Large IP Pool

Hello,
We are in a project of deploying 10.000 clients into the field. We want to assign a B class IP Pool(178.17.X.X) for this group of users. But as far as I know, CS ACS Win can support an IP Pool of whole C Class at most. Is there a configuration option or a workaround to solve this issue?
Best tegards

Yes, ACS only allows a C-class subnet to be added in as a pool of addresses. If you want to add an entire B-class you'd have to add multiple pools, something like the following:
ippool0 from 178.18.0.1-178.18.0.254
ippool1 from 178.18.1.1-178.18.1.254
ippool2 from 178.18.2.1-178.18.2.254
ippool254 from 178.18.254.1-178.18.254.254
ippool255 from 178.18.255.1-178.18.255.254
Then under the ACS group you would move all these pools into the Selected Pools column, so ACS will assign the IP address out of a first available pool.

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    # Directory where LVM looks for configuration profiles.
    profile_dir = "/etc/lvm/profile"
    # This section allows you to configure which block devices should
    # be used by the LVM system.
    devices {
    # Where do you want your volume groups to appear ?
    dir = "/dev"
    # An array of directories that contain the device nodes you wish
    # to use with LVM2.
    scan = [ "/dev" ]
    # If set, the cache of block device nodes with all associated symlinks
    # will be constructed out of the existing udev database content.
    # This avoids using and opening any inapplicable non-block devices or
    # subdirectories found in the device directory. This setting is applied
    # to udev-managed device directory only, other directories will be scanned
    # fully. LVM2 needs to be compiled with udev support for this setting to
    # take effect. N.B. Any device node or symlink not managed by udev in
    # udev directory will be ignored with this setting on.
    obtain_device_list_from_udev = 1
    # If several entries in the scanned directories correspond to the
    # same block device and the tools need to display a name for device,
    # all the pathnames are matched against each item in the following
    # list of regular expressions in turn and the first match is used.
    preferred_names = [ ]
    # Try to avoid using undescriptive /dev/dm-N names, if present.
    # preferred_names = [ "^/dev/mpath/", "^/dev/mapper/mpath", "^/dev/[hs]d" ]
    # A filter that tells LVM2 to only use a restricted set of devices.
    # The filter consists of an array of regular expressions. These
    # expressions can be delimited by a character of your choice, and
    # prefixed with either an 'a' (for accept) or 'r' (for reject).
    # The first expression found to match a device name determines if
    # the device will be accepted or rejected (ignored). Devices that
    # don't match any patterns are accepted.
    # Be careful if there there are symbolic links or multiple filesystem
    # entries for the same device as each name is checked separately against
    # the list of patterns. The effect is that if the first pattern in the
    # list to match a name is an 'a' pattern for any of the names, the device
    # is accepted; otherwise if the first pattern in the list to match a name
    # is an 'r' pattern for any of the names it is rejected; otherwise it is
    # accepted.
    # Don't have more than one filter line active at once: only one gets used.
    # Run vgscan after you change this parameter to ensure that
    # the cache file gets regenerated (see below).
    # If it doesn't do what you expect, check the output of 'vgscan -vvvv'.
    # If lvmetad is used, then see "A note about device filtering while
    # lvmetad is used" comment that is attached to global/use_lvmetad setting.
    # By default we accept every block device:
    filter = [ "a/.*/" ]
