[linux-lvm] LV creation error

[santhosh fernandes]

Hi ,

I am creating volume group on SLES 9 SP3 server. LV
creation is failing with error message “device-mapper
ioctl cmd 9 failed: Invalid argument”

System configuration :

OS: SLES9 SP3 
Hardware: i386
LVM version:     2.01.14 (2005-08-04)
Library version: 1.01.01 (2005-03-29)
Driver version:  4.4.0
Kernel version: 2.6.5-7.244-smp
Device mapper multipath version : 0.4.5-0.11

Any body has come cross similar situation. ? Please
help me to resolve this issue

The screen shot is


HALIN02:~ # lvcreate -L1M -n rsm-part-disk-vg-lv
rsm-part-disk-vg
  Found duplicate PV g8R9DTRugiA5SmfXJ3QWXe3hJhz43GaG:
using /dev/sdc not /dev/sda
  Found duplicate PV YaPhu7JBspihkYXUSskLExtolxt82otV:
using /dev/sdd1 not /dev/sdb1
  Found duplicate PV g8R9DTRugiA5SmfXJ3QWXe3hJhz43GaG:
using /dev/sde not /dev/sda
  Found duplicate PV YaPhu7JBspihkYXUSskLExtolxt82otV:
using /dev/sdf1 not /dev/sdb1
  Found duplicate PV g8R9DTRugiA5SmfXJ3QWXe3hJhz43GaG:
using /dev/sdg not /dev/sda
  Found duplicate PV YaPhu7JBspihkYXUSskLExtolxt82otV:
using /dev/sdh1 not /dev/sdb1
  /dev/sdi: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0:
Input/output error
  /dev/sdj: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0:
Input/output error
  /dev/sdk: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0:
Input/output error
  /dev/sdl: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0:
Input/output error
  Rounding up size to full physical extent 4.00 MB
  device-mapper ioctl cmd 9 failed: Invalid argument
  Couldn't load device
'rsm--part--disk--vg-rsm--part--disk--vg--lv'.
  Failed to activate new LV.


Thanks in advance.

Regards
Santhosh







 
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