WARNING: adding device /dev/sdX with PVID which is already used for /dev/sdX.

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Issue

  • Unable to import a cloned disk and logs below error:
[root@testbox]# vgimportclone --basevgname vgtest1_snap /dev/xvdg
  Failed to find device /dev/xvdg.
  • While adding device using #lvmdevice command, it reports a warning:
[root@testbox]# lvmdevices --adddev /dev/xvdg
  WARNING: adding device /dev/xvdg with PVID 6gRfwsCY2ZZejeIH4Nw81EAEF0JOLIQm which is already used for /dev/xvdf device_id /dev/xvdf.
Add device with duplicate PV to devices file?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9, 10
    • LVM2 with use_devicesfile=1

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