Why does vgdisplay show a "/dev/hda: open failed: No medium found" message?
Issue
vgdisplay or the LVM startup scripts display a warning message similar to the following:
/dev/hda: open failed: No medium found
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- CD-ROM or DVD drive
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