[rhn-users] opposite command of pvcreate ???

[Ray Stell]

does pvremove not work?

[root at peanut ~]# uname -r
2.6.9-5.0.5.EL

# lvm help
  Available lvm commands:
  Use 'lvm help <command>' for more information

  dumpconfig      Dump active configuration
  formats         List available metadata formats
  help            Display help for commands
  lvchange        Change the attributes of logical volume(s)
  lvcreate        Create a logical volume
  lvdisplay       Display information about a logical volume
  lvextend        Add space to a logical volume
  lvmchange       With the device mapper, this is obsolete and does nothing.
  lvmdiskscan     List devices that may be used as physical volumes
  lvmsadc         Collect activity data
  lvmsar          Create activity report
  lvreduce        Reduce the size of a logical volume
  lvremove        Remove logical volume(s) from the system
  lvrename        Rename a logical volume
  lvresize        Resize a logical volume
  lvs             Display information about logical volumes
  lvscan          List all logical volumes in all volume groups
  pvchange        Change attributes of physical volume(s)
  pvcreate        Initialize physical volume(s) for use by LVM
  pvdata          Display the on-disk metadata for physical volume(s)
  pvdisplay       Display various attributes of physical volume(s)
  pvmove          Move extents from one physical volume to another
  pvremove        Remove LVM label(s) from physical volume(s)
  pvresize        Resize a physical volume in use by a volume group
  pvs             Display information about physical volumes
  pvscan          List all physical volumes
  segtypes        List available segment types
  vgcfgbackup     Backup volume group configuration(s)
  vgcfgrestore    Restore volume group configuration
  vgchange        Change volume group attributes
  vgck            Check the consistency of volume group(s)
  vgconvert       Change volume group metadata format
  vgcreate        Create a volume group
  vgdisplay       Display volume group information
  vgexport        Unregister volume group(s) from the system
  vgextend        Add physical volumes to a volume group
  vgimport        Register exported volume group with system
  vgmerge         Merge volume groups
  vgmknodes       Create the special files for volume group devices in /dev
  vgreduce        Remove physical volume(s) from a volume group
  vgremove        Remove volume group(s)
  vgrename        Rename a volume group
  vgs             Display information about volume groups
  vgscan          Search for all volume groups
  vgsplit         Move physical volumes into a new volume group
  version         Display software and driver version information

On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 11:00:36AM -0700, Sambit Nanda wrote:
> 
> Is there any command exactly oppose to pvcreate ?
> 
> when i ran thoi command 
> pvcreate /dev/cciss/c0d1p[5-13]
> 
> i got this error  :  pvcreate -- can't open physical
> volume "/dev/cciss/c0d1p3" to get its size
> 
> though i have not mentioed the device c0d1p3
> 
> then i noticed from pvscan 
> 
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/cciss/c0d1p1"  is in no VG
>  [1 KB]
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/cciss/c0d1p5"  is in no VG
>  [9.32 GB]
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/cciss/c0d1p6"  is in no VG
>  [9.32 GB]
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/cciss/c0d1p7"  is in no VG
>  [4.66 GB]
> .....
> ....
> ..
> 
> 
> the c0d1p1 is acctually my   Extended  partion
> 
> but my pvscan also show the same device
> pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/cciss/c0d1p1"  is in no VG
>  [1 KB]
> 
> i do not what is wrong here, so i like to remove this
> enrty from my pvscan 
> 
> i tried with pvmove and got error 
> ERROR: can't move physical extents: volume 
> 
> please guide me how i will able to move the enrty ? 
> 
> or what is the exact command to remove or delete all
> physical volume. 
> If i want to remove all physical volume i created 
> 
> Thansk
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Sambit Nanda 
> 203-553-3424 (O)
> 
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