[linux-lvm] Logical volume contains an incomplete mapping table

Dave Wysochanski dwysocha at redhat.com
Tue Jan 6 21:20:06 UTC 2009 

On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 14:48 +0530, Ajit Mote wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Initially  installed machine is RHEL3 with LVM  then installed RHEL4 U6 
> and trying to access LVM (which were available in RHEL3).
> 
> After executing vgscan , getting following errors :
>   Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using 
> /dev/emcpowerag not /dev/sdq
>   /dev/sds: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error
>   /dev/sds: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 1073676288: Input/output error
>   /dev/sds: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using 
> /dev/emcpowerai not /dev/sday
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdd 
> not /dev/sdaw
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sde 
> not /dev/sdax
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdba 
> not /dev/emcpowerah
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdf 
> not /dev/emcpowerai
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdbb 
> not /dev/emcpowerag
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdg 
> not /dev/sdaz
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdbc 
> not /dev/sdb
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdh 
> not /dev/sdba
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdbd 
> not /dev/sdc
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdi 
> not /dev/sdbb
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdbe 
> not /dev/sdd
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdj 
> not /dev/sdbc
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdbf 
> not /dev/sde
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdk 
> not /dev/sdbd
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdbg 
> not /dev/sdf
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdl 
> not /dev/sdbe
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdbh 
> not /dev/sdg
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using 
> /dev/emcpowerab not /dev/sdl
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdm 
> not /dev/sdbf
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdbi 
> not /dev/sdh
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using 
> /dev/emcpowerac not /dev/sdj
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdn 
> not /dev/sdbg
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdbj 
> not /dev/sdi
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using 
> /dev/emcpowerad not /dev/sdbh
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdo 
> not /dev/emcpowerad
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdau 
> not /dev/emcpowerac
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using 
> /dev/emcpowerae not /dev/sdm
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdp 
> not /dev/sdbi
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdav 
> not /dev/sdk
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using 
> /dev/emcpoweraf not /dev/sdav
>   Found volume group "linux_vg0" using metadata type lvm1
>   Logical volume (db_files) contains an incomplete mapping table.
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdq 
> not /dev/sdbj
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdaw 
> not /dev/emcpowerab
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using 
> /dev/emcpowerag not /dev/sdq
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdb 
> not /dev/sdau
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdax 
> not /dev/emcpowerae
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using 
> /dev/emcpowerah not /dev/sdp
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdc 
> not /dev/emcpoweraf
>   /dev/sds: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sday 
> not /dev/sdn
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using 
> /dev/emcpowerai not /dev/sday
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdd 
> not /dev/sdaw
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdaz 
> not /dev/sdo
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sde 
> not /dev/sdax
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdba 
> not /dev/emcpowerah
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdf 
> not /dev/emcpowerai
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdbb 
> not /dev/emcpowerag
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdg 
> not /dev/sdaz
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdbc 
> not /dev/sdb
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdh 
> not /dev/sdba
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdbd 
> not /dev/sdc
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdi 
> not /dev/sdbb
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdbe 
> not /dev/sdd
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdj 
> not /dev/sdbc
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdbf 
> not /dev/sde
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdk 
> not /dev/sdbd
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdbg 
> not /dev/sdf
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using /dev/sdl 
> not /dev/sdbe
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdbh 
> not /dev/sdg
>   Found duplicate PV tX8c8WE9celz8GkAO1zmKSVNuvlvE7u0: using 
> /dev/emcpowerab not /dev/sdl
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using /dev/sdm 
> not /dev/sdbf
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdbi 
> not /dev/sdh
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using 
> /dev/emcpowerac not /dev/sdj
>   Found duplicate PV MaBySYaqMiJnOpZjiToOxOjsy3A3goU3: using /dev/sdn 
> not /dev/sdbg
>   Found duplicate PV hk255uVUz6FaIcZidRLotgRQ4iYvVJ7x: using /dev/sdbj 
> not /dev/sdi
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using 
> /dev/emcpowerad not /dev/sdbh
>   Found duplicate PV 8TYowYcRjvC7da017w4b0WLKSNavfRcY: using /dev/sdo 
> not /dev/emcpowerad
>   Found duplicate PV MtmaHFD0BMgJzLm3FQG0iz0WXUTSrKl8: using /dev/sdau 
> not /dev/emcpowerac
>   Found duplicate PV gcySABZ3n0iyMyIRIXiukYaMhRFKK3OG: using 
> /dev/emcpowerae not /dev/sdm
>   Found duplicate PV CWyb0xFUD44n672EejT6kwsYIAv9ad7K: using /dev/sdp 
> not /dev/sdbi
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using /dev/sdav 
> not /dev/sdk
>   Found duplicate PV HGGFOVxr4AlRsoW4s58qkmfqFIUBpDzc: using 
> /dev/emcpoweraf not /dev/sdav
>   Logical volume (db_files) contains an incomplete mapping table.
>   Volume group "presale_copy_vg0" not found
> 
> Kindly suggest what this error is and how to recover LVM in RHEL4 U6.
> 
> Thanks & Regards,
> Ajit Mote
> 

Are you using multipathing?

If so use the 'filter' line in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf to filter out the
underlying paths (/dev/sd*) and only use the multipath devices
(/dev/emcpower* ?)

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