kernel-6.12.0-165.el10    BUILT: Fri Nov 28 09:08:39 AM CET 2025
lvm2-2.03.36-1.el10    BUILT: Sat Oct 25 04:42:32 AM CEST 2025
lvm2-libs-2.03.36-1.el10    BUILT: Sat Oct 25 04:42:32 AM CEST 2025

# This is the other node's WE PR key
[root@virt-499 ~]# vgchange --persist read persist_VG
Device /dev/sda: registered keys: 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sdb: registered keys: 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sdc: registered keys: 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sdd: registered keys: 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sde: registered keys: 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sda: reservation: WE holder 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sdb: reservation: WE holder 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sdc: reservation: WE holder 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sdd: reservation: WE holder 0x8fac11130e680d3d
Device /dev/sde: reservation: WE holder 0x8fac11130e680d3d

# More graceful VG metadata altering cmd attempts:
[root@virt-499 ~]# vgchange --yes -ay persist_VG
  persistent reservation is not started.
  Cannot access VG persist_VG without persistent reservation.

[root@virt-499 ~]# vgchange --persist start persist_VG
 persistent reservation is started by another key (0xbbbde59275afc630)

[root@virt-499 ~]# vgreduce persist_VG /dev/sde
 persistent reservation is not started.


# Less graceful VG metadata altering cmd attempts
[root@virt-499 ~]# vgchange --setpersist n persist_VG
 Error writing device /dev/sda at 11264 length 2560.
 WARNING: bcache_invalidate: block (1, 0) still dirty.
 Failed to write metadata to /dev/sda.
 Failed to write VG persist_VG.

[root@virt-499 ~]# vgchange --setpersist y persist_VG
 Error writing device /dev/sda at 11264 length 2560.
 WARNING: bcache_invalidate: block (0, 0) still dirty.
 Failed to write metadata to /dev/sda.
 Failed to write VG persist_VG.