[linux-lvm] lvremove or vgextend: metadata too large for circular buffer

[Andrew Gideon]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:05:12 +0000, Andrew Gideon wrote:

> However, that time I didn't get the error from lvremove.  This time,
> that is occurring.  So I don't seem to be able to make any space.

I've tried vgcfgrestore, but this too yields:

	metadata too large for circular buffer

I ran some commands with -vvv.  The output which seems to always 
immediately precede the error is:

	Doubling metadata output buffer to 131072

I also noticed that it appears to be looking at /dev/sdi and /dev/sdj.  
These are two PVs I'd tried to add, but where vgextend also issued the 
"too large..." error.  These two PVs do not appear in 'vgdisplay -v'.

[root at backup2 backup]# /usr/sbin/lvremove -d -vvv -f /dev/jetarray004/i2-backup0 2>&1  | egrep 'sd[ij]' 
        Opened /dev/sdi RW O_DIRECT
        /dev/sdi: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sdi: lvm2 label detected
        lvmcache: /dev/sdi: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2)
        Closed /dev/sdi
        Opened /dev/sdj RW O_DIRECT
        /dev/sdj: block size is 4096 bytes
      /dev/sdj: lvm2 label detected
        lvmcache: /dev/sdj: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2)
        Closed /dev/sdj
[root at backup2 backup]# 

Is there perhaps some "internal" VG (ie. #orphans_lvm2) that I'd be
able to successfully remove?

Thanks...

	Andrew