[SOLVED]I need help /dev/mapper/pve-root does not exist

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On Proxmox version 7.1-8. Host is Dell R640
Ran apt-get update.
Ran apt-get dist-upgrade
Rebooted host. Virtual machines where turned off.
On reboot host states it can not find the pve volume group.
I saw a post to modify the grub wait time to 10, but not sure how to modify this.
I have run blkid from the (initramfs) and I don't see dev/mapper only dev/sba1,2,3
Any thoughts on what to do would be helpful.
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When at the initramfs prompt issue the command
Bash:
lvm pvscan -ay
. Does this work? Try to resume booting with exiting the prompt via Ctrl-D.

As for the boot delay: This has to be added to /etc/default/grub in the variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX: "rootdelay=10". And then run
Bash:
update-grub
 
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Thank you for the reply.
Bash:
lvm pvscan -ay
This command does not work at the (initramfs) command prompt.
I will try Crtl-D. I would just reboot or type "exit" I will report back.
Why is it necessary to add the delay? What takes extra time for proxmox to find the root boot drive?
 
Thank you for the explanation of root delay. This makes logical sense.
Adding it manually at the GRUB prompt, would you just insert it before the linux or initrd?
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