Re: [tlug] lvm volume with no volume group

[Shawn <javajunkie@example.com>]

> > I have a physical volume with no volume group.
> > 
> > # /sbin/pvscan -n
> >   WARNING: only considering physical volumes in no volume group
> >   PV /dev/sdg2         lvm2 [148.95 GB]
> >   Total: 1 [148.95 GB] / in use: 0 [0   ] / in no VG: 1 [148.95 GB]
> > 
 
>     I'm confused.  If it has data on there but it is not reporting any
> volume groups then perhaps it was one disk that was part of a larger volume
> group at one point? 

um well that was the only physical volume in the group.

>  If that's the case you need to add it back to that volume
> group and extract the data or else I believe the operation you are suggesting
> will nuke the data that is already on there.
 
I think I'll just recover from back ups as the original vg no longer
exists.

Thanks

Shawn