LVM initialization failure after node reboot

RhysB

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Mar 31, 2025
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Hey everyone,

I’ve been attempting to utilize Proxmox as a replacement for Hyper-V in my homelab and have run into issues with LVM pool utilized to store the majority of my VM disk images.

The primary hard drive configured as an LVM-Thin pool always fails to initiate/start. When attempting to view it via the GUI I get the following error:

activating LV 'Hard-Drive/Hard-Drive' failed: Activation of logical volume Hard-Drive/Hard-Drive is prohibited while logical volume Hard-Drive/Hard-Drive_tmeta is active. (500)

I previously had this occur and found the following commands to resolve the issue

Code:
lvchange -a n Hard-Drive/Hard-Drive_tmeta
lvchange -a n Hard-Drive/Hard-Drive_tdata
lvchange -ay

Unfortunately when I tried this fix today after restarting my node they no-longer appear to work. When running them I get the following error:

Code:
    root@RB-AU-HYV-PB-03:~# lvchange -an  Hard-Drive/Hard-Drive_tmeta

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      device-mapper: remove ioctl on  (252:4) failed: Device or resource busy

      Unable to deactivate Hard--Drive-Hard--Drive_tmeta (252:4).

I was wondering if anyone knew a solution to this error?