rendered paste body[root@foo ~]# pvcreate --test /dev/hda4 Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated. Wiping software RAID md superblock on /dev/hda4 Physical volume "/dev/hda4" successfully created[root@foo ~]# pvs Incorrect metadata area header checksum Incorrect metadata area header checksum Incorrect metadata area header checksum PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/hda4 lvm2 -- 218.15G 218.15G[root@foo ~]# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/hdb2 VolGroup00 lvm2 a- 186.19G 32.00M[root@foo ~]# pvcreate --test /dev/hda4 Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated. Wiping software RAID md superblock on /dev/hda4 Physical volume "/dev/hda4" successfully created[root@foo ~]# pvscan PV /dev/hdb2 VG VolGroup00 lvm2 [186.19 GB / 32.00 MB free] Total: 1 [186.19 GB] / in use: 1 [186.19 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ][root@foo ~]# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/hdb2 VolGroup00 lvm2 a- 186.19G 32.00M[root@foo ~]# pvcreate --test /dev/hda4 Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated. Wiping software RAID md superblock on /dev/hda4 Physical volume "/dev/hda4" successfully created[root@foo ~]# pvscan PV /dev/hdb2 VG VolGroup00 lvm2 [186.19 GB / 32.00 MB free] Total: 1 [186.19 GB] / in use: 1 [186.19 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ][root@foo ~]# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/hdb2 VolGroup00 lvm2 a- 186.19G 32.00M[root@foo ~]# pvscan PV /dev/hdb2 VG VolGroup00 lvm2 [186.19 GB / 32.00 MB free] Total: 1 [186.19 GB] / in use: 1 [186.19 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ][root@foo ~]#