The pvmove command in test mode fails with : "Command failed with status code 5"
Issue
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The pvmove command in test mode fails with : "Command failed with status code 5"
# pvscan PV /dev/mapper/mpath3p1 VG nfsVG lvm2 [549.94 GB / 0 free] PV /dev/mapper/mpath3p2 VG nfsVG lvm2 [49.97 GB / 0 free] PV /dev/mapper/mpath3p3 VG nfsVG lvm2 [399.94 GB / 0 free] PV /dev/mapper/mpath3p4 VG nfsVG lvm2 [599.97 GB / 7.75 GB free] PV /dev/mapper/mpath2p1 VG nfsVG lvm2 [2.50 TB / 2.50 TB free] Total: 5 [2.06 TB] / in use: 5 [2.06 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] # vgdisplay --- Volume group --- VG Name nfsVG System ID bbnfs1226701655 Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 5 Metadata Sequence No 10 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 256 Cur LV 1 Open LV 1 Max PV 256 Cur PV 5 Act PV 5 VG Size 4.06 TB PE Size 32.00 MB Total PE 133113 Alloc PE / Size 50946 / 1.55 TB Free PE / Size 82167 / 2.51 TB VG UUID SA5pHk-DjNb-3OaR-x2aZ-6S5i-LsDk-ad8lJ1 [root@bbnfs ~]# pvmove -tv /dev/mapper/mpath3p2 /dev/mapper/mpath2p1 Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated. Finding volume group "nfsVG" Test mode: Skipping archiving of volume group. Creating logical volume pvmove0 Moving 1599 extents of logical volume nfsVG/bbnfs Found volume group "nfsVG" Updating volume group metadata Test mode: Skipping volume group backup. Found volume group "nfsVG" Found volume group "nfsVG" Found volume group "nfsVG" Test mode: Wiping internal cache Wiping internal VG cache Command failed with status code 5. -
What does "Command failed with status code 5" at the end mean? What if the command is run without test mode.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
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