michelepbx@gmail.com
2013-Apr-19 18:31 UTC
lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant
Hi All, first post here. I manage a xen server and I''m experiencing an HDD fault, which looks like a software problem, and I''m unable to mount the volume. The HDD is sata and the file system is xfs (under xen and lvm). Please let me know if you may be available for a paid consultancy, urgenlty, remotely. Thanks and regards, Mike
mitch@bitblock.net
2013-Apr-19 18:45 UTC
Re: lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant
Hey Mike - I posted a similar message a couple days ago - so far no takers. I was able to pull back my data volume so far using testdisk and photorec - I extracted the lvm files and some of them worked right away. My thought is that the non-working ones may have been resized leading to fragmentation. I haven''t given up yet. If you find resources (or consultants?) maybe send them my way too? So far the commercial "experts" I''ve tried can see the data but just sent the drive images back as unrecoverable - so far I''ve done better than that with persistence and the tools on the web (and kind advice received). My testdisk notes are on their forum here: http://forum.cgsecurity.org/phpBB3/trying-to-recover-windows-ntfs-disk-from-xen-hba-lvm-vol-t2252.html My xen-users thread is here: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/xen/users/278066 Just make sure to work on a copy or make sure you don''t alter the original and make it worse. Regards returned, Mitch. -----Original Message----- From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xen.org [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xen.org] On Behalf Of michelepbx@gmail.com Sent: April 19, 2013 11:31 AM To: xen-users@lists.xen.org Subject: [Xen-users] lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant Hi All, first post here. I manage a xen server and I''m experiencing an HDD fault, which looks like a software problem, and I''m unable to mount the volume. The HDD is sata and the file system is xfs (under xen and lvm). Please let me know if you may be available for a paid consultancy, urgenlty, remotely. Thanks and regards, Mike _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
Errol Neal
2013-Apr-19 20:13 UTC
Re: lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant
Is it an HDD fault or a software problem? (e.g physical issue with the disk) What errors are you seeing? What have you tried already? On Fri, 04/19/2013 02:31 PM, "michelepbx@gmail.com" <michelepbx@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi All, first post here. > I manage a xen server and I''m experiencing an HDD fault, which looks like a software problem, and I''m unable to mount the volume. > The HDD is sata and the file system is xfs (under xen and lvm). > Please let me know if you may be available for a paid consultancy, urgenlty, remotely. > > Thanks and regards, > Mike > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
Andrew Wells
2013-Apr-19 20:28 UTC
Re: lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant
Do you have images of the Disks you want to recover? If I could work on them locally, i might take a crack at it, no promises and I would only expect payment if I could get any data back. On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Errol Neal <eneal@businessgrade.com> wrote:> Is it an HDD fault or a software problem? (e.g physical issue with the > disk) > What errors are you seeing? > What have you tried already? > > > On Fri, 04/19/2013 02:31 PM, "michelepbx@gmail.com" & > lt;michelepbx@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, first post here. > > I manage a xen server and I''m experiencing an HDD fault, which looks > like a software problem, and I''m unable to mount the volume. > > The HDD is sata and the file system is xfs (under xen and lvm). > > Please let me know if you may be available for a paid consultancy, > urgenlty, remotely. > > > > Thanks and regards, > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
michelepbx@gmail.com
2013-Apr-19 22:16 UTC
Re: lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant
Hi Andrew thank you and thanks to All for your input and professional availability. I''ll prepare asap a working environment with the bit-to-bit clone of the HDD (using Clonezilla) and provide details about my attempts and errors returned. On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:44 -0400 Andrew Wells <agwells0714@gmail.com> wrote:> Do you have images of the Disks you want to recover? If I could work on > them locally, i might take a crack at it, no promises and I would only > expect payment if I could get any data back. > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Errol Neal <eneal@businessgrade.com> wrote: > > > Is it an HDD fault or a software problem? (e.g physical issue with the > > disk) > > What errors are you seeing? > > What have you tried already? > > > > > > On Fri, 04/19/2013 02:31 PM, "michelepbx@gmail.com" & > > lt;michelepbx@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi All, first post here. > > > I manage a xen server and I''m experiencing an HDD fault, which looks > > like a software problem, and I''m unable to mount the volume. > > > The HDD is sata and the file system is xfs (under xen and lvm). > > > Please let me know if you may be available for a paid consultancy, > > urgenlty, remotely. > > > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xen-users mailing list > > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > >
