incorrect lvmtab

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

Hi,

I have a system running HP-UX 11.11 with 2 VG. It works just fine for me except lvmtav.

"strings /etc/lvmtab" shows:
/dev/vg00
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0
/dev/vg01
wsC%5
/dev/dsk/c3t9d0
/dev/dsk/c3t11d0

What does "wsC%5" mean?

Thanks

[Torsten.]

Hi,

what is incorrect?

the file /etc/lvmtab is a binary file and the command "strings" shows only "readable" content. For some reasons sometimes there are also other strings shown, but this is normal behavior.

You can ignore the string!

T.

[Torsten.]

BTW, see also the man page for strings:

" strings - find the printable strings in an object or other binary file"

[Pete Randall]

That's very common and perfectly normal. It's just something that the strings command thought it could translate. Ignore it.


Pete

[RAC_1]

That is a binary file and do not expect ascii text there. at most strings on it may help.

[Joseph Loo · Accepted solution]

hi,

ignore it, there is no problem with that. refer to this post for a good explanation:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=783917

regards.

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

Thanks

[Rajesh SB]

Hi,

"wsC%5" looks like lvmtab is not proper.
You try this

Keep the backup of /etc/lvmtab and run command

# vgscan -p
It shows the vg details properly.

Regards,
Rajesh