[linux-lvm] [Fwd: Mistake(s) on install of EXP300...]
Hi...
I did not recieve a response, just wanted to know if somoeone could verify that I can use vgcfgrestore and recover my VGDA?
Please help, if possible. I am working on a Production machine. Therefore, I cannot test. I have little margin for errors.
LVM Ver & driver/patch:
0.9.1_beta7/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.19-lvm0.9
lvm-0.9.1_beta7-2.2.19.patch
Thanks!
-Scott
Quoted 285 lines · Scott P
Hi list,
This is what I've done so far ( I apologize for the large amount of lines/info!):
[root@ptb3 /root]# pvcreate -v
/dev/sdb
pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/sdb" pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
pvcreate -- checking partition type
pvcreate -- creating new physical volume
pvcreate -- setting up physical volume for/dev/sdbwith 860231680 sectors
pvcreate -- writing physical volume data to disk "/dev/sdb" pvcreate -- physical volume "/dev/sdb" successfully created pvcreate -- unlocking logical volume manager[root@ptb3 /root]# pvscan
pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb" is in no VG [410.19 GB]
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdc1" of VG "exp300_2" [440.69 GB / 0 free]
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdd1" of VG "exp300_2" [440.69 GB / 0 free]
pvscan -- total: 3 [1.26 TB] / in use: 2 [881.43 GB] / in no VG: 1 [410.19 GB][root@ptb3 /root]# dmesg | less
[root@ptb3 /root]# vgscan
vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) vgscan -- found active volume group "exp300_2"
vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group[root@ptb3 /root]# lvscan
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/exp300_2/exp300_lv2" [881.38 GB]
lvscan -- 1 logical volumes with 881.38 GB total in 1 volume group lvscan -- 1 active logical volumes[root@ptb3 /root]# vgextend -A y
exp300_2/dev/sdbvgextend -- INFO: maximum logical volume size is 1 Terabyte vgextend -- doing automatic backup of volume group "exp300_2" vgextend -- volume group "exp300_2" successfully extended[root@ptb3 /root]# lvextend -L +440.7
/dev/exp300_2/exp300_lv2/dev/sdblvextend -- rounding size to physical extent boundary lvextend -- extending logical volume "/dev/exp300_2/exp300_lv2" to 881.81 GB
lvextend -- doing automatic backup of volume group "exp300_2" lvextend -- logical volume "/dev/exp300_2/exp300_lv2" successfully extendedThen, not thinking at all, I went back and ran fdisk, since I forgot to run fdisk, it was 2:00 a.m. in the morning!!!
root@ptb3 rc3.d]# fdisk
/dev/sdbThe number of cylinders for this disk is set to 53757. There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)Command (m for help): p
Disk
/dev/sdb: 254 heads, 63 sectors, 53757 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16002 * 512 bytesDevice Boot Start End Blocks Id System
Command (m for help): m
Command actiona toggle a bootable flag b edit bsd disklabel c toggle the dos compatibility flag d delete a partition l list known partition types m print this menu n add a new partition o create a new empty DOS partition table p print the partition table q quit without saving changes s create a new empty Sun disklabel t change a partition's system id u change display/entry units v verify the partition table w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only)Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-53757, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-53757, default 53757):
Using default value 53757Command (m for help): p
Disk
/dev/sdb: 254 heads, 63 sectors, 53757 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16002 * 512 bytesDevice Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 53757 430109725+ 83 LinuxCommand (m for help): l
