LVM inactive on startup and reboot

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES for System Z
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The system is SLES 11 SP1. The LVM volumes are inactive after an IPL. I am able to make them active and successfully mount them. On reboot these volumes are once again inactive. I turned verbose on and reboot. Issued “lvscan” then activated the LVM volumes and issued “lvscan”.
LVM inactive lvscan.

linux215:~ # lvscan Setting log/indent to 1 Setting log/prefix to Setting log/command_names to 0 Setting global/test to 0 Setting log/overwrite to 0 Setting log/file to /var/log/lvm2.log log/activation not found in config: defaulting to 0 Logging initialised at Mon Jun 26 09:49:40 2017 Setting global/umask to 63 Set umask to 0077 Setting devices/dir to /dev Setting global/proc to /proc Setting global/activation to 1 global/suffix not found in config: defaulting to 1 global/units not found in config: defaulting to h activation/readahead not found in config: defaulting to auto Setting activation/missing_stripe_filler to error devices/preferred_names not found in config file: using built-in preferences Matcher built with 125 dfa states devices/ignore_suspended_devices not found in config: defaulting to 1 Setting devices/cache to /etc/lvm/.cache Setting devices/write_cache_state to 1 Opened /etc/lvm/.cache RO /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac.00000000000027200000000000000000: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7-part1: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7-part1 in device cache /dev/mapper/pool1-lvvartmp: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/XOR: Not a block device /dev/autofs: Not a block device /dev/blog: Not a block device /dev/console: Not a block device /dev/core: Not a block device /dev/cpu_dma_latency: Not a block device /dev/dasd_eer: Not a block device /dev/dasda: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac.00000000000027200000000000000000 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/dasda1: Added to device cache /dev/dasdb: Added to device cache /dev/dasdb1: Added to device cache /dev/dasdc: Added to device cache /dev/dasdc1: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7-part1 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/dasdd: Added to device cache /dev/dasdd1: Added to device cache /dev/dasde: Added to device cache /dev/dasde1: Added to device cache /dev/device-mapper: Not a block device /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0601: Aliased to /dev/dasdc in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0601-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdc1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0602: Aliased to /dev/dasdd in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0602-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdd1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0603: Aliased to /dev/dasde in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0603-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasde1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac: Aliased to /dev/dasda in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac.00000000000027200000000000000000: Already in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7: Aliased to /dev/dasdc in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7-part1: Already in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7.00000000000027200000000000000000: Aliased to /dev/dasdc in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Already in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c5.8e: Aliased to /dev/dasdd in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c5.8e-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdd1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c5.8e.00000000000027200000000000000000: Aliased to /dev/dasdd in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c5.8e.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdd1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59: Aliased to /dev/dasdb in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59.0000000000000d0a0000000000000000: Aliased to /dev/dasdb in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59.0000000000000d0a0000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90: Aliased to /dev/dasde in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasde1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90.00000000000027200000000000000000: Aliased to /dev/dasde in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasde1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-L215SW: Aliased to /dev/dasdb in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-L215SW-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-SLESB0: Aliased to /dev/dasda in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-SLESB0-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0600: Aliased to /dev/dasdb in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0600-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0601: Aliased to /dev/dasdc in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0601-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdc1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0602: Aliased to /dev/dasdd in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0602-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdd1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0603: Aliased to /dev/dasde in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0603-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasde1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.15b0: Aliased to /dev/dasda in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.15b0-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-uuid/639282c8-ce53-4f9a-88fa-49505085d809: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-uuid/ff012db8-7729-4568-a5f2-e1bf458b6b45: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache /dev/fd: Symbolic link to directory /dev/full: Not a block device /dev/fuse: Not a block device /dev/fwmonitor: Not a block device /dev/hvc0: Not a block device /dev/hvc1: Not a block device /dev/hvc2: Not a block device /dev/hvc3: Not a block device /dev/hvc4: Not a block device /dev/hvc5: Not a block device /dev/hvc6: Not a block device /dev/hvc7: Not a block device /dev/initctl: Not a block device /dev/kmem: Not a block device /dev/kmsg: Not a block device /dev/log: Not a block device /dev/loop0: Added to device cache /dev/loop1: Added to device cache /dev/loop2: Added to device cache /dev/loop3: Added to device cache /dev/loop4: Added to device cache /dev/loop5: Added to device cache /dev/loop6: Added to device cache /dev/loop7: Added to device cache /dev/lp0: Not a block device /dev/mapper/control: Not a block device /dev/md0: Added to device cache /dev/md1: Added to device cache /dev/md10: Added to device cache /dev/md11: Added to device cache /dev/md12: Added to device cache /dev/md13: Added to device cache /dev/md14: Added to device cache /dev/md15: Added to device cache /dev/md16: Added to device cache /dev/md17: Added to device cache /dev/md18: Added to device cache /dev/md19: Added to device cache /dev/md2: Added to device cache /dev/md20: Added to device cache /dev/md21: Added to device cache /dev/md22: Added to device cache /dev/md23: Added to device cache /dev/md24: Added to device cache /dev/md25: Added to device cache /dev/md26: Added to device cache /dev/md27: Added to device cache /dev/md28: Added to device cache /dev/md29: Added to device cache /dev/md3: Added to device cache /dev/md30: Added to device cache /dev/md31: Added to device cache /dev/md4: Added to device cache /dev/md5: Added to device cache /dev/md6: Added to device cache /dev/md7: Added to device cache /dev/md8: Added to device cache /dev/md9: Added to device cache /dev/mem: Not a block device /dev/net/tun: Not a block device /dev/network_latency: Not a block device /dev/network_throughput: Not a block device /dev/null: Not a block device /dev/ppp: Not a block device /dev/ptmx: Not a block device /dev/pts/0: Not a block device /dev/pts/ptmx: Not a block device /dev/random: Not a block device /dev/root: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/route: Not a block device /dev/skip: Not a block device /dev/snapshot: Not a block device /dev/stderr: Not a block device /dev/stdin: Not a block device /dev/stdout: Not a block device /dev/tty: Not a block device /dev/tty1: Not a block device /dev/ttyS0: Not a block device /dev/ttyS1: Not a block device /dev/ttyS2: Not a block device /dev/ttyS3: Not a block device /dev/ttyS4: Not a block device /dev/ttyS5: Not a block device /dev/ttyS6: Not a block device /dev/ttyS7: Not a block device /dev/ttysclp0: Not a block device /dev/urandom: Not a block device /dev/watchdog: Not a block device /dev/xconsole: Not a block device /dev/zero: Not a block device /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-pool1-lvopt: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-LVM-z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd34efDDSgPINh0iIcZJCFFKy7pHaTW4lU: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/mapper/pool1-lvopt: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-LVM-z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLdJHB5AqtUGfmsuG3oRnMzdAALDaZgRIKg: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/pool1/lvvartmp: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/pool1/lvopt: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/dm-1: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/dm-0: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/disk/by-uuid/f8ddfecb-a909-405a-8812-37fdb3348d35: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/disk/by-uuid/113485bc-17a0-4eeb-9f0e-e0621653aa96: