Error reported when running docker-storage-setup with overlay2 filesystem: "not a valid block device"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Running /etc/sysconfig/docker-storage-setup for overlay2, returns the following error:
INFO: Volume group backing root filesystem could not be determined
 is not a valid block device.

Environment

  • Openshift 3.9
  • RHEL 7.5
  • overlay2 FS

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