIV><DIV> Closed /dev/cciss/c0d0p3</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and delete all records of the message from your computer. The views represented in this message are solely those of the author. Neither the author nor I-D Media AG accepts any liability for the contents of this message.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>Am 19.07.2007 um 23:50 schrieb David Timms:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <P><FONT size="2">Stuart D. Gathman wrote:<BR> > On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Joachim Banzhaf wrote:<BR> ><BR> >>> Are my steps right in principle? Did I forget to do something before or<BR> >>> after removing?<BR> >> I am by no means an expert on lvm, so dont take this too seriously: shouldn't<BR> >> there be an lvchange -an yourlv before lvremove? Maybe this active status is<BR> >> still hanging around somewhere although you can force the remove?<BR> ><BR> > When I try lvchange -an C4_SNAP, it always fails. So I have had to force<BR> > the lvremove in the backup script. I am nervous about this, and already asked<BR> > why this is the case. When reading about the "active" flag, it seems<BR> > to have something to do with shared SAN storage volume groups, so perhaps we<BR> > are not supposed to deactivate LVs for simple single machine systems. But the<BR> > error from lvremove is disconcerting. If I force it, what if there is<BR> > a *different* error that I really *don't* want to force?<BR> Perhaps the command produces an errorlevel that you could test against,<BR> and only continue when you get the expected error ?<BR> <BR> DaveT.<BR> <BR> _______________________________________________<BR> linux-lvm mailing list<BR> <A href="mailto:linux-lvm@redhat.com">linux-lvm@redhat.com</A><BR> <A href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm</A><BR> read the LVM HOW-TO at <A href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/">http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/</A><BR> </FONT> </P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>