Bug#474217: initramfs-tools: /etc/lvm.conf needed in initrd

[Bernd Zeimetz]

> No, it tries to only activate the needed vg. Please show more about your
> setup.

So what happens if the needed vg resides on a san lun?

+ [  = y ]
+ /scripts/local-top/lvm
  Found duplicate PV TUVNWBn27pKMDQpWMn4ZKcwBM3b8lEyF: using /dev/sdu1
not /dev/sdr1
  Found duplicate PV 1UlCsjUdaoyMsXAD8mkViN1RBJjk0KXw: using /dev/sdf1
not /dev/sds1
  Found duplicate PV TUVNWBn27pKMDQpWMn4ZKcwBM3b8lEyF: using /dev/sdh1
not /dev/sdu1
  Found duplicate PV 1UlCsjUdaoyMsXAD8mkViN1RBJjk0KXw: using /dev/sdi1
not /dev/sdf1
  Found duplicate PV TUVNWBn27pKMDQpWMn4ZKcwBM3b8lEyF: using /dev/sdk1
not /dev/sdh1
  Found duplicate PV 1UlCsjUdaoyMsXAAD8mkViN1RBJjk0KXw: using /dev/sdp1
not /dev/sdi1
  Found duplicate PV TUVNWBn27pKMDQpWMn4ZKcwBM3b8lEyF: using /dev/sdu1
not /dev/sdr1
  Found duplicate PV 1UlCsjUdaoyMsXAD8mkViN1RBJjk0KXw: using /dev/sdf1
not /dev/sds1
  Found duplicate PV TUVNWBn27pKMDQpWMn4ZKcwBM3b8lEyF: using /dev/sdh1
not /dev/sdu1
  Found duplicate PV 1UlCsjUdaoyMsXAD8mkViN1RBJjk0KXw: using /dev/sdi1
not /dev/sdf1
  Found duplicate PV TUVNWBn27pKMDQpWMn4ZKcwBM3b8lEyF: using /dev/sdk1
not /dev/sdh1
  Found duplicate PV 1UlCsjUdaoyMsXAD8mkViN1RBJjk0KXw: using /dev/sdp1
not /dev/sdi1

At least lvm tries to activate the vg residing on the original devices,
although the luns are already linked by multipath. So what would happen
now, if the vg which needs to be activated resides on one of the luns,
and so also resides on the multipath dm device?

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 Bernd Zeimetz                           Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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