stat failed: No such file or directory /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-pool1-lvvartmp: stat failed: No such file or directory Loaded persistent filter cache from /etc/lvm/.cache Closed /etc/lvm/.cache Setting activation/reserved_stack to 256 Setting activation/reserved_memory to 8192 Setting activation/process_priority to -18 Initialised format: lvm1 Initialised format: pool Initialised format: lvm2 global/format not found in config: defaulting to lvm2 lvmcache: initialised VG #orphans_lvm1 lvmcache: initialised VG #orphans_pool lvmcache: initialised VG #orphans_lvm2 Initialised segtype: striped Initialised segtype: zero Initialised segtype: error Initialised segtype: free Setting dmeventd/snapshot_library to libdevmapper-event-lvm2snapshot.so.2.02 Initialised segtype: snapshot Initialised segtype: mirror Setting backup/retain_days to 30 Setting backup/retain_min to 10 Setting backup/archive_dir to /etc/lvm/archive Setting backup/backup_dir to /etc/lvm/backup global/fallback_to_lvm1 not found in config: defaulting to 0 Parsing: lvscan Processing: lvscan O_DIRECT will be used Setting global/locking_type to 3 Cluster locking selected. connect() failed on local socket: Connection refused locking/fallback_to_local_locking not found in config: defaulting to 1 WARNING: Falling back to local file-based locking. Volume Groups with the clustered attribute will be inaccessible. Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm Finding all logical volumes Opened /dev/loop0 RO /dev/loop0: size is 0 sectors /dev/loop0: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV Closed /dev/loop0 /dev/md0: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasda RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasda: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasda: No label detected Closed /dev/dasda Opened /dev/loop1 RO /dev/loop1: size is 0 sectors /dev/loop1: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV Closed /dev/loop1 /dev/md1: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/root RO O_DIRECT /dev/root: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/root: No label detected Closed /dev/root Opened /dev/loop2 RO /dev/loop2: size is 0 sectors /dev/loop2: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV Closed /dev/loop2 /dev/md2: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/loop3 RO /dev/loop3: size is 0 sectors /dev/loop3: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV Closed /dev/loop3 /dev/md3: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/loop4 RO /dev/loop4: size is 0 sectors /dev/loop4: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV Closed /dev/loop4 /dev/md4: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasdb RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdb: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdb: No label detected Closed /dev/dasdb Opened /dev/loop5 RO /dev/loop5: size is 0 sectors /dev/loop5: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV Closed /dev/loop5 /dev/md5: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasdb1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdb1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdb1: No label detected Closed /dev/dasdb1 Opened /dev/loop6 RO /dev/loop6: size is 0 sectors /dev/loop6: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV Closed /dev/loop6 /dev/md6: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/loop7 RO /dev/loop7: size is 0 sectors /dev/loop7: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV Closed /dev/loop7 /dev/md7: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md8: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasdc RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdc: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdc: No label detected Closed /dev/dasdc /dev/md9: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasdc1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdc1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdc1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) /dev/dasdc1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: now in VG pool1 with 1 mdas lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: setting pool1 VGID to z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: VG pool1: Set creation host to linux215. Closed /dev/dasdc1 /dev/md10: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md11: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md12: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasdd RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdd: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdd: No label detected Closed /dev/dasdd /dev/md13: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasdd1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdd1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdd1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasdd1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) /dev/dasdd1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasdd1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Closed /dev/dasdd1 /dev/md14: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md15: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md16: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasde RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasde: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasde: No label detected Closed /dev/dasde /dev/md17: Skipping (sysfs) Opened /dev/dasde1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasde1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasde1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasde1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) /dev/dasde1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasde1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Closed /dev/dasde1 /dev/md18: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md19: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md20: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md21: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md22: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md23: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md24: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md25: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md26: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md27: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md28: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md29: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md30: Skipping (sysfs) /dev/md31: Skipping (sysfs) Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_pool1 RB Opened /dev/dasdc1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdc1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdc1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 1 mdas /dev/dasdc1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Opened /dev/dasdd1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdd1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdd1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasdd1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 1 mdas /dev/dasdd1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasdd1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Opened /dev/dasde1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasde1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasde1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasde1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 1 mdas /dev/dasde1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasde1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Using cached label for /dev/dasdc1 Using cached label for /dev/dasdd1 Using cached label for /dev/dasde1 Read pool1 metadata (3) from /dev/dasdc1 at 7168 size 1671 Using cached label for /dev/dasdc1 Using cached label for /dev/dasdd1 Using cached label for /dev/dasde1 Read pool1 metadata (3) from /dev/dasdd1 at 7168 size 1671 Using cached label for /dev/dasdc1 Using cached label for /dev/dasdd1 Using cached label for /dev/dasde1 Read pool1 metadata (3) from /dev/dasde1 at 7168 size 1671 /dev/dasdc1 0: 0 1760: lvvartmp(0:0) /dev/dasdd1 0: 0 800: lvvartmp(1760:0) /dev/dasdd1 1: 800 800: lvopt(1760:0) /dev/dasdd1 2: 1600 160: NULL(0:0) /dev/dasde1 0: 0 1760: lvopt(0:0) Getting device info for pool1-lvvartmp dm version OF [16384] dm info LVM-z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd34efDDSgPINh0iIcZJCFFKy7pHaTW4lU OF [16384] dm info z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd34efDDSgPINh0iIcZJCFFKy7pHaTW4lU OF [16384] dm info pool1-lvvartmp OF [16384] inactive '/dev/pool1/lvvartmp' [10.00 GB] inherit Getting device info for pool1-lvopt dm info LVM-z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLdJHB5AqtUGfmsuG3oRnMzdAALDaZgRIKg OF [16384] dm info z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLdJHB5AqtUGfmsuG3oRnMzdAALDaZgRIKg OF [16384] dm info pool1-lvopt OF [16384] inactive '/dev/pool1/lvopt' [10.00 GB] inherit Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_pool1 Closed /dev/dasdc1 Closed /dev/dasdd1 Closed /dev/dasde1 Completed: lvscan Dumping persistent device cache to /etc/lvm/.cache Locking /etc/lvm/.cache (F_WRLCK, 1) Unlocking fd 4 Wiping internal VG cache