mikepbx mikepbx
2013-Apr-20 18:24 UTC
Re: lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant
Hi All, thanks for your support. Clonezilla is taking forever (estimated 19 hours) to clone the HDD. The working environment will be ready by tomorrow at 12:00 gmt+1 Thanks and regards, Mike On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 12:16 AM, michelepbx@gmail.com <michelepbx@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi Andrew thank you and thanks to All for your input and professional > availability. > I''ll prepare asap a working environment with the bit-to-bit clone of the > HDD (using Clonezilla) > and provide details about my attempts and errors returned. > > > On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:44 -0400 > Andrew Wells <agwells0714@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Do you have images of the Disks you want to recover? If I could work on > > them locally, i might take a crack at it, no promises and I would only > > expect payment if I could get any data back. > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Errol Neal <eneal@businessgrade.com> > wrote: > > > > > Is it an HDD fault or a software problem? (e.g physical issue with the > > > disk) > > > What errors are you seeing? > > > What have you tried already? > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 04/19/2013 02:31 PM, "michelepbx@gmail.com" & > > > lt;michelepbx@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi All, first post here. > > > > I manage a xen server and I''m experiencing an HDD fault, which looks > > > like a software problem, and I''m unable to mount the volume. > > > > The HDD is sata and the file system is xfs (under xen and lvm). > > > > Please let me know if you may be available for a paid consultancy, > > > urgenlty, remotely. > > > > > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Xen-users mailing list > > > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xen-users mailing list > > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > > > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
michelepbx@gmail.com
2013-Apr-21 13:30 UTC
Re: lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant
Hi All, good sunday morning :) The cloning process is complete. If any of you is available, I''d provide the teamviewer access. Thanks and regards, Mike On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:44 -0400 Andrew Wells <agwells0714@gmail.com> wrote:> Do you have images of the Disks you want to recover? If I could work on > them locally, i might take a crack at it, no promises and I would only > expect payment if I could get any data back. > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Errol Neal <eneal@businessgrade.com> wrote: > > > Is it an HDD fault or a software problem? (e.g physical issue with the > > disk) > > What errors are you seeing? > > What have you tried already? > > > > > > On Fri, 04/19/2013 02:31 PM, "michelepbx@gmail.com" & > > lt;michelepbx@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi All, first post here. > > > I manage a xen server and I''m experiencing an HDD fault, which looks > > like a software problem, and I''m unable to mount the volume. > > > The HDD is sata and the file system is xfs (under xen and lvm). > > > Please let me know if you may be available for a paid consultancy, > > urgenlty, remotely. > > > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xen-users mailing list > > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > >
michelepbx@gmail.com
2013-Apr-23 21:42 UTC
Re: lvm-xen hdd disaster recovery - looking urgently for paid consultant
[SOLVED] !! :D Thanks Errol, thank you all for your support and professional availability, much appreciated despite the urgency and weekend days. Problem solved and no customer complaints. Thanks and regards, Mike On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:44 -0400 Andrew Wells <agwells0714@gmail.com> wrote:> Do you have images of the Disks you want to recover? If I could work on > them locally, i might take a crack at it, no promises and I would only > expect payment if I could get any data back. > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Errol Neal <eneal@businessgrade.com> wrote: > > > Is it an HDD fault or a software problem? (e.g physical issue with the > > disk) > > What errors are you seeing? > > What have you tried already? > > > > > > On Fri, 04/19/2013 02:31 PM, "michelepbx@gmail.com" & > > lt;michelepbx@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi All, first post here. > > > I manage a xen server and I''m experiencing an HDD fault, which looks > > like a software problem, and I''m unable to mount the volume. > > > The HDD is sata and the file system is xfs (under xen and lvm). > > > Please let me know if you may be available for a paid consultancy, > > urgenlty, remotely. > > > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xen-users mailing list > > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users > >