Remove a Physical Volume listed as an "unknown device"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • pvdisplay output lists PV Name as an unknown device.
  • The missing device has been accounted for and has been deemed safe to remove from the current LVM stack.
  • How to delete a Volume Group in partial state?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9
  • LVM

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