Server fails to boot with lvm error : ¨Invalid argument for --available: ay Error during parsing of command line.¨

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Issue

After upgrading from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 ,server fails to boot with lvm error :

Setting up logical volume Management :¨Invalid argument for --available: ay Error during parsing of command line.          FAILED¨ 

on the console.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
  • initscripts versions greater or equal to 9.03.32-1 and below 9.03.38-1
  • lvm versions below lvm2-2.02.97-2.el6

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