On this server, any command that uses LVM returns an error message complaining about a missing disk

root@linux:~ # pvs
Couldn’t find device with uuid unHhGy-Fg3A-Y8wU-PrWh-hwWx-Ki0R-D6Qasc.
WARNING: Inconsistent metadata found for VG oraclevg – updating to use version 24
PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree
/dev/mapper/crashvgp1 oraclevg lvm2 a–u 99.98g 99.98g
/dev/mapper/mpathbp1 oraclevg lvm2 a–u 299.96g 299.96g
/dev/mapper/oraclevg_1p1 oraclevg lvm2 a–u 99.98g 0
/dev/mapper/oraclevg_2p1 oraclevg lvm2 a–u 49.98g 0
/dev/sda2 rootvg lvm2 a–u 279.12g 143.62g
unknown device oraclevg lvm2 a-mu 49.98g 49.98g

Volume group oraclevg is showing duplicate

root@linux:~ # vgs -v
Using volume group(s) on command line.
Cache: Duplicate VG name oraclevg: Existing 5Rxet9-eL9E-8hFU-8m98-pVLh-gZMD-e4vZBT (created here) takes precedence over R8fkNM-1vrs-S4DF-reUZ-1pts-zhxk-EHVT1K
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 33).
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 3).
Creating volume group backup “/etc/lvm/backup/oraclevg” (seqno 3).
Couldn’t find device with uuid unHhGy-Fg3A-Y8wU-PrWh-hwWx-Ki0R-D6Qasc.
Couldn’t find device with uuid unHhGy-Fg3A-Y8wU-PrWh-hwWx-Ki0R-D6Qasc.
Couldn’t find device with uuid unHhGy-Fg3A-Y8wU-PrWh-hwWx-Ki0R-D6Qasc.
Couldn’t find device with uuid unHhGy-Fg3A-Y8wU-PrWh-hwWx-Ki0R-D6Qasc.
WARNING: Inconsistent metadata found for VG oraclevg – updating to use version 34
There are 1 physical volumes missing.
There are 1 physical volumes missing.
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 3).
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 35).
Creating volume group backup “/etc/lvm/backup/oraclevg” (seqno 35).
VG Attr Ext #PV #LV #SN VSize VFree VG UUID VProfile
oraclevg wz–n- 4.00m 2 2 0 149.96g 0 R8fkNM-1vrs-S4DF-reUZ-1pts-zhxk-EHVT1K
oraclevg wz-pn- 4.00m 3 0 0 449.93g 449.93g 5Rxet9-eL9E-8hFU-8m98-pVLh-gZMD-e4vZBT
rootvg wz–n- 4.00m 1 10 0 279.12g 143.62g 685XSf-7Dsf-76oL-5pp7-t27Z-nT1o-dqXuUB

To view the properties of a specific volume group use –select vg_uuid and inform the UUID gathered from the previous command

root@linux:~ # vgdisplay -v –select vg_uuid=5Rxet9-eL9E-8hFU-8m98-pVLh-gZMD-e4vZBT
Using volume group(s) on command line.
Cache: Duplicate VG name oraclevg: Existing 5Rxet9-eL9E-8hFU-8m98-pVLh-gZMD-e4vZBT (created here) takes precedence over R8fkNM-1vrs-S4DF-reUZ-1pts-zhxk-EHVT1K
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 53).
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 3).
Creating volume group backup “/etc/lvm/backup/oraclevg” (seqno 3).
Couldn’t find device with uuid unHhGy-Fg3A-Y8wU-PrWh-hwWx-Ki0R-D6Qasc.
There are 1 physical volumes missing.
There are 1 physical volumes missing.
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 3).
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 53).
Creating volume group backup “/etc/lvm/backup/oraclevg” (seqno 53).
— Volume group —
VG Name oraclevg
System ID
Format lvm2
Metadata Areas 2
Metadata Sequence No 53
VG Access read/write
VG Status resizable
MAX LV 0
Cur LV 0
Open LV 0
Max PV 0
Cur PV 3
Act PV 2
VG Size 449.93 GiB
PE Size 4.00 MiB
Total PE 115181
Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0
Free PE / Size 115181 / 449.93 GiB
VG UUID 5Rxet9-eL9E-8hFU-8m98-pVLh-gZMD-e4vZBT

— Physical volumes —
PV Name /dev/mapper/crashvgp1
PV UUID Q8XgjC-wgao-uABU-6o39-9SVO-DSwE-zFcTSb
PV Status allocatable
Total PE / Free PE 25595 / 25595

PV Name unknown device
PV UUID unHhGy-Fg3A-Y8wU-PrWh-hwWx-Ki0R-D6Qasc
PV Status allocatable
Total PE / Free PE 12795 / 12795

PV Name /dev/mapper/mpathbp1
PV UUID IMYMJx-H5xY-d16M-M63Q-1lHt-4oLN-xtzoeJ
PV Status allocatable
Total PE / Free PE 76791 / 76791

Many LVM command can be run with –select vg_uuid

root@linux:~ # vgchange -a n –select vg_uuid=5Rxet9-eL9E-8hFU-8m98-pVLh-gZMD-e4vZBT
WARNING: Inconsistent metadata found for VG oraclevg – updating to use version 54
Volume group “oraclevg” successfully changed
0 logical volume(s) in volume group “oraclevg” now active

I am removing oraclevg that is missing a physical volume and forcing the removal

root@linux:~ # vgremove –select vg_uuid=5Rxet9-eL9E-8hFU-8m98-pVLh-gZMD-e4vZBT -f
Volume group “oraclevg” successfully removed

Running vgs -v doesn’t show duplicate anymore

root@linux:~ # vgs -v
Using volume group(s) on command line.
Archiving volume group “oraclevg” metadata (seqno 3).
Creating volume group backup “/etc/lvm/backup/oraclevg” (seqno 3).
VG Attr Ext #PV #LV #SN VSize VFree VG UUID VProfile
oraclevg wz–n- 4.00m 2 2 0 149.96g 0 R8fkNM-1vrs-S4DF-reUZ-1pts-zhxk-EHVT1K
rootvg wz–n- 4.00m 1 10 0 279.12g 143.62g 685XSf-7Dsf-76oL-5pp7-t27Z-nT1o-dqXuUB

• Linux