So those additional LVs are already there during probing, they are just not shown in the truncated "vgdisplay" output: 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 path:/dev/disk/by-id 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-0] -> dm-name-cr_ata-SAMSUNG_SSD_830_Series_S0Z4NEAC841772-part2 dm-uuid-CRYPT-LUKS1-d5d4ee6c6d694d5ea2706a9afc3fb3e6-cr_ata-SAMSUNG_SSD_830_Series_S0Z4NEAC841772-part2 lvm-pv-uuid-noHVhl-ZlKd-KscZ-mnNn-D4bV-ythH-O2cmUr raid-cr_ata-SAMSUNG_SSD_830_Series_S0Z4NEAC841772-part2 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-1] -> dm-name-cr_ata-HITACHI_HTS725050A9A364_101106PCK404VLGSWH0J-part1 dm-uuid-CRYPT-LUKS1-b7022cb2c5dd4646a0b5e088f1e9d073-cr_ata-HITACHI_HTS725050A9A364_101106PCK404VLGSWH0J-part1 lvm-pv-uuid-mSdwsO-WfU0-U0nc-IHyn-zHqc-SKik-Wk7byE raid-cr_ata-HITACHI_HTS725050A9A364_101106PCK404VLGSWH0J-part1 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-2] -> dm-name-cr_ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00MMMB0_WD-WCAWZ2403832-part1 dm-uuid-CRYPT-LUKS1-b30655b80fd3424e8d432ded3dc77966-cr_ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00MMMB0_WD-WCAWZ2403832-part1 lvm-pv-uuid-V357Y3-2ITB-icWX-SRIB-xm6M-evlH-ekS8CY raid-cr_ata-WDC_WD30EZRX-00MMMB0_WD-WCAWZ2403832-part1 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-3] -> dm-name-external-backup dm-uuid-LVM-vn0HRZ2aOLDihtyOvf0lAZ3HDl3wAa7WNd7W3ocCEkm4f5CAdPEL82PfwXz7VnA7 raid-external-backup 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-4] -> dm-name-sdb1_vg-data dm-uuid-LVM-jW4fuUGaBztcjBgB3Au1dlVDHtIk8vwfGLVU87TSD6966VqOrPyeQcVeEfAt7Xe9 raid-sdb1_vg-data 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-5] -> dm-name-sda2--vg-os_root dm-uuid-LVM-khOGodrG2Gw3ZBeNhp7yM80e84Po2CCNG9MVVLRVO0ddgM04xkMhhSM8AMViyvpV raid-sda2--vg-os_root 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-6] -> dm-name-sda2--vg-lvol0 dm-uuid-LVM-khOGodrG2Gw3ZBeNhp7yM80e84Po2CCNwiH6OjoCX0V11nLdXf0qNsdoSMR44nJH raid-sda2--vg-lvol0 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-7] -> dm-name-sda2--vg-home dm-uuid-LVM-khOGodrG2Gw3ZBeNhp7yM80e84Po2CCNnWmqpPUViNUfVDd5PL2f0hkFGtnQs5RQ raid-sda2--vg-home 2015-11-29 08:46:20 <1> (none)(3305) [libstorage] DevAndSys.cc(probe):127 data[dm-8] -> dm-name-sda2--vg-os_leap dm-uuid-LVM-khOGodrG2Gw3ZBeNhp7yM80e84Po2CCN0KRwmoNBWISIT1mldxeqYsYEucGfODOT raid-sda2--vg-os_leap So the complete LV list is: LV /dev/external/backup LV /dev/sdb1_vg/data LV /dev/sda2-vg/os_root LV /dev/sda2-vg/lvol0 LV /dev/sda2-vg/vg-home LV /dev/sda2-vg-os_leap They all exist before the installation.