RHV: cannot create new Storage Domain

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Cannot create new Storage Domain in RHV
  • In the Administration Portal, creating new storage domains fails with:
Physical device initialization failed. Please check that the device is empty and accessible by the host.
  • Hosted Engine deploy fails with error:
[ ERROR ] ovirtsdk4.Error: Fault reason is "Operation Failed". Fault detail is "[Physical device initialization failed. Please check that the device is empty and accessible by the host.]". HTTP response code is 400.
[ ERROR ] fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Fault reason is \"Operation Failed\". Fault detail is \"[Physical device initialization failed. Please check that the device is empty and accessible by the host.]\". HTTP response code is 400."}

Environment

  • Red Hat Virtualization 3.x, 4.x
    • Block Storage (FibreChannel or iSCSI)

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