    # Exclude the cdrom drive
    # filter = [ "r|/dev/cdrom|" ]
    # When testing I like to work with just loopback devices:
    # filter = [ "a/loop/", "r/.*/" ]
    # Or maybe all loops and ide drives except hdc:
    # filter =[ "a|loop|", "r|/dev/hdc|", "a|/dev/ide|", "r|.*|" ]
    # Use anchors if you want to be really specific
    # filter = [ "a|^/dev/hda8$|", "r/.*/" ]
    # Since "filter" is often overridden from command line, it is not suitable
    # for system-wide device filtering (udev rules, lvmetad). To hide devices
    # from LVM-specific udev processing and/or from lvmetad, you need to set
    # global_filter. The syntax is the same as for normal "filter"
    # above. Devices that fail the global_filter are not even opened by LVM.
    # global_filter = []
    # The results of the filtering are cached on disk to avoid
    # rescanning dud devices (which can take a very long time).
    # By default this cache is stored in the /etc/lvm/cache directory
    # in a file called '.cache'.
    # It is safe to delete the contents: the tools regenerate it.
    # (The old setting 'cache' is still respected if neither of
    # these new ones is present.)
    # N.B. If obtain_device_list_from_udev is set to 1 the list of
    # devices is instead obtained from udev and any existing .cache
    # file is removed.
    cache_dir = "/etc/lvm/cache"
    cache_file_prefix = ""
