'Inconsistent metadata found for VG [vgname] - updating to use version [ver.no.]' and 'Missing device /dev/[device_name] reappeared, updating metadata for VG [vgname] to version [ver.no.]' errors observed
Issue
Following errors observed:
WARNING: Inconsistent metadata found for VG vg00 - updating to use version 33
WARNING: Volume Group vg00 is not consistent.
WARNING: Inconsistent metadata found for VG vg01 - updating to use version 5162
WARNING: Volume Group vg01 is not consistent.
WARNING: Inconsistent metadata found for VG vg02 - updating to use version 348
WARNING: Volume Group vg02 is not consistent.
If the environment is similar as described in the Environment section, then the errors above are usually accompanied by:
Couldn't find device with uuid Os6lzp-B03y-Aezg-6GoA-8TSs-y256-WQ7cfo.
Couldn't find device with uuid 0YtMZ1-IBzJ-arQ2-wMPF-rz5b-o1it-ll1DjQ.
Couldn't find device with uuid 9P6LJ0-du5Q-AlMg-WpNK-kJuB-h0TJ-hRcW1d.
Couldn't find device with uuid Gvr1XO-UYlT-h6P2-ldjt-iSiu-342w-w16wFp.
Missing device /dev/mapper/mpathb reappeared, updating metadata for VG vg00 to version 1029.
Device still marked missing because of allocated data on it, remove volumes and consider vgreduce --removemissing.
Missing device /dev/mapper/mpathc reappeared, updating metadata for VG vg01 to version 1029.
Device still marked missing because of allocated data on it, remove volumes and consider vgreduce --removemissing.
Missing device /dev/mapper/mpathd reappeared, updating metadata for VG vg03 to version 1029.
Device still marked missing because of allocated data on it, remove volumes and consider vgreduce --removemissing.
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise package name HPOvPerfMI - Part of Systems Management (OpenView-OP Mgmt)
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