Getting "[abrt] anaconda-19.31.79-1: LVMError: pvcreate failed for /dev/sda2: running lvm pvcreate --config devices sda --dataalignment 1024k /dev/sda2 failed" error at the time of installation

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  • Getting "[abrt] anaconda-19.31.79-1: LVMError: pvcreate failed for /dev/sda2: running lvm pvcreate --config devices sda --dataalignment 1024k /dev/sda2 failed" at the time of installation
  • The complete traceback is:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=RHEL-7.0\x20x86_64 quiet BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz 
comment:        just clicked begin installation and was setting root password when bug appeared.
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64
last_occurrence: 1403797807
pkg_arch:       x86_64
pkg_epoch:      0
pkg_name:       anaconda
pkg_release:    1
pkg_version:    19.31.79
product:        Red Hat Enterprise Linux
release:        Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode release 7.0 (Maipo)
time:           Thu 26 Jun 2014 03:50:07 PM UTC
version:        7.0

anaconda-tb:    Text file, 432946 bytes
anaconda.log:   Text file, 16383 bytes
ifcfg.log:      Text file, 9083 bytes
packaging.log:  Text file, 105597 bytes
program.log:    Text file, 29920 bytes
storage.log:    Text file, 115475 bytes
syslog:         Text file, 131554 bytes

backtrace:
:Traceback (most recent call last):
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 211, in run
:    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 764, in run
:    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 150, in doInstall
:    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall)
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 170, in turnOnFilesystems
:    storage.doIt()
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 310, in doIt
:    self.devicetree.processActions()
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 237, in processActions
:    action.execute()
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 472, in execute
:    options=self.device.formatArgs)
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/lvmpv.py", line 114, in create
:    lvm.pvcreate(self.device)
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicelibs/lvm.py", line 216, in pvcreate
:    raise LVMError("pvcreate failed for %s: %s" % (device, msg))
:LVMError: pvcreate failed for /dev/sda2: running lvm pvcreate --config  devices { filter=["r|/sda1$|","r|/sda2$|","r|/sdc$|","r|/sdd$|"] }  --dataalignment 1024k /dev/sda2 failed

description:
:The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
:anaconda 19.31.79-1 exception report
:Traceback (most recent call first):
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicelibs/lvm.py", line 216, in pvcreate
:    raise LVMError("pvcreate failed for %s: %s" % (device, msg))
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/lvmpv.py", line 114, in create
:    lvm.pvcreate(self.device)
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 472, in execute
:    options=self.device.formatArgs)
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 237, in processActions
:    action.execute()
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 310, in doIt
:    self.devicetree.processActions()
:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 170, in turnOnFilesystems
:    storage.doIt()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 150, in doInstall
:    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 764, in run
:    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 211, in run
:    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
:LVMError: pvcreate failed for /dev/sda2: running lvm pvcreate --config  devices { filter=["r|/sda1$|","r|/sda2$|","r|/sdc$|","r|/sdd$|"] }  --dataalignment 1024k /dev/sda2 failed

environ:
:LANG=en_US.UTF-8
:LC_NUMERIC=C
:TERM=screen
:SHELL=/bin/bash
:XAUTHORITY=/root/.Xauthority
:SHLVL=1
:TMUX=/tmp/tmux-0/default,1377,0
:LVM_SUPPRESS_FD_WARNINGS=1
:PWD=/root
:MALLOC_PERTURB_=204
:_=/sbin/anaconda
:GCONF_GLOBAL_LOCKS=1
:PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/mnt/sysimage/bin:/mnt/sysimage/usr/bin:/mnt/sysimage/usr/sbin:/mnt/sysimage/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
:MALLOC_CHECK_=2
:HOME=/tmp
:DISPLAY=:1
:TMUX_PANE=%0

lsblk_output:
:NAME                SIZE OWNER GROUP MODE       NAME        FSTYPE      LABEL           UUID                                   MOUNTPOINT
:sda           3221225472 root  disk  brw-rw---- sda                                                                            
:|-sda1         524288000 root  disk  brw-rw---- |-sda1      xfs                         41437cce-186f-4906-8096-d1b5b937a377   
:`-sda2        2695888896 root  disk  brw-rw---- `-sda2                                                                         
:sdb         161061273600 root  disk  brw-rw---- sdb                                                                            
:`-sdb1      161060225024 root  disk  brw-rw---- `-sdb1      LVM2_member                 VyJZto-WfMi-tMHf-WSbQ-CcJH-kSVu-IQsmfV 
:sdc         134217596928 root  disk  brw-rw---- sdc                                                                            
:sdd         139989221376 root  disk  brw-rw---- sdd                                                                            
:sr0            360714240 root  cdrom brw-rw---- sr0         iso9660     RHEL-7.0 x86_64 2014-05-07-03-40-58-00                 /run/install/repo
:loop0          272293888 root  disk  brw-rw---- loop0       squashfs                                                           
:loop1         2147483648 root  disk  brw-rw---- loop1       ext4        Anaconda        8bacf3e8-b3f2-47c2-86ec-0454ad081725   
:|-live-rw     2147483648 root  disk  brw-rw---- |-live-rw   ext4        Anaconda        8bacf3e8-b3f2-47c2-86ec-0454ad081725   /
:`-live-base   2147483648 root  disk  brw-rw---- `-live-base ext4        Anaconda        8bacf3e8-b3f2-47c2-86ec-0454ad081725   
:loop2          536870912 root  disk  brw-rw---- loop2                                                                          
:`-live-rw     2147483648 root  disk  brw-rw---- `-live-rw   ext4        Anaconda        8bacf3e8-b3f2-47c2-86ec-0454ad081725   /

nmcli_dev_list:
:GENERAL.DEVICE:                         em1
:GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
:GENERAL.HWADDR:                         D4:AE:52:E6:A6:00
:GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
:GENERAL.STATE:                          100 (connected)
:GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     em1
:GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/0
:WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               on
:IP4.ADDRESS[1]:                         ip = 192.168.0.1/24, gw = 192.168.0.250
:IP4.DNS[1]:                             192.168.0.254
:IP4.DNS[2]:                             192.168.0.253
:IP4.DNS[3]:                             192.168.0.252
:IP4.DOMAIN[1]:                          server.example.com
:IP6.ADDRESS[1]:                         ip = XXXX::XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/64, gw = ::
:
:GENERAL.DEVICE:                         em2
:GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
:GENERAL.HWADDR:                         D4:AE:52:E6:A6:02
:GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
:GENERAL.STATE:                          30 (disconnected)
:GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     --
:GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       --
:WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               on
:
:GENERAL.DEVICE:                         em3
:GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
:GENERAL.HWADDR:                         D4:AE:52:E6:A6:04
:GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
:GENERAL.STATE:                          30 (disconnected)
:GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     --
:GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       --
:WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               on
:
:GENERAL.DEVICE:                         em4
:GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
:GENERAL.HWADDR:                         D4:AE:52:E6:A6:06
:GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
:GENERAL.STATE:                          30 (disconnected)
:GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     --
:GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       --
:WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               on
:
:GENERAL.DEVICE:                         lo
:GENERAL.TYPE:                           loopback
:GENERAL.HWADDR:                         00:00:00:00:00:00
:GENERAL.MTU:                            65536
:GENERAL.STATE:                          10 (unmanaged)
:GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     --
:GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       --
:IP4.ADDRESS[1]:                         ip = 127.0.0.1/8, gw = 0.0.0.0
:IP6.ADDRESS[1]:                         ip = ::1/128, gw = ::

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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0

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