    # You can turn off writing this cache file by setting this to 0.
    write_cache_state = 1
    # Advanced settings.
    # List of pairs of additional acceptable block device types found
    # in /proc/devices with maximum (non-zero) number of partitions.
    # types = [ "fd", 16 ]
    # If sysfs is mounted (2.6 kernels) restrict device scanning to
    # the block devices it believes are valid.
    # 1 enables; 0 disables.
    sysfs_scan = 1
    # By default, LVM2 will ignore devices used as component paths
    # of device-mapper multipath devices.
    # 1 enables; 0 disables.
    multipath_component_detection = 1
    # By default, LVM2 will ignore devices used as components of
    # software RAID (md) devices by looking for md superblocks.
    # 1 enables; 0 disables.
    md_component_detection = 1
    # By default, if a PV is placed directly upon an md device, LVM2
    # will align its data blocks with the md device's stripe-width.
    # 1 enables; 0 disables.
    md_chunk_alignment = 1
    # Default alignment of the start of a data area in MB. If set to 0,
    # a value of 64KB will be used. Set to 1 for 1MiB, 2 for 2MiB, etc.
    # default_data_alignment = 1
    # By default, the start of a PV's data area will be a multiple of
    # the 'minimum_io_size' or 'optimal_io_size' exposed in sysfs.
    # - minimum_io_size - the smallest request the device can perform
    # w/o incurring a read-modify-write penalty (e.g. MD's chunk size)
    # - optimal_io_size - the device's preferred unit of receiving I/O
    # (e.g. MD's stripe width)
    # minimum_io_size is used if optimal_io_size is undefined (0).
    # If md_chunk_alignment is enabled, that detects the optimal_io_size.
    # This setting takes precedence over md_chunk_alignment.
    # 1 enables; 0 disables.
    data_alignment_detection = 1
    # Alignment (in KB) of start of data area when creating a new PV.
    # md_chunk_alignment and data_alignment_detection are disabled if set.
    # Set to 0 for the default alignment (see: data_alignment_default)
    # or page size, if larger.
    data_alignment = 0
    # By default, the start of the PV's aligned data area will be shifted by
    # the 'alignment_offset' exposed in sysfs. This offset is often 0 but
    # may be non-zero; e.g.: certain 4KB sector drives that compensate for
    # windows partitioning will have an alignment_offset of 3584 bytes
    # (sector 7 is the lowest aligned logical block, the 4KB sectors start
    # at LBA -1, and consequently sector 63 is aligned on a 4KB boundary).
    # But note that pvcreate --dataalignmentoffset will skip this detection.
    # 1 enables; 0 disables.
    data_alignment_offset_detection = 1
    # If, while scanning the system for PVs, LVM2 encounters a device-mapper
    # device that has its I/O suspended, it waits for it to become accessible.
    # Set this to 1 to skip such devices. This should only be needed
    # in recovery situations.
    ignore_suspended_devices = 0
    # ignore_lvm_mirrors: Introduced in version 2.02.104
    # This setting determines whether logical volumes of "mirror" segment
    # type are scanned for LVM labels. This affects the ability of
    # mirrors to be used as physical volumes. If 'ignore_lvm_mirrors'
    # is set to '1', it becomes impossible to create volume groups on top
    # of mirror logical volumes - i.e. to stack volume groups on mirrors.
    # Allowing mirror logical volumes to be scanned (setting the value to '0')
    # can potentially cause LVM processes and I/O to the mirror to become
    # blocked. This is due to the way that the "mirror" segment type handles
    # failures. In order for the hang to manifest itself, an LVM command must
    # be run just after a failure and before the automatic LVM repair process
    # takes place OR there must be failures in multiple mirrors in the same
    # volume group at the same time with write failures occurring moments
    # before a scan of the mirror's labels.
    # Note that these scanning limitations do not apply to the LVM RAID
    # types, like "raid1". The RAID segment types handle failures in a
    # different way and are not subject to possible process or I/O blocking.
    # It is encouraged that users set 'ignore_lvm_mirrors' to 1 if they
    # are using the "mirror" segment type. Users that require volume group
    # stacking on mirrored logical volumes should consider using the "raid1"
    # segment type. The "raid1" segment type is not available for
    # active/active clustered volume groups.
    # Set to 1 to disallow stacking and thereby avoid a possible deadlock.
    ignore_lvm_mirrors = 1
    # During each LVM operation errors received from each device are counted.
    # If the counter of a particular device exceeds the limit set here, no
    # further I/O is sent to that device for the remainder of the respective
    # operation. Setting the parameter to 0 disables the counters altogether.
    disable_after_error_count = 0
    # Allow use of pvcreate --uuid without requiring --restorefile.
    require_restorefile_with_uuid = 1
    # Minimum size (in KB) of block devices which can be used as PVs.
    # In a clustered environment all nodes must use the same value.
    # Any value smaller than 512KB is ignored.
    # Ignore devices smaller than 2MB such as floppy drives.
    pv_min_size = 2048
    # The original built-in setting was 512 up to and including version 2.02.84.
    # pv_min_size = 512
    # Issue discards to a logical volumes's underlying physical volume(s) when
    # the logical volume is no longer using the physical volumes' space (e.g.
    # lvremove, lvreduce, etc). Discards inform the storage that a region is
    # no longer in use. Storage that supports discards advertise the protocol
    # specific way discards should be issued by the kernel (TRIM, UNMAP, or
    # WRITE SAME with UNMAP bit set). Not all storage will support or benefit
    # from discards but SSDs and thinly provisioned LUNs generally do. If set
    # to 1, discards will only be issued if both the storage and kernel provide
    # support.
    # 1 enables; 0 disables.
    issue_discards = 0
    # This section allows you to configure the way in which LVM selects
    # free space for its Logical Volumes.
    allocation {
    # When searching for free space to extend an LV, the "cling"
    # allocation policy will choose space on the same PVs as the last
    # segment of the existing LV. If there is insufficient space and a
    # list of tags is defined here, it will check whether any of them are
    # attached to the PVs concerned and then seek to match those PV tags
    # between existing extents and new extents.
    # Use the special tag "@*" as a wildcard to match any PV tag.
