Device /dev/sdX excluded by a filter.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Device /dev/sdX excluded by a filter:

    # pvcreate /dev/sdb
      Device /dev/sdb excluded by a filter.
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9
  • LVM2

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