Active LVM lvscan.

linux215:~ # lvscan Setting log/indent to 1 Setting log/prefix to Setting log/command_names to 0 Setting global/test to 0 Setting log/overwrite to 0 Setting log/file to /var/log/lvm2.log log/activation not found in config: defaulting to 0 Logging initialised at Mon Jun 26 10:04:13 2017 Setting global/umask to 63 Set umask to 0077 Setting devices/dir to /dev Setting global/proc to /proc Setting global/activation to 1 global/suffix not found in config: defaulting to 1 global/units not found in config: defaulting to h activation/readahead not found in config: defaulting to auto Setting activation/missing_stripe_filler to error devices/preferred_names not found in config file: using built-in preferences Matcher built with 125 dfa states devices/ignore_suspended_devices not found in config: defaulting to 1 Setting devices/cache to /etc/lvm/.cache Setting devices/write_cache_state to 1 Opened /etc/lvm/.cache RO /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac.00000000000027200000000000000000: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7-part1: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7-part1 in device cache /dev/mapper/pool1-lvvartmp: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-SLESB0-part1: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90.00000000000027200000000000000000: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-pool1-lvopt: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90-part1: Added to device cache /dev/dasdc: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7.00000000000027200000000000000000: Aliased to /dev/dasdc in device cache /dev/dasdb1: Added to device cache /dev/dasdc1: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7-part1 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/dasda1: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-SLESB0-part1 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/dasdd1: Added to device cache /dev/dasde1: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90-part1 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90.00000000000027200000000000000000 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-LVM-z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd34efDDSgPINh0iIcZJCFFKy7pHaTW4lU: Aliased to /dev/mapper/pool1-lvvartmp in device cache /dev/mapper/pool1-lvopt: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-pool1-lvopt in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-LVM-z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLdJHB5AqtUGfmsuG3oRnMzdAALDaZgRIKg: Aliased to /dev/mapper/pool1-lvopt in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-L215SW-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-uuid/ff012db8-7729-4568-a5f2-e1bf458b6b45: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-L215SW: Added to device cache /dev/dasda: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac.00000000000027200000000000000000 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.15b0: Aliased to /dev/dasda in device cache /dev/dasdd: Added to device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c5.8e: Aliased to /dev/dasdd in device cache /dev/dasde: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c5.8e.00000000000027200000000000000000: Aliased to /dev/dasdd in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0603-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasde1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0601-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdc1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-L215SW in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0602-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdd1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c5.8e-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdd1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c4.e7: Aliased to /dev/dasdc in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0603: Aliased to /dev/dasde in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0600: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0600-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0602: Aliased to /dev/dasdd in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c9.90.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasde1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0601: Aliased to /dev/dasdc in device cache /dev/pool1/lvvartmp: Aliased to /dev/mapper/pool1-lvvartmp in device cache (preferred name) /dev/pool1/lvopt: Aliased to /dev/mapper/pool1-lvopt in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c5.8e.00000000000027200000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdd1 in device cache /dev/root: Aliased to /dev/dasda1 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/dm-1: Aliased to /dev/pool1/lvvartmp in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59.0000000000000d0a0000000000000000: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59 in device cache /dev/disk/by-uuid/639282c8-ce53-4f9a-88fa-49505085d809: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59.0000000000000d0a0000000000000000-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdb1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0603: Aliased to /dev/dasde in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0602-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdd1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.15b0-part1: Aliased to /dev/root in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c3.ac: Aliased to /dev/dasda in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0601: Aliased to /dev/dasdc in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-SLESB0: Aliased to /dev/dasda in device cache /dev/dm-0: Aliased to /dev/pool1/lvopt in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0603-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasde1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-0X0601-part1: Aliased to /dev/dasdc1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-uuid/f8ddfecb-a909-405a-8812-37fdb3348d35: Aliased to /dev/dm-1 in device cache /dev/disk/by-uuid/113485bc-17a0-4eeb-9f0e-e0621653aa96: Aliased to /dev/dm-0 in device cache /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0602: Aliased to /dev/dasdd in device cache /dev/dasdb: Aliased to /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-IBM.750000000W2201.00c8.59 in device cache (preferred name) /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-pool1-lvvartmp: Aliased to /dev/dm-1 in device cache Loaded persistent filter