pvmove in cluster with HA-LVM(clvmd) fails with "Error locking on node node2: Volume is busy on another node"

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Issue

pvmove is failing with following message in a cluster:

# pvmove /dev/mapper/src_pv /dev/mapper/dst_pv
  Error locking on node node1: Device or resource busy
  Error locking on node node2: Volume is busy on another node
  Failed to activate lv_test1

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6, 7 with the Resilient Storage Add On
  • HA-LVM with clvmd
    • locking_type = 3 in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf
    • One or more volume groups with the clustered attribute set and managed by an <lvm> resource in /etc/cluster/cluster.conf or by LVM resource agent in pacemaker
  • Attempting to use pvmove on said volume group with exclusively activated LVs

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