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Description of problem:
auto reinstall(dirty install) can't proceed if previous HostVG span multi disk, display as
"There appears to already be an installation on another device:
/dev/mapper/3600a0b80005b10ca00008e254c7726b1p1
The installation can't proceed until the device is remove"
we should differential HostVG on multi disk, and HostVG on different disk(other than storage_init),
[root@amd-1216-8-5 ~]# pvs
PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree
/dev/mapper/3600a0b80005b0acc00008c204c7744bap3 HostVG lvm2 a- 19.52g 0
/dev/mapper/3600a0b80005b10ca00008e254c7726b1p1 HostVG lvm2 a- 20.00g 0
[root@amd-1216-8-5 ~]# lvs
LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% Convert
Config HostVG -wi-ao 8.00m
Data HostVG -wi-ao 29.66g
Logging HostVG -wi-ao 2.00g
Swap HostVG -wi-ao 7.84g
[root@amd-1216-8-5 ~]# vgs
VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree
HostVG 2 4 0 wz--n- 39.52g 0
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rhevh 6.1-14.1
How reproducible:
always with HostVG span multi disk,
Steps to Reproduce:
1.installed a rhevh with HostVG span multi disk
2.auto reinstall with storage_init=$which_boot_disk
3.
Actual results:
Expected results:
auto reinstall with different disk layout should succeed, compare to install a different disk compare with the hostvg disk,
Additional info:
Please provide serial console log and complete command line used to re-install.
The dracut plugin should handle the cleanup of the HostVG on specified installation devices. This includes the case where it spans multiple disks.