cache from /etc/lvm/.cache Closed /etc/lvm/.cache Setting activation/reserved_stack to 256 Setting activation/reserved_memory to 8192 Setting activation/process_priority to -18 Initialised format: lvm1 Initialised format: pool Initialised format: lvm2 global/format not found in config: defaulting to lvm2 lvmcache: initialised VG #orphans_lvm1 lvmcache: initialised VG #orphans_pool lvmcache: initialised VG #orphans_lvm2 Initialised segtype: striped Initialised segtype: zero Initialised segtype: error Initialised segtype: free Setting dmeventd/snapshot_library to libdevmapper-event-lvm2snapshot.so.2.02 Initialised segtype: snapshot Initialised segtype: mirror Setting backup/retain_days to 30 Setting backup/retain_min to 10 Setting backup/archive_dir to /etc/lvm/archive Setting backup/backup_dir to /etc/lvm/backup global/fallback_to_lvm1 not found in config: defaulting to 0 Parsing: lvscan Processing: lvscan O_DIRECT will be used Setting global/locking_type to 3 Cluster locking selected. connect() failed on local socket: Connection refused locking/fallback_to_local_locking not found in config: defaulting to 1 WARNING: Falling back to local file-based locking. Volume Groups with the clustered attribute will be inaccessible. Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm Finding all logical volumes Opened /dev/dasda RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasda: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasda: No label detected Closed /dev/dasda Opened /dev/dm-0 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dm-0: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dm-0: No label detected Closed /dev/dm-0 Opened /dev/root RO O_DIRECT /dev/root: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/root: No label detected Closed /dev/root Opened /dev/dm-1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dm-1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dm-1: No label detected Closed /dev/dm-1 Opened /dev/dasdb RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdb: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdb: No label detected Closed /dev/dasdb Opened /dev/dasdb1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdb1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdb1: No label detected Closed /dev/dasdb1 Opened /dev/dasdc RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdc: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdc: No label detected Closed /dev/dasdc Opened /dev/dasdc1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdc1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdc1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) /dev/dasdc1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: now in VG pool1 with 1 mdas lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: setting pool1 VGID to z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: VG pool1: Set creation host to linux215. Closed /dev/dasdc1 Opened /dev/dasdd RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdd: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdd: No label detected Closed /dev/dasdd Opened /dev/dasdd1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdd1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdd1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasdd1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) /dev/dasdd1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasdd1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Closed /dev/dasdd1 Opened /dev/dasde RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasde: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasde: No label detected Closed /dev/dasde Opened /dev/dasde1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasde1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasde1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasde1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) /dev/dasde1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasde1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Closed /dev/dasde1 Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_pool1 RB Opened /dev/dasdc1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdc1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdc1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 1 mdas /dev/dasdc1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasdc1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Opened /dev/dasdd1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasdd1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasdd1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasdd1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 1 mdas /dev/dasdd1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasdd1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Opened /dev/dasde1 RO O_DIRECT /dev/dasde1: block size is 4096 bytes /dev/dasde1: lvm2 label detected lvmcache: /dev/dasde1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 1 mdas /dev/dasde1: Found metadata at 7168 size 1671 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for pool1 (z8mfzL-3fh1-X50n-0gnl-Zi1r-hkDa-xRzJLd) lvmcache: /dev/dasde1: now in VG pool1 (z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd) with 1 mdas Using cached label for /dev/dasdc1 Using cached label for /dev/dasdd1 Using cached label for /dev/dasde1 Read pool1 metadata (3) from /dev/dasdc1 at 7168 size 1671 Using cached label for /dev/dasdc1 Using cached label for /dev/dasdd1 Using cached label for /dev/dasde1 Read pool1 metadata (3) from /dev/dasdd1 at 7168 size 1671 Using cached label for /dev/dasdc1 Using cached label for /dev/dasdd1 Using cached label for /dev/dasde1 Read pool1 metadata (3) from /dev/dasde1 at 7168 size 1671 /dev/dasdc1 0: 0 1760: lvvartmp(0:0) /dev/dasdd1 0: 0 800: lvvartmp(1760:0) /dev/dasdd1 1: 800 800: lvopt(1760:0) /dev/dasdd1 2: 1600 160: NULL(0:0) /dev/dasde1 0: 0 1760: lvopt(0:0) Getting device info for pool1-lvvartmp dm version OF [16384] dm info LVM-z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLd34efDDSgPINh0iIcZJCFFKy7pHaTW4lU OF [16384] ACTIVE '/dev/pool1/lvvartmp' [10.00 GB] inherit Getting device info for pool1-lvopt dm info LVM-z8mfzL3fh1X50n0gnlZi1rhkDaxRzJLdJHB5AqtUGfmsuG3oRnMzdAALDaZgRIKg OF [16384] ACTIVE '/dev/pool1/lvopt' [10.00 GB] inherit Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_pool1 Closed /dev/dasdc1 Closed /dev/dasdd1 Closed /dev/dasde1 Completed: lvscan Dumping persistent device cache to /etc/lvm/.cache Locking /etc/lvm/.cache (F_WRLCK, 1) Unlocking fd 4 Wiping internal VG cache

