http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099391 http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099391#c6 --- Comment #6 from Michael Hanscho --- Addition: When boot fails you end up in emergency mode. An error message before the emergency mode states: "Failed to start LVM2 PV scan on device 9:126" and check details using command: "systemctl status lvm2-pvscan@9:126" When running "systemctl status lvm2-pvscan@9:126", following output can be found: lvm2-pvscan@9:126.service - LVM2 PV scan on device 9:126 Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/lvm2-pvscan@.service; static; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2018-10-09 23:20:04 CEST; 4min 26s ago Docs: man:pvscan(8) Process: 861 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lvm pvscan --cache --activate ay 9:126 (code=exited, status=5) Main PID: 861 (code=exited, status=5) Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw lvm[861]: /dev/sde: open failed: No medium found Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw lvm[861]: WARNING: Not using device /dev/sdc2 for PV qG1QRz-Ivm1-QVwq-uaHV-va9w-wwXh-lIIOhV. Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw lvm[861]: WARNING: Not using device /dev/md126 for PV qG1QRz-Ivm1-QVwq-uaHV-va9w-wwXh-lIIOhV. Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw lvm[861]: WARNING: PV qG1QRz-Ivm1-QVwq-uaHV-va9w-wwXh-lIIOhV prefers device /dev/sdb2 because of previous preference. Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw lvm[861]: Cannot activate LVs in VG vghome while PVs appear on duplicate devices. Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw lvm[861]: 0 logical volume(s) in volume group "vghome" now active Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw lvm[861]: vghome: autoactivation failed. Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw systemd[1]: lvm2-pvscan@9:126.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=5/NOTINSTALLED Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw systemd[1]: lvm2-pvscan@9:126.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Oct 09 23:20:04 linux-dnetctw systemd[1]: Failed to start LVM2 PV scan on device 9:126. Gruesse Michael -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.