0 Empty 17 Hidden HPFS/NTF 5c Priam Edisk a6 OpenBSD 1 FAT12 18 AST Windows swa 61 SpeedStor a7 NeXTSTEP2 XENIX root 1b Hidden Win95 FA 63 GNU HURD or Sys b7 BSDI fs 3 XENIX usr 1c Hidden Win95 FA 64 Novell Netware b8 BSDIswap
4 FAT16 <32M 1e Hidden Win95 FA 65 Novell Netware c1
DRDOS/sec (FAT-
5 Extended 24 NEC DOS 70 DiskSecure Mult c4
DRDOS/sec (FAT-
6 FAT16 3c PartitionMagic 75 PC/IX c6
DRDOS/sec (FAT-7 HPFS/NTFS 40 Venix 80286 80 Old Minix c7 Syrinx 8 AIX 41 PPC PReP Boot 81 Minix / old Lin db CP/M / CTOS / . 9 AIX bootable 42 SFS 82 Linux swap e1 DOS access a OS/2 Boot Manag 4d QNX4.x 83 Linux e3 DOS R/O b Win95 FAT32 4e QNX4.x 2nd part 84 OS/2 hidden C: e4 SpeedStor c Win95 FAT32 (LB 4f QNX4.x 3rd part 85 Linux extended eb BeOS fs e Win95 FAT16 (LB 50 OnTrack DM 86 NTFS volume set f1SpeedStor
f Win95 Ext'd (LB 51 OnTrack DM6 Aux 87 NTFS volume set f4
SpeedStor
10 OPUS 52 CP/M 93 Amoeba f2 DOS
secondary
11 Hidden FAT12 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux 94 Amoeba BBT fd Linux
raid auto12 Compaq diagnost 54 OnTrackDM6 a0 IBM Thinkpad hi fe LANstep 14 Hidden FAT16 <3 55 EZ-Drive a5 BSD/386 ff BBT 16 Hidden FAT16 56 Golden BowCommand (m for help): m
Command actiona toggle a bootable flag b edit bsd disklabel c toggle the dos compatibility flag d delete a partition l list known partition types m print this menu n add a new partition o create a new empty DOS partition table p print the partition table q quit without saving changes s create a new empty Sun disklabel t change a partition's system id u change display/entry units v verify the partition table w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only)Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): l0 Empty 17 Hidden HPFS/NTF 5c Priam Edisk a6 OpenBSD 1 FAT12 18 AST Windows swa 61 SpeedStor a7 NeXTSTEP2 XENIX root 1b Hidden Win95 FA 63 GNU HURD or Sys b7 BSDI fs 3 XENIX usr 1c Hidden Win95 FA 64 Novell Netware b8 BSDIswap
4 FAT16 <32M 1e Hidden Win95 FA 65 Novell Netware c1
DRDOS/sec (FAT-
5 Extended 24 NEC DOS 70 DiskSecure Mult c4
DRDOS/sec (FAT-
6 FAT16 3c PartitionMagic 75 PC/IX c6
DRDOS/sec (FAT-7 HPFS/NTFS 40 Venix 80286 80 Old Minix c7 Syrinx 8 AIX 41 PPC PReP Boot 81 Minix / old Lin db CP/M / CTOS / . 9 AIX bootable 42 SFS 82 Linux swap e1 DOS access a OS/2 Boot Manag 4d QNX4.x 83 Linux e3 DOS R/O b Win95 FAT32 4e QNX4.x 2nd part 84 OS/2 hidden C: e4 SpeedStor c Win95 FAT32 (LB 4f QNX4.x 3rd part 85 Linux extended eb BeOS fs e Win95 FAT16 (LB 50 OnTrack DM 86 NTFS volume set f1SpeedStor
f Win95 Ext'd (LB 51 OnTrack DM6 Aux 87 NTFS volume set f4
SpeedStor
10 OPUS 52 CP/M 93 Amoeba f2 DOS
secondary
11 Hidden FAT12 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux 94 Amoeba BBT fd Linux
raid auto12 Compaq diagnost 54 OnTrackDM6 a0 IBM Thinkpad hi fe LANstep 14 Hidden FAT16 <3 55 EZ-Drive a5 BSD/386 ff BBT 16 Hidden FAT16 56 Golden BowHex code (type L to list codes): 8e Changed system type of partition 1 to 8e (Unknown)
Command (m for help): p
Disk
/dev/sdb: 254 heads, 63 sectors, 53757 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16002 * 512 bytesDevice Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 53757 430109725+ 8e UnknownCommand (m for help): m
Command actiona toggle a bootable flag b edit bsd disklabel c toggle the dos compatibility flag d delete a partition l list known partition types m print this menu n add a new partition o create a new empty DOS partition table p print the partition table q quit without saving changes s create a new empty Sun disklabel t change a partition's system id u change display/entry units v verify the partition table w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only)Command (m for help): v
62 unallocated sectorsCommand (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!Calling
ioctl()to re-read partition table.WARNING: If you have created or modified any DOS 6.x partitions, please see the fdisk manual page for additional information.