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Did you issue command lvchange -ay LogicalVolumePath?

Harley

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Greetings Harley, thank you for the response. I did do a successful vgchange and then I was able to mount the LVM volumes. After a reboot they become inactive.

[CODE]linux215:/etc/lvm # fsck -yfv /dev/pool1/lvopt
fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
e2fsck 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information

16667 inodes used (2.54%)
200 non-contiguous files (1.2%)
9 non-contiguous directories (0.1%)
# of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 1490/38/0
572586 blocks used (21.84%)
0 bad blocks
1 large file

14194 regular files
2013 directories
0 character device files
0 block device files
0 fifos
0 links
451 symbolic links (446 fast symbolic links)
0 sockets

16658 files
linux215:/etc/lvm # fsck -yfv /dev/pool1/lvvartmp
fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
e2fsck 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information

  15 inodes used (0.00%)
   0 non-contiguous files (0.0%)
   0 non-contiguous directories (0.0%)
     # of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 1/1/0

223484 blocks used (8.53%)
0 bad blocks
1 large file

   3 regular files
   3 directories
   0 character device files
   0 block device files
   0 fifos
   0 links
   0 symbolic links (0 fast symbolic links)
   0 sockets

   6 files[/CODE]

During the boot process I fine these messages.

[CODE]Waiting for /dev/pool1/lvopt
/dev/pool1/lvvartmp . no more events
Checking file systems…
fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
Checking all file systems.
[/sbin/fsck.ext3 (1) – /opt] fsck.ext3 -a /dev/pool1/lvopt
fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/pool1/lvopt
/dev/pool1/lvopt:
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193

[/sbin/fsck.ext3 (1) – /var/tmp] fsck.ext3 -a /dev/pool1/lvvartmp
fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/pool1/lvvartmp
/dev/pool1/lvvartmp:
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193

…failed
fsck failed for at least one filesystem (not /).
Please repair manually and reboot.
The root file system is is already mounted read-write.[/CODE]

linux215:/etc/lvm # blkid /dev/dasda1: UUID="ff012db8-7729-4568-a5f2-e1bf458b6b45" TYPE="ext3" /dev/dasdb1: UUID="639282c8-ce53-4f9a-88fa-49505085d809" TYPE="swap" /dev/dasdc1: UUID="ZlkMiH-j58w-b3Jn-nZP0-wvCZ-71H0-Ilow6j" TYPE="LVM2_member" /dev/dasdd1: UUID="QOfNGv-E7xo-xBHk-gelw-DquY-AIyC-GTdM67" TYPE="LVM2_member" /dev/dasde1: UUID="YbWUNW-maE5-jX01-Mt7X-GieI-H67R-Fz4Cj1" TYPE="LVM2_member" /dev/mapper/pool1-lvopt: UUID="113485bc-17a0-4eeb-9f0e-e0621653aa96" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/mapper/pool1-lvvartmp: UUID="f8ddfecb-a909-405a-8812-37fdb3348d35" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"

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Hi Mike,

You may need to issue the lvchange command as well as vgchange.

Harley

5

Greetings Harley, thank you for the reply. I do not understand why I may need to do a vgchange. After IPL I do a lvchange to make the lvm volumes active. This works and I am able to mount these lvm volumes. A reboot is done and the devices become inactive again. I try fsck with a backup superblock to fix the lvm volumes. Error are found and I am asked to fix them. I reply “yes” but if I rerun the fsck utility the same problems are found!

6

Hi Mike,

have you tried setting the kernel parameter “rd.lvm.vg=pool1”?

Regards,
J

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Greetings J, thank you for your suggestion. I add the specified parameter on a menu item. I check the boot messages and it did get specified. However, the lvm devices still came up inactive.

8

Hi Mike,

sorry about that - I’m not familiar with the System Z environment, maybe there needs to be a different parameter specified? (I looked this up on a SELS12SP1 Intel, where Dracut is used as the boot environment. In it’s sources, I see that “rd_LVM_LV” is specified as deprecated predecessor of “rd.lvm.vg”)

The idea behind my suggestion is that typically, the boot environment only auto-activates those VGs needed for the boot (so most importantly the VG where your root LV resides). If you need extra VGs activated, you typically have means to specify those. In SLES11, there was a file /etc/sysconfig/lvm with the variable LVM_VGS_ACTIVATED_ON_BOOT, but the mechanism has changed with Dracut.

Regards,
J

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is boot.lvm service enabled?

Michael