What does this message “Path XXXX no longer valid for device(MAJOR,MINOR)“ mean?

Issue

• The following message is output:

lvm[252]: /dev/sdax: stat failed: No such file or directory
lvm[252]: Path /dev/sdax no longer valid for device(67,16)
lvm[252]: /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-XXXXXXXX: stat failed: No such file or directory
lvm[252]: Path /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-XXXXXXXX no longer valid for device(67,16)
lvm[252]: Device 67:0 not found. Cleared from lvmetad cache.