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vgcfgbackup: Invalid LVMREC on Physical Volume /dev/rdsk/c10t3d0 ??

 
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Stuart Abramson_2
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vgcfgbackup: Invalid LVMREC on Physical Volume /dev/rdsk/c10t3d0 ??

What do you think this is:

# lvremove /dev/vgr11ddb/lvol56
The logical volume "/dev/vgr11ddb/lvol56" is not empty;
do you really want to delete the logical volume (y/n) : y
Logical volume "/dev/vgr11ddb/lvol56" has been successfully removed.
vgcfgbackup: Invalid LVMREC on Physical Volume /dev/rdsk/c10t3d0

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Jeff Schussele
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Re: vgcfgbackup: Invalid LVMREC on Physical Volume /dev/rdsk/c10t3d0 ??

Hi Stuart,

Is c10t3d0 a PV in the vgr11ddb VG?
You might have a corrupted /etc/lvmtab file.
mv it to lvmtab.bad & run

vgscan -av

to recreate it.

HTH,
Jeff
PERSEVERANCE -- Remember, whatever does not kill you only makes you stronger!
Sundar_7
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Re: vgcfgbackup: Invalid LVMREC on Physical Volume /dev/rdsk/c10t3d0 ??

Stuart,

How about restoring LVM headers to the disk before removing the lv ?

# vgcfgrestore -n /dev/vgr11ddb -l

Make sure your PV is listed above

# vgcfgrestore - n /dev/vgr11ddb /dev/rdsk/c10t3d0

# lvremove /dev/vgr11ddb/lvol56

See if this helps

-- Sundar
Learn What to do ,How to do and more importantly When to do ?
Stuart Abramson_2
Honored Contributor

Re: vgcfgbackup: Invalid LVMREC on Physical Volume /dev/rdsk/c10t3d0 ??

I recreated /etc/lvmtab, as mentioned above:

# vgreduce -f vgr11ddb
# cd /etc
# cp lvmtab lvmtab.101503
# rm lvmtab
# vgscan -v
# vgcfgbackup vgr11ddb
# vgchange -a y
# lvlnboot -R

and I'm better now.

Thanks.