topic Re: lvextend: Not enough free physical extents available. in Operating System - HP-UX https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386917#M535845 <P>If you don't care about the PVG-strict allocation that can be changed with the 'lvchange' command and the '-s' option.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>lvchange -s y /dev/vgprod1/sldapplv</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>will change it so it is just a 'strict' allocation policy rather than PVG-strict.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I agree that since it was PVG-strict the best solution is to create the /etc/lvmpvg file.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:28:49 GMT Patrick Wallek 2011-11-10T14:28:49Z lvextend: Not enough free physical extents available. https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386653#M535841 <P>Need to Extend Volume:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>abcd:/root#lvdisplay -v /dev/vgprod1/sldapplv|more</P><P>--- Logical volumes ---</P><P>LV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vgprod1/sldapplv</P><P>VG Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/vgprod1</P><P>LV Permission&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; read/write</P><P>LV Status&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; available/syncd</P><P>Mirror copies&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1</P><P>Consistency Recovery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MWC</P><P>Schedule&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parallel</P><P>LV Size (Mbytes)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 150000</P><P>Current LE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9375</P><P>Allocated PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 18750</P><P>Stripes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0</P><P>Stripe Size (Kbytes)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0</P><P>Bad block&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NONE</P><P>Allocation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PVG-strict/distributed</P><P>IO Timeout (Seconds)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; default</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; --- Distribution of logical volume ---</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LE on PV&nbsp; PE on PV</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c10t0d0&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c10t0d1&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c10t0d2&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c10t0d3&nbsp;&nbsp; 2343&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2343</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c12t0d0&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c12t0d1&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c12t0d2&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2344</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c12t0d3&nbsp;&nbsp; 2343&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2343</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>There is free space in Disk:</P><P>aukbarah:/root#vgdisplay -v /dev/vgprod1|grep -e"VG Status" -e "PV Name" -e "Free PE"<BR />VG Status&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; available, exclusive<BR />Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27502<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c10t0d0<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c4t0d0&nbsp; Alternate Link<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1113<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c10t0d1<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c4t0d1&nbsp; Alternate Link<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1113<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c10t0d2<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c4t0d2&nbsp; Alternate Link<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1113<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c10t0d3<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c4t0d3&nbsp; Alternate Link<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1115</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c12t0d0<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c6t0d0&nbsp; Alternate Link<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1113<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c12t0d1<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c6t0d1&nbsp; Alternate Link<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1113<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c12t0d2<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c6t0d2&nbsp; Alternate Link<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1113<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c12t0d3<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; PV Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /dev/dsk/c6t0d3&nbsp; Alternate Link<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; Free PE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1115</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Even we tried to increase with 1 PE, it is not extending.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>lvextend -L&nbsp; 150016 /dev/vgprod1/sldapplv /dev/dsk/c10t0d0 /dev/dsk/c10t0d1 /dev/dsk/c10t0d2 /dev/dsk/c10t0d3 /dev/dsk/c12t0d0 /dev/dsk/c12t0d1 /dev/dsk/c12t0d2 /dev/dsk/c12t0d3</P><P>lvextend: Not enough free physical extents available.</P><P>Logical volume "/dev/vgprod1/sldapplv" could not be extended.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>On Host abcd:</P><P>/etc/lvmpvg file is of 0 byte, which is not contaning any entry of PVG group</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>On Failover host xyz:</P><P>/etc/lvmpvg contains entry of few PVG group, but not of above all disk.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please suggest where would be the mistake?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:33:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386653#M535841 Indrajit Bhagat 2011-11-10T09:33:01Z Re: lvextend: Not enough free physical extents available. https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386777#M535842 <P>Because the allocation is pvg-strict I would first create a lvmpvg file that matches the current configuration, then do</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>lvextend -L&nbsp; 150016 /dev/vgprod1/sldapplv</P> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:39:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386777#M535842 Torsten. 2011-11-10T11:39:55Z Re: lvextend: Not enough free physical extents available. https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386785#M535843 <P>Hi Torsten,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I had created the lvmpvg file on hostA and extended the Logical Volume, do I still need to created the relavant lvmpvg file entry on HostB.</P> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:47:09 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386785#M535843 Indrajit Bhagat 2011-11-10T11:47:09Z Re: lvextend: Not enough free physical extents available. https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386791#M535844 No need, but good practice. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:55:50 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386791#M535844 Torsten. 2011-11-10T11:55:50Z Re: lvextend: Not enough free physical extents available. https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386917#M535845 <P>If you don't care about the PVG-strict allocation that can be changed with the 'lvchange' command and the '-s' option.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>lvchange -s y /dev/vgprod1/sldapplv</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>will change it so it is just a 'strict' allocation policy rather than PVG-strict.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I agree that since it was PVG-strict the best solution is to create the /etc/lvmpvg file.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:28:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386917#M535845 Patrick Wallek 2011-11-10T14:28:49Z Re: lvextend: Not enough free physical extents available. https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386957#M535846 but since this is distributed AND mirrored, you should NOT change anything! Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:12:56 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/lvextend-not-enough-free-physical-extents-available/m-p/5386957#M535846 Torsten. 2011-11-10T15:12:56Z