[linux-lvm] Can't seem to make pvmove do the work
Heinz Mauelshagen
mauelshagen at redhat.com
Sat May 15 08:11:38 UTC 2004
On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 02:39:46PM -0400, Erik Ch. Ohrnberger wrote:
> It's strange. I need to reduce a disk, either hdg or hdh from the volume
> group.
>
> I've already gone and reduced the allocated size using e2fsadm to change
> free file system space into free pv allocations. Here is what vgdisplay -v
> says:
>
> --- Physical volumes ---
> PV Name (#) /dev/hdg1 (4)
> PV Status available / allocatable
> Total PE / Free PE 9814 / 0
>
> PV Name (#) /dev/hdh1 (3)
> PV Status available / allocatable
> Total PE / Free PE 9815 / 880
>
> PV Name (#) /dev/hde1 (2)
> PV Status available / allocatable
> Total PE / Free PE 19078 / 8347
>
> PV Name (#) /dev/hdf1 (6)
> PV Status available / allocatable
> Total PE / Free PE 19078 / 5365
>
> Now, I perform the following pvmove command:
>
> Pvmove /dev/hdg1
>
> And it says that there are insufficient free/allocatable physical extents.
>
> But if I look at the list, the 9814 pvs on hdg1 should be across hdh1, hde1
> and hdf1.
>
> Have I got this correct? Is there perhaps a step that I'm missing? If I
> am, do please let me know.
LV(s) on hdg1 larger than 8347 PEs with contiguous allocation pollicy set ?
(see "man lvchange" how to reset)
>
> Thanks,
> Erik.
>
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