How to recover from "Error : Alternate GPT is invalid, using primary GPT."
Issue
- Error: kernel: Alternate GPT is invalid, using primary GPT.
kernel: Alternate GPT is invalid, using primary GPT.
kernel: sdz: sdz1
- fdisk and parted command reports "Error : The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so that will be used."
fdisk -l /dev/sdz
The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so that will be used.
Disk /dev/sdz: 9.1 TiB, 10000831348736 bytes, 2441609216 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 4096 = 4096 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 3FCCXXXX-YYYY-48D2-ZZZZ-ABABABABABA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdz1 6 2441609209 2441609204 9.1T IBM General Parallel Fs
$ parted -s /dev/sdz
Error: The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so that will be used.
Model: WDC AAABBBCCCDDD (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdz: 2441609216s
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 6s 2441609209s 2441609204s GPFS:xxxyyyzzz hidden
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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