Description of problem: Installs dies with message "SystemError: vgcreate failed for VolGroup00" Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 20070129 (maps to FC7test1) How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt nfs install. Actual results: Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib/anaconda/fsset.py", line 2373, in setupDevice raise SystemError, "vgcreate failed for %s" %(self.name,) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/fsset.py", line 1702, in createLogicalVolumes entry.device.setupDevice(chroot) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 148, in turnOnFilesystems anaconda.id.fsset.createLogicalVolumes(anaconda.rootPath) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 201, in moveStep rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 124, in gotoNext self.moveStep() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 588, in run anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext() File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 970, in ? anaconda.intf.run(anaconda) SystemError: vgcreate failed for VolGroup00 For more details, see attached output file. Expected results: Install should succeed. Additional info: Seen on altix3 in Westford.
Created attachment 146945 [details] debug dump from altix3
/tmp/lvmout: Found duplicate PV PbqK9h4y0AEHcvF3DuX83PhVdMpMOB55: using /dev/sdg1 not /dev/sdc1 Found duplicate PV NDLGlAvRkrVTiPbob9irDOcO2ymhkDib: using /dev/sdh1 not /dev/sdd1 Found duplicate PV vzqRv0Yp8ijrlB2FPmcOMasdeDKLYsP8: using /dev/sdi1 not /dev/sde1 Found duplicate PV B7AYluYltSoXMTJlG7hzopbgDoWtk9PY: using /dev/sdj1 not /dev/sdf1 Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices Found duplicate PV PbqK9h4y0AEHcvF3DuX83PhVdMpMOB55: using /dev/sdc1 not /dev/sdg1 Found duplicate PV NDLGlAvRkrVTiPbob9irDOcO2ymhkDib: using /dev/sdd1 not /dev/sdh1 Found duplicate PV vzqRv0Yp8ijrlB2FPmcOMasdeDKLYsP8: using /dev/sde1 not /dev/sdi1 Found duplicate PV B7AYluYltSoXMTJlG7hzopbgDoWtk9PY: using /dev/sdf1 not /dev/sdj1 Found duplicate PV PbqK9h4y0AEHcvF3DuX83PhVdMpMOB55: using /dev/sdg1 not /dev/sdc1 Found duplicate PV NDLGlAvRkrVTiPbob9irDOcO2ymhkDib: using /dev/sdh1 not /dev/sdd1 Found duplicate PV vzqRv0Yp8ijrlB2FPmcOMasdeDKLYsP8: using /dev/sdi1 not /dev/sde1 Found duplicate PV B7AYluYltSoXMTJlG7hzopbgDoWtk9PY: using /dev/sdj1 not /dev/sdf1 Adding physical volume '/dev/sde1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Found duplicate PV vzqRv0Yp8ijrlB2FPmcOMasdeDKLYsP8: using /dev/sde1 not /dev/sdi1 Adding physical volume '/dev/sdf1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Found duplicate PV B7AYluYltSoXMTJlG7hzopbgDoWtk9PY: using /dev/sdf1 not /dev/sdj1 Adding physical volume '/dev/sdg1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Adding physical volume '/dev/sdd1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Found duplicate PV NDLGlAvRkrVTiPbob9irDOcO2ymhkDib: using /dev/sdd1 not /dev/sdh1 Adding physical volume '/dev/sdi1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Found duplicate PV vzqRv0Yp8ijrlB2FPmcOMasdeDKLYsP8: using /dev/sdi1 not /dev/sde1 Adding physical volume '/dev/sdj1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Found duplicate PV B7AYluYltSoXMTJlG7hzopbgDoWtk9PY: using /dev/sdj1 not /dev/sdf1 Adding physical volume '/dev/sdh1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Found duplicate PV NDLGlAvRkrVTiPbob9irDOcO2ymhkDib: using /dev/sdh1 not /dev/sdd1 Adding physical volume '/dev/sdb1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Adding physical volume '/dev/sdc1' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Found duplicate PV PbqK9h4y0AEHcvF3DuX83PhVdMpMOB55: using /dev/sdc1 not /dev/sdg1 Adding physical volume '/dev/sda2' to volume group 'VolGroup00' Internal error: Duplicate PV id vzqRv0-Yp8i-jrlB-2FPm-cOMa-sdeD-KLYsP8 detected for /dev/sdi1 in VolGroup00. Internal error: Duplicate PV id B7AYlu-YltS-oXMT-JlG7-hzop-bgDo-Wtk9PY detected for /dev/sdj1 in VolGroup00. Internal error: Duplicate PV id NDLGlA-vRkr-VTiP-bob9-irDO-cO2y-mhkDib detected for /dev/sdh1 in VolGroup00. Internal error: Duplicate PV id PbqK9h-4y0A-EHcv-F3Du-X83P-hVdM-pMOB55 detected for /dev/sdc1 in VolGroup00. GOOD TIMES! Workaround: wipe the disks and try installation again. Whatever was on the disks before is being picked up by LVM and then failing. Anaconda should catch this failure and at least present it in a dialog box rather than dumping.
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