    # Example: LVs are mirrored between two sites within a single VG.
    # PVs are tagged with either @site1 or @site2 to indicate where
    # they are situated.
    # cling_tag_list = [ "@site1", "@site2" ]
    # cling_tag_list = [ "@*" ]
    # Changes made in version 2.02.85 extended the reach of the 'cling'
    # policies to detect more situations where data can be grouped
    # onto the same disks. Set this to 0 to revert to the previous
    # algorithm.
    maximise_cling = 1
    # Whether to use blkid library instead of native LVM2 code to detect
    # any existing signatures while creating new Physical Volumes and
    # Logical Volumes. LVM2 needs to be compiled with blkid wiping support
    # for this setting to take effect.
    # LVM2 native detection code is currently able to recognize these signatures:
    # - MD device signature
    # - swap signature
    # - LUKS signature
    # To see the list of signatures recognized by blkid, check the output
    # of 'blkid -k' command. The blkid can recognize more signatures than
    # LVM2 native detection code, but due to this higher number of signatures
    # to be recognized, it can take more time to complete the signature scan.
    use_blkid_wiping = 1
    # Set to 1 to wipe any signatures found on newly-created Logical Volumes
    # automatically in addition to zeroing of the first KB on the LV
    # (controlled by the -Z/--zero y option).
    # The command line option -W/--wipesignatures takes precedence over this
    # setting.
    # The default is to wipe signatures when zeroing.
    wipe_signatures_when_zeroing_new_lvs = 1
    # Set to 1 to guarantee that mirror logs will always be placed on
    # different PVs from the mirror images. This was the default
    # until version 2.02.85.
    mirror_logs_require_separate_pvs = 0
    # Set to 1 to guarantee that cache_pool metadata will always be
    # placed on different PVs from the cache_pool data.
    cache_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs = 0
    # Specify the minimal chunk size (in kiB) for cache pool volumes.
    # Using a chunk_size that is too large can result in wasteful use of
    # the cache, where small reads and writes can cause large sections of
    # an LV to be mapped into the cache. However, choosing a chunk_size
    # that is too small can result in more overhead trying to manage the
    # numerous chunks that become mapped into the cache. The former is
    # more of a problem than the latter in most cases, so we default to
    # a value that is on the smaller end of the spectrum. Supported values
    # range from 32(kiB) to 1048576 in multiples of 32.
    # cache_pool_chunk_size = 64
    # Set to 1 to guarantee that thin pool metadata will always
    # be placed on different PVs from the pool data.
    thin_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs = 0
    # Specify chunk size calculation policy for thin pool volumes.
    # Possible options are:
    # "generic" - if thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it.
    # Otherwise, calculate the chunk size based on
    # estimation and device hints exposed in sysfs:
    # the minimum_io_size. The chunk size is always
    # at least 64KiB.
    # "performance" - if thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it.
    # Otherwise, calculate the chunk size for
    # performance based on device hints exposed in
    # sysfs: the optimal_io_size. The chunk size is
    # always at least 512KiB.
    # thin_pool_chunk_size_policy = "generic"
    # Specify the minimal chunk size (in KB) for thin pool volumes.
    # Use of the larger chunk size may improve performance for plain
    # thin volumes, however using them for snapshot volumes is less efficient,
    # as it consumes more space and takes extra time for copying.
    # When unset, lvm tries to estimate chunk size starting from 64KB
    # Supported values are in range from 64 to 1048576.
    # thin_pool_chunk_size = 64
    # Specify discards behaviour of the thin pool volume.
    # Select one of "ignore", "nopassdown", "passdown"
    # thin_pool_discards = "passdown"
    # Set to 0, to disable zeroing of thin pool data chunks before their
    # first use.
    # N.B. zeroing larger thin pool chunk size degrades performance.
    # thin_pool_zero = 1
    # This section that allows you to configure the nature of the
    # information that LVM2 reports.
    log {
    # Controls the messages sent to stdout or stderr.
    # There are three levels of verbosity, 3 being the most verbose.
    verbose = 0
    # Set to 1 to suppress all non-essential messages from stdout.
    # This has the same effect as -qq.
    # When this is set, the following commands still produce output:
    # dumpconfig, lvdisplay, lvmdiskscan, lvs, pvck, pvdisplay,
    # pvs, version, vgcfgrestore -l, vgdisplay, vgs.
    # Non-essential messages are shifted from log level 4 to log level 5
    # for syslog and lvm2_log_fn purposes.
    # Any 'yes' or 'no' questions not overridden by other arguments
    # are suppressed and default to 'no'.
    silent = 0
    # Should we send log messages through syslog?
    # 1 is yes; 0 is no.
    syslog = 1
    # Should we log error and debug messages to a file?
    # By default there is no log file.
    #file = "/var/log/lvm2.log"
    # Should we overwrite the log file each time the program is run?
    # By default we append.
    overwrite = 0
    # What level of log messages should we send to the log file and/or syslog?
    # There are 6 syslog-like log levels currently in use - 2 to 7 inclusive.
    # 7 is the most verbose (LOG_DEBUG).
    level = 0
    # Format of output messages
    # Whether or not (1 or 0) to indent messages according to their severity
    indent = 1
    # Whether or not (1 or 0) to display the command name on each line output
    command_names = 0
    # A prefix to use before the message text (but after the command name,
    # if selected). Default is two spaces, so you can see/grep the severity
    # of each message.
    prefix = " "
    # To make the messages look similar to the original LVM tools use:
    # indent = 0
    # command_names = 1
    # prefix = " -- "
    # Set this if you want log messages during activation.
    # Don't use this in low memory situations (can deadlock).
    # activation = 0
    # Some debugging messages are assigned to a class and only appear
    # in debug output if the class is listed here.
    # Classes currently available:
    # memory, devices, activation, allocation, lvmetad, metadata, cache,
    # locking
    # Use "all" to see everything.
    debug_classes = [ "memory", "devices", "activation", "allocation",
    "lvmetad", "metadata", "cache", "locking" ]
