[linux-lvm] Over-Allocated PE - LVM1

[Troy D. Strum]

Hi folks,

I'm hoping someone can help me help myself with this problem.

Description:

Running out of space on my volume group ("discpool"), I bought and 
installed a new drive.

Then came this error, which I can't find any info on, is as follows:

vgscan -- ERROR "pv_check_consistency(): allocated PE" volume group 
"discpool" is inconsistent

The only thing I can find out of the ordinary is this:

 > pvdata /dev/hde
--- Physical volume ---
PV Name               /dev/hde
VG Name               discpool
PV Size               111.79 GB [234441648 secs] / NOT usable 32.19 MB 
[LVM: 137 KB]
PV#                   1
PV Status             NOT available
Allocatable           yes
Cur LV                5
PE Size (KByte)       32768
Total PE              3576
Free PE               4294967188
Allocated PE          3684

It's somehow over-allocated the PE on the PV. The other two drives of 
the 3 in the VG report correctly.

To make things odder, "pvdata -E /dev/hde" reports:

--- List of physical extents ---
PE: 00000  LV: 002  LE: 00028
PE: 00001  LV: 002  LE: 00029
---snip---
PE: 03555  LV: 004  LE: 00447
PE: 03556  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03557  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03558  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03559  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03560  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03561  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03562  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03563  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03564  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03565  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03566  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03567  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03568  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03569  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03570  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03571  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03572  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03573  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03574  LV: ---  LE: -----
PE: 03575  LV: ---  LE: -----

The other drives are fine, and don't display this pattern. Really, this 
one drive seems like the only issue preventing me from getting the LVM 
back up and running.

How can this be corrected?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.


- Troy