Syncing disks.So, now I have these errors when running most of the LVM cmds!!
[root@ptb3 rc3.d]# vgscan
vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) vgscan -- found active volume group "exp300_2"
vgscan -- ERROR "pv_read_pe(): PV size invalid" can't get data of volume group "exp300_2" from physical volume(s)
vgscan -- ERROR "pv_read_pe(): PV size invalid" creating "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d"[root@ptb3 rc3.d]# vgdisplay
vgdisplay -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; please run vgscan[root@ptb3 rc3.d]# pvscan
pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdb" is associated to an unknown VG (run
vgscan)
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdc1" is associated to an unknown VG (run
vgscan)
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdd1" is associated to an unknown VG (run
vgscan)
pvscan -- total: 3 [889.43 GB] / in use: 3 [889.43 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0][root@ptb3 rc3.d]# lvscan
lvscan -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; please run vgscanHence, chaos ensues on this machine....
Please let me know if "vgcfgrestore" will work for me.
Or do I try to remove the partition from fdisk? I really don't think that will help though!
I think the damage is done from the partition write to the EXP300 disk array.Also, if I reboot, will there be a disaster?(For fdisk...) This is a production machine.
Please help me if you can...
TIA!
-Scott
Scott,
saving your /etc/lvmtab* you can reactivate your VG in case something else might go wrong by restoring it and "vgchange -ay".
Writing a partition table to /dev/sdb overwrote the PV part of LVMs metadata on that disk.
Give vgcfgrestore a try on /dev/sdb.
Please don't forget to bakup /etc/lvmconf/ regularly.
Regards,
Heinz -- The LVM Guy --
Quoted 305 lines · Scott P
Hi...
I did not recieve a response, just wanted to know if somoeone could verify that I can use vgcfgrestore and recover my VGDA?
Please help, if possible. I am working on a Production machine. Therefore, I cannot test. I have little margin for errors.
LVM Ver & driver/patch:
0.9.1_beta7/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.19-lvm0.9
lvm-0.9.1_beta7-2.2.19.patchThanks!
-Scott
Quoted 284 lines · Scott P
Hi list,
This is what I've done so far ( I apologize for the large amount of lines/info!):
[root@ptb3 /root]# pvcreate -v
/dev/sdb
pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/sdb" pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
pvcreate -- checking partition type
pvcreate -- creating new physical volume
pvcreate -- setting up physical volume for/dev/sdbwith 860231680 sectors
pvcreate -- writing physical volume data to disk "/dev/sdb" pvcreate -- physical volume "/dev/sdb" successfully created pvcreate -- unlocking logical volume manager[root@ptb3 /root]# pvscan
pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb" is in no VG [410.19 GB]
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdc1" of VG "exp300_2" [440.69 GB / 0 free]
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdd1" of VG "exp300_2" [440.69 GB / 0 free]
pvscan -- total: 3 [1.26 TB] / in use: 2 [881.43 GB] / in no VG: 1 [410.19 GB][root@ptb3 /root]# dmesg | less
[root@ptb3 /root]# vgscan
vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) vgscan -- found active volume group "exp300_2"
vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group[root@ptb3 /root]# lvscan
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/exp300_2/exp300_lv2" [881.38 GB]
lvscan -- 1 logical volumes with 881.38 GB total in 1 volume group lvscan -- 1 active logical volumes[root@ptb3 /root]# vgextend -A y
exp300_2/dev/sdbvgextend -- INFO: maximum logical volume size is 1 Terabyte vgextend -- doing automatic backup of volume group "exp300_2" vgextend -- volume group "exp300_2" successfully extended[root@ptb3 /root]# lvextend -L +440.7
/dev/exp300_2/exp300_lv2/dev/sdblvextend -- rounding size to physical extent boundary lvextend -- extending logical volume "/dev/exp300_2/exp300_lv2" to 881.81 GB
lvextend -- doing automatic backup of volume group "exp300_2" lvextend -- logical volume "/dev/exp300_2/exp300_lv2" successfully extendedThen, not thinking at all, I went back and ran fdisk, since I forgot to run fdisk, it was 2:00 a.m. in the morning!!!
