Why dumpe2fs returns "Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sdx" device?

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Issue

  • The dumpe2fs returns Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sdx

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • LVM

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