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  • lvm2 pvmove Issue

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    I am running a test using lvm2, specifically using pvmove.

     

    What I've done is added drive sdb1 to my volume group vg_rh6

     

    # vgextend vg_rh6 /dev/sdb1
    No physical volume label read from /dev/sdb1
    Physical volume "/dev/sdb1" successfully created
    Volume group "vg_rh6" successfully extended
     

    I then created a logical volume lv_datas

    # lvcreate -L 250m -n lv_datas vg_rh6
    Rounding up size to full physical extent 252.00 MiB
    Logical volume "lv_datas" created
     

    I format my logical volume lv_datas

    # mkfs.ext4 /dev/vg_rh6/lv_datas

     

    And finally mount it

    # mount /dev/vg_rh6/lv_datas /mnt/lvdata/
     

    I copy data over

    # cp -R /etc/sysconfig/ /mnt/lvdata/
     

    I add a second drive to my volume group

    # vgextend vg_rh6 /dev/sdc1 

    No physical volume label read from /dev/sdc1
    Physical volume "/dev/sdc1" successfully created
    Volume group "vg_rh6" successfully extended

     

    It shows up fine

    # pvs
    PV         VG     Fmt  Attr PSize  PFree
    /dev/sda2  vg_rh6 lvm2 a-   15.51g    0
    /dev/sdb1  vg_rh6 lvm2 a-    5.00g 4.75g
    /dev/sdc1  vg_rh6 lvm2 a-    4.00g 4.00g

     

    I create a new logical volume

    # lvcreate -L 300m -n lv_bkp vg_rh6
    Logical volume "lv_bkp" created
     

    And this shows up fine also

    # lvs
    LV       VG     Attr   LSize   Origin Snap%  Move Log Copy%  Convert
    lv_bkp   vg_rh6 -wi-a- 300.00m                                     
    lv_datas vg_rh6 -wi-ao 252.00m                                     
    lv_root  vg_rh6 -wi-ao  11.54g                                     
    lv_swap  vg_rh6 -wi-ao   3.97g

     

    I don't know that this is a big deal, but I also format this new logical volume

    # mkfs.ext4 /dev/vg_rh6/lv_bkp
    mke2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)

     

    Then I finally initiate pvmove

    # pvmove /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1
      /dev/sdb1: Moved: 2.2%
      /dev/sdb1: Moved: 45.7%
      /dev/sdb1: Moved: 100.0%

     

    Once it finishes I check the original physical volume and it says that it is empty.

    # pvdisplay /dev/sdb1
      --- Physical volume ---
      PV Name               /dev/sdb1
      VG Name               vg_rh6
      PV Size               5.00 GiB / not usable 4.00 MiB
      Allocatable           yes
      PE Size               4.00 MiB
      Total PE              1279
      Free PE               1279

      Allocated PE          0
      PV UUID               KqVMC0-cH8N-P0II-I27C-HFXF-sZIZ-o0LQUl
      

    The second physical volume shows to have data.

    # pvdisplay /dev/sdc1
      --- Physical volume ---
      PV Name               /dev/sdc1
      VG Name               vg_rh6
      PV Size               4.00 GiB / not usable 4.00 MiB
      Allocatable           yes
      PE Size               4.00 MiB
      Total PE              1023
      Free PE               885
      Allocated PE          138

      PV UUID               i11arc-VXrl-e72V-9N9c-H2fw-laTC-HFM0Pw

     

    Ok, here is my issue. What step do I take next to access the newly moved data on /dev/sdc1?

     

    I've tried mounting the logical volume that I created previously (lv_bkp) to my system and although pvdisplay shows that I got data on /dev/sdc1, I don't know what I need to do to access it?
     

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