[linux-lvm] can't remove /dev/sdd

[Chris Cox]

On Tue, 2008-09-02 at 14:13 -0400, qian chen wrote:
> Hello:
> I need help getting rid of /dev/sdd.
> I have tried vgreduce /dev/VolEmailNew /dev/sdd, vgreduce
> /dev/VolGroup00 /dev/sdd, vgreduce /dev/VolShared /dev/sdd.

You'll have to clear out the device mapper entry.

man dmsetup

There may be something else you have to do... can't recall.
I'm just saying this because I've had to do this before
with a SAN disk that changed/went away.

> 
> "
> /dev/dm-2: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error
>   /dev/dm-3: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error
>   /dev/sdd: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error
>   Physical Volume "/dev/sdd" not found in Volume Group "VolGroup00"
> "
> Thanks for your help.