can't mount Volume Group

[C M Reinehr]

On Sun 31 July 2011 05:35:59 am Tony Alfrey wrote:
> Tony Alfrey wrote:
> > Tony Alfrey wrote:
> >> Hello;
> >> 
> >> System has 2 SATA drives.  I chainload the second from LILO on the
> >> first.  That works perfectly.
> >> 
> >> The second drive sdb has Fedora on it.
> >> sdb1 is a boot partition
> >> sdb2 is a Logical Volume
> >> 
> >> lvdisplay shows the Volume Group and the Logical Volumes,
> >> 
> >> 
> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --
> >> 
> >> linux:~ # lvdisplay /dev/VolGroup00
> >> 
> >>   --- Logical volume ---
> >>   LV Name                /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> >>   VG Name                VolGroup00
> >>   LV UUID                FSHbaz-XXgb-oaMy-9Jf2-rYnD-K4mg-AN5mXg
> >>   LV Write Access        read/write
> >>   LV Status              NOT available
> >>   LV Size                465.03 GB
> >>   Current LE             14881
> >>   Segments               1
> >>   Allocation             next free (default)
> >>   Read ahead sectors     0
> >>   
> >>   --- Logical volume ---
> >>   LV Name                /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01
> >>   VG Name                VolGroup00
> >>   LV UUID                p93KII-5ZU6-PxoD-d0hs-soKg-7Tbc-R4raVf
> >>   LV Write Access        read/write
> >>   LV Status              NOT available
> >>   LV Size                512.00 MB
> >>   Current LE             16
> >>   Segments               1
> >>   Allocation             next free (default)
> >>   Read ahead sectors     0
> >> 
> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >> 
> >> The first is Fedora and the second is swap.
> >> But I can't mount the volumes.
> >> I'm betting that
> >> 
> >> LV Status       NOT available
> >> 
> >> might be a clue.
> >> Does anyone know how to make it available without corrupting it?
> >> Remember, I can boot it (maybe I am booting the boot partition
> >> /dev/sdb1 and then somehow from there the volumes on sdb2 are mounted).
> >> Thanks!
> > 
> > In addition, when I boot Fedora (on sdb) and then run lvdisplay, then LV
> > Sataus is Available (I guess that would be obvious).
> > 
> > So any ideas on how to get the volumes Avaible would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> 
> Sorry for answering my post.
> And finally I see that maybe I can use
> 
> lvm  vgchange -al--available y /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> 
> Can someone look at that and tell me if it looks right before I go and
> break this freaking thing?
> 
> Thanks

I think that all you'll need is:

#lvchange --available y VolGroup00/LogVol00

and

#lvchange --available y VolGroup00/LogVol01

At any rate, you're not going to break anything. :-)

HTH

Cheers!

cmr

-- 
Debian 'Lenny' - Registered Linux User #241964
--------
"More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC