lvm problems

[David Koski]

It is just a thought but maybe you need to use /dev/evms/sdb1 instead 
of /dev/sdb1 if you use evms?  What does pvdisplay -vv say?

David

On Sunday 29 July 2007 22:33, Eric S. Johansson wrote:
> trying to build a new server to replace one that failed.
>
> root at lydia:~# pvcreate /dev/sdb1
>    Failed to write physical volume "/dev/sdb1"
>
> sdb1 is a 500 GB raid five array (hardware raid array) I've been trying to
> create logical volumes but I am really close to saying "to hell with LVM
> for the seventh system in a row" and using ordinary partitions. 
> unfortunately, the snapshot and ability to move a partition is valuable in
> in this situation so, I need to somehow get LVM to work.  First I need to
> do is get past the failure above.  Yes, I have created a partition
> encompassing the entire 500 GB and I've tried setting and not setting the
> label to be LVM but it always fails a right at the very start.
>
> Assistance would be appreciated.  don't e-mail directly because the machine
> that broke was my antispam Gateway (ouch) and that only have access through
> Gmane.
>
>
> ---eric