Re: Server Disk Problem

2010-07-28 Thread Daniel Feiglin
Hi folks! Here we go: In addition to posting this query, I found and downloaded a short LVM Howto. In addition, I used a live openSUSE 11.3 CD. Following the Howto, I was able to discern that: 1. The server had two LVM volumes on two separate physical drives configured for RAID 1. 2. They

Re: Server Disk Problem

2010-07-27 Thread Etzion Bar-Noy
As I have said - if he could mount it, he can read the superblock. Ez On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:50 AM, Amos Shapira amos.shap...@gmail.comwrote: 2010/7/27 Etzion Bar-Noy eza...@tournament.org.il Are you checking the correct device? If fsck.ext3 can't find superblock, the system could not

Re: Server Disk Problem

2010-07-27 Thread Amos Shapira
On 28 July 2010 06:37, Etzion Bar-Noy eza...@tournament.org.il wrote: As I have said - if he could mount it, he can read the superblock. I missed the mounted part, only that he is looking for a secondary superblock. Still: 1. If he's still looking for a secondary superblock (as fsck recommend)

Server Disk Problem

2010-07-26 Thread Daniel Feiglin
Hello folks! I am trying to assist in the following situation: The user has a 1u IBM Pizza server. It was configured as one partition (ext3) and loaded with Centos something-or-other, with the partition set up as a single LVM volume (yes, including the root directory). One fine day, after a

Re: Server Disk Problem

2010-07-26 Thread Etzion Bar-Noy
Are you checking the correct device? If fsck.ext3 can't find superblock, the system could not have mounted the device to begin with. Please post the results of lvm lvs cat /etc/fstab (if available) Thanks Ez 2010/7/26 Daniel Feiglin dilog...@inter.net.il Hello folks! I am trying to assist

Re: Server Disk Problem

2010-07-26 Thread Amos Shapira
2010/7/27 Etzion Bar-Noy eza...@tournament.org.il Are you checking the correct device? If fsck.ext3 can't find superblock, the system could not have mounted the device to begin with. Please post the results of lvm lvs cat /etc/fstab (if available) Thanks Ez Here is a method using