[CentOS] LVM not removing LV

[Toby Bluhm]

nate wrote:
> Mag Gam wrote:
>> I am using RHEL 5.1 with custom kernel.
>>

Might be something about your custom kernel that affects lvm operations.
It could be you have a version mis-match in lvm components in your system.


>>
>> I have a LV I am trying to remove and its keep complaining its open. I
>> have unmounted the filesystem, lsof shows nothing, fuser shows
>> nothing. I am certain a reboot will fix it, but I don't know why this
>> occurs. Can anyone shed some light on this?
>>
>> Are there some other LVM hacks I can use for this?


No snapshots still present for that lv?


> 
> Not really a hack but you need to deactivate it:
> 
> lvchange -a n <logical volume>
> 
> Verify that it's deactivated with the lvdisplay command
> 

Current versions of lvm/lvremove will do that automatically.


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Toby Bluhm
Alltech Medical Systems America, Inc.