[linux-lvm] Re: invalid lv in extent map

[Greg Freemyer]

Not sure how I caused the below, but after a reboot I was unable to
use my VG at all.

I wiped it out and rebuilt it.  Hopefully it does not happen again.

Greg

On 12/6/05, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have recently upgraded a test server from 2.4.x with LVM 1 to 2.6.13
> with LVM 2.
>
> I can mount my 3 LVs, but when I try to do basic lvm commands I get
> "invalid lv in extent map".
>
> # pvscan
>   invalid lv in extent map
>   Couldn't fill logical volume maps.
>   invalid lv in extent map
>   Couldn't fill logical volume maps.
>   No matching physical volumes found
>
> # pvscan --version
>   LVM version:     2.01.14 (2005-08-04)
>   Library version: 1.01.04 (2005-08-02)
>   Driver version:  4.4.0
>
> I did not run vgconvert manually, so I assume I still have LVM1 metadata.
>
> This is a test server, so none of the data in the LVs is important,
> but I hope to be upgrading my live file server soon, so I would like
> to figure out how to not lose any data.
>
> Thanks
> Greg
> --
> Greg Freemyer
> The Norcross Group
> Forensics for the 21st Century
>


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Greg Freemyer
The Norcross Group
Forensics for the 21st Century