[linux-lvm] Cannot create PV on /dev/dm-NN (/dev/dm-N works)

[Michael Fladischer]

On Wed, 2018-03-28 at 10:27 +0200, Zdenek Kabelac wrote:
> lvm2 is detecting  multipath 'component' devices - those are not
> allowed to be 
> used for pvcreate.
> 
> You can use  'pvcreate -vvv' to get more information - there will be
> printed 
> the reason why devices are rejected....

Thanks, I figured it out. As it happens those devices with two digits
had a GPT on them. Once I erased the primary copy at the beginning of
the devices, I was able to use pvcreate on them.

Cheers,
-- 
Michael Fladischer
Fladi.at
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