root@ptb3 rc3.d]# fdisk
/dev/sdbThe number of cylinders for this disk is set to 53757. There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)Command (m for help): p
Disk
/dev/sdb: 254 heads, 63 sectors, 53757 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16002 * 512 bytesDevice Boot Start End Blocks Id System
Command (m for help): m
Command actiona toggle a bootable flag b edit bsd disklabel c toggle the dos compatibility flag d delete a partition l list known partition types m print this menu n add a new partition o create a new empty DOS partition table p print the partition table q quit without saving changes s create a new empty Sun disklabel t change a partition's system id u change display/entry units v verify the partition table w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only)Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-53757, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-53757, default 53757):
Using default value 53757Command (m for help): p
Disk
/dev/sdb: 254 heads, 63 sectors, 53757 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16002 * 512 bytesDevice Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 53757 430109725+ 83 LinuxCommand (m for help): l
0 Empty 17 Hidden HPFS/NTF 5c Priam Edisk a6 OpenBSD 1 FAT12 18 AST Windows swa 61 SpeedStor a7 NeXTSTEP2 XENIX root 1b Hidden Win95 FA 63 GNU HURD or Sys b7 BSDI fs 3 XENIX usr 1c Hidden Win95 FA 64 Novell Netware b8 BSDIswap
4 FAT16 <32M 1e Hidden Win95 FA 65 Novell Netware c1
DRDOS/sec (FAT-
5 Extended 24 NEC DOS 70 DiskSecure Mult c4
DRDOS/sec (FAT-
6 FAT16 3c PartitionMagic 75 PC/IX c6
DRDOS/sec (FAT-7 HPFS/NTFS 40 Venix 80286 80 Old Minix c7 Syrinx 8 AIX 41 PPC PReP Boot 81 Minix / old Lin db CP/M / CTOS / . 9 AIX bootable 42 SFS 82 Linux swap e1 DOS access a OS/2 Boot Manag 4d QNX4.x 83 Linux e3 DOS R/O b Win95 FAT32 4e QNX4.x 2nd part 84 OS/2 hidden C: e4 SpeedStor c Win95 FAT32 (LB 4f QNX4.x 3rd part 85 Linux extended eb BeOS fs e Win95 FAT16 (LB 50 OnTrack DM 86 NTFS volume set f1SpeedStor
f Win95 Ext'd (LB 51 OnTrack DM6 Aux 87 NTFS volume set f4
SpeedStor
10 OPUS 52 CP/M 93 Amoeba f2 DOS
secondary
11 Hidden FAT12 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux 94 Amoeba BBT fd Linux
raid auto12 Compaq diagnost 54 OnTrackDM6 a0 IBM Thinkpad hi fe LANstep 14 Hidden FAT16 <3 55 EZ-Drive a5 BSD/386 ff BBT 16 Hidden FAT16 56 Golden BowCommand (m for help): m
Command actiona toggle a bootable flag b edit bsd disklabel c toggle the dos compatibility flag d delete a partition l list known partition types m print this menu n add a new partition o create a new empty DOS partition table p print the partition table q quit without saving changes s create a new empty Sun disklabel t change a partition's system id u change display/entry units v verify the partition table w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only)Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): l0 Empty 17 Hidden HPFS/NTF 5c Priam Edisk a6 OpenBSD 1 FAT12 18 AST Windows swa 61 SpeedStor a7 NeXTSTEP2 XENIX root 1b Hidden Win95 FA 63 GNU HURD or Sys b7 BSDI fs 3 XENIX usr 1c Hidden Win95 FA 64 Novell Netware b8 BSDIswap
4 FAT16 <32M 1e Hidden Win95 FA 65 Novell Netware c1
DRDOS/sec (FAT-
5 Extended 24 NEC DOS 70 DiskSecure Mult c4
DRDOS/sec (FAT-
6 FAT16 3c PartitionMagic 75 PC/IX c6
