Error activating devmapper device for '-init': devicemapper: Can't set cookie dm_task_set_cookie failed

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Error while new pod deployment on this worker nodes:
Error response from daemon: {\"message\":\"devmapper: Error activating devmapper device for '-init': devicemapper: Can't set cookie dm_task_set_cookie failed\"}"
  • docker container fails to start and only a node reboot helps to resolve the problem

Environment

  • Openshift Container Platform
    • 3.5
  • docker-1.12.6-28.git1398f24.el7.x86_64

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