Description of problem: /etc/lvm/.cache file contains /dev/cdrom and other readonly devices. Because of this lvdisplay throws up errors on the console and dmesg. The errors seen are like this - "ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: packet command error: status=0x51 { AbortedCommand SeekComplete Error } hda: packet command error: error=0x54 { AbortedCommand LastFailedSense=0x05 }" Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): lvm-2.02.16-3.el5 How reproducible: Often Steps to Reproduce: 1.Perform CD install. 2.Issue lvscan command or lvdisplay command. Actual results: Read only errors and other errors mentioned in the described in the description are observed in the dmesg. Expected results: /etc/lvm/.cache should not contain devices like /dev/cdrom. Additional info: On issuing vgscan the cache file gets regenerated and does not contain the /dev/cdrom devices. This solves the issue.
Please replicate the documentation for rhel5 also as mentioned in this knowledgebase article. http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_85_5834.shtm
A document fix as mentioned in Comment #1 would suffice to close this issue.
Larry, Please document this issue in a kbase article.
Per comment #1, this is already a KBase article: http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_85_5834.shtm I've requested that the article include RHEL5 (rather than just RHEL4).
It looks to me as though the RHEL4 kbase article was been updated to reference RHEL5, too. (Thanks Larry and Gary.) I would ask Dell to make sure it meets their expectations and if so, we can close this one out.
Yes, the kbase satisfies the expectations.
Okay, closing it.