DRDOS/sec (FAT-7 HPFS/NTFS 40 Venix 80286 80 Old Minix c7 Syrinx 8 AIX 41 PPC PReP Boot 81 Minix / old Lin db CP/M / CTOS / . 9 AIX bootable 42 SFS 82 Linux swap e1 DOS access a OS/2 Boot Manag 4d QNX4.x 83 Linux e3 DOS R/O b Win95 FAT32 4e QNX4.x 2nd part 84 OS/2 hidden C: e4 SpeedStor c Win95 FAT32 (LB 4f QNX4.x 3rd part 85 Linux extended eb BeOS fs e Win95 FAT16 (LB 50 OnTrack DM 86 NTFS volume set f1SpeedStor
f Win95 Ext'd (LB 51 OnTrack DM6 Aux 87 NTFS volume set f4
SpeedStor
10 OPUS 52 CP/M 93 Amoeba f2 DOS
secondary
11 Hidden FAT12 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux 94 Amoeba BBT fd Linux
raid auto12 Compaq diagnost 54 OnTrackDM6 a0 IBM Thinkpad hi fe LANstep 14 Hidden FAT16 <3 55 EZ-Drive a5 BSD/386 ff BBT 16 Hidden FAT16 56 Golden BowHex code (type L to list codes): 8e Changed system type of partition 1 to 8e (Unknown)
Command (m for help): p
Disk
/dev/sdb: 254 heads, 63 sectors, 53757 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16002 * 512 bytesDevice Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 53757 430109725+ 8e UnknownCommand (m for help): m
Command actiona toggle a bootable flag b edit bsd disklabel c toggle the dos compatibility flag d delete a partition l list known partition types m print this menu n add a new partition o create a new empty DOS partition table p print the partition table q quit without saving changes s create a new empty Sun disklabel t change a partition's system id u change display/entry units v verify the partition table w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only)Command (m for help): v
62 unallocated sectorsCommand (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!Calling
ioctl()to re-read partition table.WARNING: If you have created or modified any DOS 6.x partitions, please see the fdisk manual page for additional information.
Syncing disks.So, now I have these errors when running most of the LVM cmds!!
[root@ptb3 rc3.d]# vgscan
vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) vgscan -- found active volume group "exp300_2"
vgscan -- ERROR "pv_read_pe(): PV size invalid" can't get data of volume group "exp300_2" from physical volume(s)
vgscan -- ERROR "pv_read_pe(): PV size invalid" creating "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d"[root@ptb3 rc3.d]# vgdisplay
vgdisplay -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; please run vgscan[root@ptb3 rc3.d]# pvscan
pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdb" is associated to an unknown VG (run
vgscan)
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdc1" is associated to an unknown VG (run
vgscan)
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/sdd1" is associated to an unknown VG (run
vgscan)
pvscan -- total: 3 [889.43 GB] / in use: 3 [889.43 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0][root@ptb3 rc3.d]# lvscan
lvscan -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; please run vgscanHence, chaos ensues on this machine....
Please let me know if "vgcfgrestore" will work for me.
Or do I try to remove the partition from fdisk? I really don't think that will help though!
I think the damage is done from the partition write to the EXP300 disk array.Also, if I reboot, will there be a disaster?(For fdisk...) This is a production machine.
Please help me if you can...
TIA!
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-Scott
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