can't recover LVM volume: Please specify a *single* volume group to restore

[SoftDux-Rudi]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to recover a deleted LVM volume but can't see to get the
syntax right.


Running the following command gives me a list of backed up LVM volumes:

root@usaxen02:[~]$ vgcfgrestore -l fluidVG_125094317679


------- snip ---------

File: /etc/lvm/archive/fluidVG_125094317679_00126-1479850541.vg
VG name: fluidVG_125094317679
Description: Created *before* executing 'lvremove
/dev/fluidVG_125094317679/mars.x.com_root_125152080771'
Backup Time: Tue Aug 2 17:40:44 2011


File: /etc/lvm/backup/fluidVG_125094317679
VG name: fluidVG_125094317679
Description: Created *after* executing 'lvremove
/dev/fluidVG_125094317679/mars.x.com_root_125152080771'
Backup Time: Tue Aug 2 17:40:44 2011

So I want to recover mars.x.com_root_125152080771 and issue the
following command:

root@usaxen02:[~]$ vgcfgrestore -f fluidVG_125094317679
mars.x.com_root_125152080771
fluidVG_125094317679: stat failed: No such file or directory
Couldn't read volume group metadata.
Restore failed.

root@usaxen02:[~]$ vgcfgrestore -f fluidVG_125094317679
Please specify a *single* volume group to restore.

root@usaxen02:[~]$ vgcfgrestore -f mars.x.com_root_125152080771
Please specify a *single* volume group to restore.

All different attempts, which apparently should work according to some
google search results I've found but doesn't.


Another attempt:

root@usaxen02:[~]$ vgcfgrestore -vvt
/etc/lvm/archive/fluidVG_125094317679_00126-1479850541.vg
fluidVG_125094317679
Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
Setting global/locking_type to 1
global/wait_for_locks not found in config: defaulting to 1
File-based locking selected.
Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm
Please specify a *single* volume group to restore.
Test mode: Wiping internal cache
Wiping internal VG cache

Does anyone know what the correct syntax should be on CentOS 5.5?

 

[BD.ut]

You may wish to try this link in the future. A bit belated but could help the next reader.

http://www.microdevsys.com/WordPress/2011/09/19/linux-lvm-recovering-a-lost-volume/

BD..