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| − | <code>pvcreate</code><ref>http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/pvcreate.8.html</ref> initialize a [[disk]] for use by LVM. Also partition, meta device, or loopback file are supported. | + | <code>pvcreate</code><ref>http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/pvcreate.8.html</ref> initialize a disk for use by LVM. Also partition, meta device, or loopback file are supported. |
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| − | pvcreate /dev/sdt
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| − | Physical volume "/dev/sdt" successfully created.
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| − | blkid | grep sdt
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| | <pre>pvcreate /dev/sdb | | <pre>pvcreate /dev/sdb |
| | WARNING: ext4 signature detected on /dev/sdb at offset 1080. Wipe it? [y/n]: | | WARNING: ext4 signature detected on /dev/sdb at offset 1080. Wipe it? [y/n]: |
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| − | pvcreate /dev/sdc
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| − | Device /dev/sdc excluded by a filter.
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| − | Use gdisk to check if GPT partition information is on device and delete it. https://serverfault.com/a/951589
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| − | pvcreate /dev/mapper/3600a09803831417a5a244f5665797a47
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| − | Can't open /dev/mapper/3600a09803831417a5a244f5665797a47 exclusively. Mounted filesystem?
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| − | pvcreate /dev/mapper/3600a09803831417a5a244f5665797a47
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| − | Physical volume "/dev/mapper/3600a09803831417a5a244f5665797a47" successfully created.
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| | </pre> | | </pre> |
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| | + | == Activities == |
| | + | # Initialize a new disk to be used by Linux LVM with <code>pvcreate</code> command. |
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| − | pvcreate /dev/sda234
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| − | Can't open /dev/sda234 exclusively. Mounted filesystem?
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| − | Can't open /dev/sda234 exclusively. Mounted filesystem?
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| − | == Successful ==
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| − | pvcreate /dev/[[dm]]-24
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| − | Physical volume "/dev/dm-24" successfully created.
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| − | pvcreate /dev/sdb
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| − | Physical volume "/dev/sdb" successfully created.
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| − | pvcreate --uuid "FmGRh3-zhok-iVI8-7qTD-S5BI-MAEN-NYM5Sk" --restorefile /etc/lvm/archive/VG_00050.vg /dev/sdh1
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| − | Physical volume "/dev/sdh1" successfully created
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| − | --uuid requires use of --restorefile is compulsory unless the --norestorefile is used
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| − | https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/6/html/logical_volume_manager_administration/mdatarecover<br>
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| − | See also: [[UUID]] and <code>[[vgcfgrestore]]</code>
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| − | == Related commands ==
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| − | * <code>[[blkid]]</code>
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| − | * <code>[[pvremove]]</code>
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| − | * <code>[[vgcreate]]</code>
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| − | * <code>[[pvresize]]</code>
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| − | == Activities ==
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| − | Basic:
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| − | # Initialize a new disk to be used by Linux [[LVM]] with <code>pvcreate</code> command.
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| − | # Initialize a new [[multipath]] disk and make user [[lvm.conf]] if properly configured.<ref>https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/4/html/DM_Multipath/multipath_logical_volumes.html</ref>
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| − | Related:
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| − | # [[Multipath: remove multipath device unpresented to host]]
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
| − | * {{pvcreate}} | + | * [[linux Administration/Devices and Filesystems/LVM/vgcreate|vgcreate]] |
| − | * {{lvm commands}}
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| − | * {{Linux block devices}}
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| − | * {{Fibre Channel}}
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| − | [[Category:Linux]] | |
| − | [[Category:LVM]]
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