I'm getting an error when trying to remove an LV that has no mounted filesystem or raw volume on it: # raw -qa # mount|grep lvtest1 # lvremove /dev/vgtest2/lvstripe1 Can't remove open logical volume "lvstripe1" Per lsof and fuser, the only process I can see opening any device files is multipathd: # fuser /dev/sd* /dev/sda: 8910 /dev/sdb: 8910 /dev/sdc: 8910 /dev/sdd: 8910 /dev/sde: 8910 /dev/sdf: 8910 /dev/sdg: 8910 /dev/sdh: 8910 # ps -ef|grep multipathd root 8910 1 0 14:51 pts/0 00:00:00 /sbin/multipathd But shutting it down doesn't help: # service multipathd stop Stopping multipathd daemon: [ OK ] # lvremove /dev/vgtest2/lvstripe1 Can't remove open logical volume "lvstripe1" The lvremove -vvvv output is below. Any thoughts on what I can do here? I'm using LVM2 with device-mapper-multipath 0.4.5 on GA RHEL 4 update 2 release, kernel version 2.6.9-22.ELsmp. Storage is 4 Clariion CX600 LUNs. TIA, Phil Lowden The volume is striped across all 4 PVs. # lvs LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% lvstripe1 vgtest2 -wi-a- 400.00M # vgs VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree vgtest2 4 1 0 wz--n 9.98G 9.59G # pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11 vgtest2 lvm2 a- 1020.00M 920.00M /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11 vgtest2 lvm2 a- 2.00G 1.90G /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11 vgtest2 lvm2 a- 3.00G 2.90G /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11 vgtest2 lvm2 a- 4.00G 3.90G # lvremove -vvvv /dev/vgtest2/lvstripe1 #lvmcmdline.c:836 Processing: lvremove -vvvv /dev/vgtest2/lvstripe1 #lvmcmdline.c:839 O_DIRECT will be used #config/config.c:773 Setting global/locking_type to 1 #config/config.c:758 Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm #locking/locking.c:139 File-based locking enabled. #toollib.c:130 Using logical volume(s) on command line #locking/file_locking.c:164 Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_vgtest2 WB #device/dev-io.c:425 Opened /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11 RW O_DIRECT #device/dev-io.c:134 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11: block size is 4096 bytes #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #cache/lvmcache.c:426 lvmcache: /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11 now orphaned #cache/lvmcache.c:426 lvmcache: /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11 now in VG vgtest2 #device/dev-io.c:425 Opened /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11 RW O_DIRECT #device/dev-io.c:134 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11: block size is 4096 bytes #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #cache/lvmcache.c:426 lvmcache: /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11 now orphaned #cache/lvmcache.c:426 lvmcache: /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11 now in VG vgtest2 #device/dev-io.c:425 Opened /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11 RW O_DIRECT #device/dev-io.c:134 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11: block size is 4096 bytes #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #cache/lvmcache.c:426 lvmcache: /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11 now orphaned #cache/lvmcache.c:426 lvmcache: /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11 now in VG vgtest2 #device/dev-io.c:425 Opened /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11 RW O_DIRECT #device/dev-io.c:134 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11: block size is 4096 bytes #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #cache/lvmcache.c:426 lvmcache: /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11 now orphaned #cache/lvmcache.c:426 lvmcache: /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11 now in VG vgtest2 #device/dev-io.c:425 Opened /dev/vgtest2/lvstripe1 RW O_DIRECT #device/dev-io.c:134 /dev/vgtest2/lvstripe1: block size is 4096 bytes #label/label.c:189 /dev/vgtest2/lvstripe1: No label detected #label/label.c:279 <backtrace> #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #format_text/format-text.c:311 Read vgtest2 metadata (5) from /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11 at 9216 size 1266 #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #format_text/format-text.c:311 Read vgtest2 metadata (5) from /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11 at 8192 size 1266 #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #format_text/format-text.c:311 Read vgtest2 metadata (5) from /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11 at 7168 size 1266 #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #label/label.c:168 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11: lvm2 label detected #format_text/format-text.c:311 Read vgtest2 metadata (5) from /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11 at 6144 size 1266 #metadata/pv_manip.c:242 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11 0: 0 25: lvstripe1(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:242 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11 1: 25 998: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:242 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11 0: 0 25: lvstripe1(0:1) #metadata/pv_manip.c:242 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11 1: 25 742: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:242 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11 0: 0 25: lvstripe1(0:2) #metadata/pv_manip.c:242 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11 1: 25 486: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:242 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11 0: 0 25: lvstripe1(0:3) #metadata/pv_manip.c:242 /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11 1: 25 230: NULL(0:0) #config/config.c:758 Setting activation/missing_stripe_filler to /dev/ioerror #activate/dev_manager.c:1048 Getting device info for vgtest2-lvstripe1 #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1326 dm version O #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1326 dm info aiFWOXpuHkPrVsSng5Qlg9TKnDUA7QroT1yHNXkplLWCwIjXrQZYIuPbvoQuF3Vp O #lvremove.c:59 Can't remove open logical volume "lvstripe1" #locking/file_locking.c:59 Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_vgtest2 #device/dev-io.c:456 Closed /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00773e69d8862fda11 #device/dev-io.c:456 Closed /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00763e69d8862fda11 #device/dev-io.c:456 Closed /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00753e69d8862fda11 #device/dev-io.c:456 Closed /dev/mapper/3600601604b600d00743e69d8862fda11 #device/dev-io.c:456 Closed /dev/vgtest2/lvstripe1 -- dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
