On 10/28/2014 11:42 AM, reynierpm at gmail.com wrote: > On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Robert Nichols <rnicholsNOSPAM at comcast.net >> wrote: > >> Yes, that would have helped a lot. I can see in file >> /etc/lvm/backup/vg_devserver that the lv_root LV has been extended by a >> mere 32 Megabytes (yes, Mega) on the missing physical volume. Do you >> still have the additional disk? The best thing to do would be to put >> it back, make a partition on it, and then re-create the missing PV. >> I'll assume that the new partition is /dev/sdb1. Adjust all references >> in the following if it si something else. >> > > I don't think I have that disk alive, take a look to this image > http://imgur.com/jMuhM03 this is how my disk looks like > > >> >> Make a copy of /etc/lvm/backup/vg_devserver on vg_devserver.bak, and >> then run >> >> pvcreate -v --restorefile vg_devserver.bak \ >> --uuid "vSbuSJ-o1Kh-N3ur-JYkM-Ktr4-WEO2-JWe2wS" \ >> /dev/sdb1 >> >> > This is the result of the command above: > > # pvcreate -v --restorefile /etc/lvm/backup/vg_devserver.bak --uuid > "vSbuSJ-o1Kh-N3ur-JYkM-Ktr4-WEO2-JWe2wS" /dev/sdb1 > /dev/root: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 27522957312: Input/output error > /dev/root: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 27523014656: Input/output error > Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices > /dev/root: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 27522957312: Input/output > error > /dev/root: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 27523014656: Input/output > error > Couldn't find device with uuid vSbuSJ-o1Kh-N3ur-JYkM-Ktr4-WEO2-JWe2wS. > Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices > /dev/root: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 27522957312: Input/output > error > /dev/root: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 27523014656: Input/output > error > Device /dev/sdb1 not found (or ignored by filtering). You will have to find the archived configuration from before you tried to extend that LV, and restore that configuration. Let's see what file you have. Post the output from grep -H 'description =' /etc/lvm/archive/vg_devserver* -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it.