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Volume “test_vg/lvol0” is not active locally – Error while running lvcreate

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The Problem

While trying to create a logical volume, lvcreate fails with error “Volume “test_vg/lvol0″ Is Not Active Locally” even though the volume group is active, with an error output such as the following:

# lvcreate -L 4G test_vg
Volume "test_vg/lvol0" is not active locally.
Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

The Root Cause

The “volume_list” is commented out in lvm.conf file and ‘volume group’ was not added to the volume_list.

– Physical volume and Volume group was successfully created:

# pvcreate /dev/sdc1
Physical volume "/dev/sdc1" successfully created
# vgcreate test_vg /dev/sdc1
Volume group "test_vg" successfully created

– The ‘volume_list’ is modified and there is no volume group was added:

# cat /etc/lvm/lvm.conf| grep -i "volume_list"
...
# volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ]
volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ]
...

– PV and VG are visible:

# vgdisplay |grep -i "test_vg"
VG Name test_vg
# pvs
PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree
/dev/sda2 vg_6 lvm2 a--u 29.51g 0
/dev/sdb1 testvg lvm2 a--u 9.99g 7.99g
/dev/sdc1 test_vg lvm2 a--u 4.99g 4.99g

Error while creating logical volume and after activation of VG manually:

# lvcreate -L 4G test_vg
Volume "test_vg/lvol0" is not active locally.
Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.
# vgchange -ay test_vg
0 logical volume(s) in volume group "test_vg" now active
# lvcreate -L 4G test_vg
Volume "test_vg/lvol0" is not active locally.
Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.

The Solution

Avail the backup of lvm.conf and comment “# ” the line “volume_list” in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf.

# less /etc/lvm/lvm.conf | grep -i "volume_list"
...
# volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*" ]
...

Or add the Volume Group to volume_list.

# less /etc/lvm/lvm.conf|grep -i "volume_list"
volume_list = [ "vg1", "vg2/lvol1", "@tag1", "@*", "Volume Group Name" ]

Try to run ‘lvcreate’ command:

# lvcreate -L 4G test_vg
Logical volume "lvol0" created.

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