After reboot, mount says "special device *LVM* does not exist"

mahmoodn · 04-27-2013, 01:52 AM

I have created a LVM drive from 3 physical volumes. Everything was fine, however after reboot, I can not mount is anymore.

The specifications are

Code:

root@orca:~# lvdisplay
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Name                /dev/orcafiler1/orcavolume
  VG Name                orcafiler1
  LV UUID                ViopUK-WTiy-bwzw-jpkL-oeF9-AvQV-Q0J6Fi
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Status              NOT available
  LV Size                2.73 TiB
  Current LE             715401
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto

and

Code:

root@orca:~# vgdisplay
  --- Volume group ---
  VG Name               orcafiler1
  System ID
  Format                lvm2
  Metadata Areas        3
  Metadata Sequence No  4
  VG Access             read/write
  VG Status             resizable
  MAX LV                0
  Cur LV                1
  Open LV               0
  Max PV                0
  Cur PV                3
  Act PV                3
  VG Size               2.73 TiB
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              715401
  Alloc PE / Size       715401 / 2.73 TiB
  Free  PE / Size       0 / 0
  VG UUID               RfdmkM-LHVF-GD0p-k0wF-2ogI-n1jN-JikdOn

and

Code:

root@orca:~# pvdisplay
  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/sdc
  VG Name               orcafiler1
  PV Size               931.51 GiB / not usable 1.71 MiB
  Allocatable           yes (but full)
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              238467
  Free PE               0
  Allocated PE          238467
  PV UUID               WueSbY-bBRb-2gzZ-8u0Z-LxPu-TAy4-lE3nNY

  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/sdd
  VG Name               orcafiler1
  PV Size               931.51 GiB / not usable 1.71 MiB
  Allocatable           yes (but full)
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              238467
  Free PE               0
  Allocated PE          238467
  PV UUID               V81x3q-c05m-Kp8U-179F-XJ2m-zooQ-i3vLs5

  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/sde
  VG Name               orcafiler1
  PV Size               931.51 GiB / not usable 1.71 MiB
  Allocatable           yes (but full)
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              238467
  Free PE               0
  Allocated PE          238467
  PV UUID               cSmqws-RCKn-n8Jr-AGqw-wLNd-Ylon-ABB3xE

I also have an entry in my fstab

Code:

root@orca:~# cat /etc/fstab
proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=b57eae64-f270-4825-9ff0-040264fb33ac /               ext3    errors=remount-ro 0       0
# /home was on /dev/sdb1 during installation
UUID=c2d5decb-0615-48bd-9f8f-40eba852329e /home           ext3    defaults        0       0
# swap was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=54582723-d970-46f4-a24d-9c6d25ca16c6 none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/orcafiler1/orcavolume       /data    ext3  defaults 0 0

However when I run "mount -a", I get this error

Code:

root@orca:~# mount -a
mount: special device /dev/orcafiler1/orcavolume does not exist

Also /data is now empty! How can I fix that?

Sigg3.net · 04-27-2013, 07:48 AM

Is the volume group active?

Code:

# vgchange -a y orcafiler1

mahmoodn · 04-27-2013, 07:53 AM

Thanks. After running that command, it said the volume is now active!
I wonder why the volume went inactive?!!

Sigg3.net · 04-27-2013, 07:57 AM

Probably because you were editing/creating it. It can't be active during those procedures

mahmoodn · 04-27-2013, 08:04 AM

Now it is permanently active or not? I mean should I run that command after every boot?
Since it is a sever and users use that, it is not possible to test that at the moment.

Sigg3.net · 04-27-2013, 08:18 AM

Try a reboot and see.
When I setup slackware on LVM I don't have to do it twice, only after I've created the layout. But try a reboot and see