[linux-lvm] invalid physical volume

[Clif Smith]

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Thanks, Clif

Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo wrote:

>Clif try to make a partition type linux lvm.. (8e) and after try pvcreate over it
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# fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera
Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
         Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/emcpowera1             1      1305  10482381   8e  Linux LVM

# pvcreate /dev/emcpowera
pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"

>send a output of pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera
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# pvcreate -v /dev/emcpowera
pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera"
pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size
pvcreate -- checking partition type
pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"

>if you complile with debug use pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera
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# pvcreate -dv /dev/emcpowera
<1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED
<22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
<22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
<1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: 0
<1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: 10
pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
<1> lvm_lock -- CALLED
<22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
<22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
<1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/emcpowera"
<1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
<22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
<22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
<1> _pv_get_dev_size -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera and 0xbfffa650
<1> _pv_get_dev_size -- LEAVING with ret: 20971520
pvcreate -- checking maximum physical volume size
<1> pv_create_kdev_t -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
<22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
<333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
<333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<1> pv_create_kdev_t -- LEAVING with ret: E800
<1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
<22> lvm_get_device_type called
<22> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1
<1> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE
pvcreate -- checking partition type
<1> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/emcpowera
<22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/emcpowera"
<333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/emcpowera"
<333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<1> pv_read -- going to read /dev/emcpowera
<22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
<333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_get_device_type called
<4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with -1
<333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: FALSE
<22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<1> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: -270
pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"

<1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED
<1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0

>send the error leve returns echo $?
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>regards!
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>On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:52:08 -0500, Clif Smith wrote
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>>I'm running lvm-1.0.8-9 on RHES3 and am receiving the following when 
>>I try to utilize a volume from an EMC array:
>># pvcreate /dev/emcpowera
>>pvcreate -- invalid physical volume "/dev/emcpowera"
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>>The OS sees the volume fine:
>># fdisk -l /dev/emcpowera
>>Disk /dev/emcpowera: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
>>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
>>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
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>>I can create a partition and then a filesystem without issue, but I 
>>really need to use it within LVM.
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>>Any ideas?
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