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XK0-005 · Question #1758

The application team is having issues accessing their data in their /app file system. Give the following outputs: Which of the following is the reason for this issue?

The correct answer is C. A physical volume is missing. The problem implies an underlying storage issue preventing access to the /app filesystem, and a missing physical volume is a fundamental cause for a logical volume management (LVM) filesystem to be inaccessible. A missing physical volume means the logical volume containing /app…

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The application team is having issues accessing their data in their /app file system. Give the following outputs: Which of the following is the reason for this issue?

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Options

  • AThe fllesystem was mounted incorrectly.
  • BThe /etc/fstab configuration is wrong.
  • CA physical volume is missing.
  • DThe data has been deleted.

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    9% (4)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    72% (33)
  • D
    15% (7)

Why each option

The problem implies an underlying storage issue preventing access to the /app filesystem, and a missing physical volume is a fundamental cause for a logical volume management (LVM) filesystem to be inaccessible. A missing physical volume means the logical volume containing /app cannot be activated or mounted.

AThe fllesystem was mounted incorrectly.

While incorrect mounting could prevent access, a missing physical volume is a more fundamental storage layer issue that would prevent successful mounting in the first place or cause the mount to fail.

BThe /etc/fstab configuration is wrong.

An incorrect `/etc/fstab` configuration would typically prevent the filesystem from mounting at boot, but it doesn't address the underlying physical storage problem.

CA physical volume is missing.Correct

In Linux Logical Volume Management (LVM), filesystems often reside on logical volumes that are built upon volume groups, which in turn are composed of physical volumes. If a physical volume is missing or inaccessible, the entire LVM structure it contributes to can become unavailable, preventing the corresponding logical volume and its filesystem from being mounted or accessed.

DThe data has been deleted.

Data deletion implies the filesystem itself is accessible but empty, which contradicts the problem of 'issues accessing their data in their /app file system,' suggesting the filesystem isn't available.

Concept tested: Linux LVM physical volume dependency

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/pvcreate.8.html

Topics

#LVM#Filesystem management#Storage troubleshooting#Disk management

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