    # Configuration of metadata backups and archiving. In LVM2 when we
    # talk about a 'backup' we mean making a copy of the metadata for the
    # *current* system. The 'archive' contains old metadata configurations.
    # Backups are stored in a human readable text format.
    backup {
    # Should we maintain a backup of the current metadata configuration ?
    # Use 1 for Yes; 0 for No.
    # Think very hard before turning this off!
    backup = 1
    # Where shall we keep it ?
    # Remember to back up this directory regularly!
    backup_dir = "/etc/lvm/backup"
    # Should we maintain an archive of old metadata configurations.
    # Use 1 for Yes; 0 for No.
    # On by default. Think very hard before turning this off.
    archive = 1
    # Where should archived files go ?
    # Remember to back up this directory regularly!
    archive_dir = "/etc/lvm/archive"
    # What is the minimum number of archive files you wish to keep ?
    retain_min = 10
    # What is the minimum time you wish to keep an archive file for ?
    retain_days = 30
    # Settings for the running LVM2 in shell (readline) mode.
    shell {
    # Number of lines of history to store in ~/.lvm_history
    history_size = 100
    # Miscellaneous global LVM2 settings
    global {
    # The file creation mask for any files and directories created.
    # Interpreted as octal if the first digit is zero.
    umask = 077
    # Allow other users to read the files
    #umask = 022
    # Enabling test mode means that no changes to the on disk metadata
    # will be made. Equivalent to having the -t option on every
    # command. Defaults to off.
    test = 0
    # Default value for --units argument
    units = "h"
    # Since version 2.02.54, the tools distinguish between powers of
    # 1024 bytes (e.g. KiB, MiB, GiB) and powers of 1000 bytes (e.g.
    # KB, MB, GB).
    # If you have scripts that depend on the old behaviour, set this to 0
    # temporarily until you update them.
    si_unit_consistency = 1
    # Whether or not to display unit suffix for sizes. This setting has
    # no effect if the units are in human-readable form (global/units="h")
    # in which case the suffix is always displayed.
    suffix = 1
    # Whether or not to communicate with the kernel device-mapper.
    # Set to 0 if you want to use the tools to manipulate LVM metadata
    # without activating any logical volumes.
    # If the device-mapper kernel driver is not present in your kernel
    # setting this to 0 should suppress the error messages.
    activation = 1
    # If we can't communicate with device-mapper, should we try running
    # the LVM1 tools?
    # This option only applies to 2.4 kernels and is provided to help you
    # switch between device-mapper kernels and LVM1 kernels.
    # The LVM1 tools need to be installed with .lvm1 suffices
    # e.g. vgscan.lvm1 and they will stop working after you start using
    # the new lvm2 on-disk metadata format.
    # The default value is set when the tools are built.
    # fallback_to_lvm1 = 0
    # The default metadata format that commands should use - "lvm1" or "lvm2".
    # The command line override is -M1 or -M2.
    # Defaults to "lvm2".
    # format = "lvm2"
    # Location of proc filesystem
    proc = "/proc"
    # Type of locking to use. Defaults to local file-based locking (1).
    # Turn locking off by setting to 0 (dangerous: risks metadata corruption
    # if LVM2 commands get run concurrently).
    # Type 2 uses the external shared library locking_library.
    # Type 3 uses built-in clustered locking.
    # Type 4 uses read-only locking which forbids any operations that might
    # change metadata.
    # N.B. Don't use lvmetad with locking type 3 as lvmetad is not yet
    # supported in clustered environment. If use_lvmetad=1 and locking_type=3
    # is set at the same time, LVM always issues a warning message about this
    # and then it automatically disables lvmetad use.
    locking_type = 1
    # Set to 0 to fail when a lock request cannot be satisfied immediately.
    wait_for_locks = 1
    # If using external locking (type 2) and initialisation fails,
    # with this set to 1 an attempt will be made to use the built-in
    # clustered locking.
    # If you are using a customised locking_library you should set this to 0.
    fallback_to_clustered_locking = 1
    # If an attempt to initialise type 2 or type 3 locking failed, perhaps
    # because cluster components such as clvmd are not running, with this set
    # to 1 an attempt will be made to use local file-based locking (type 1).
    # If this succeeds, only commands against local volume groups will proceed.
    # Volume Groups marked as clustered will be ignored.
    fallback_to_local_locking = 1
    # Local non-LV directory that holds file-based locks while commands are
    # in progress. A directory like /tmp that may get wiped on reboot is OK.
    locking_dir = "/run/lock/lvm"
    # Whenever there are competing read-only and read-write access requests for
    # a volume group's metadata, instead of always granting the read-only
    # requests immediately, delay them to allow the read-write requests to be
    # serviced. Without this setting, write access may be stalled by a high
    # volume of read-only requests.
    # NB. This option only affects locking_type = 1 viz. local file-based
    # locking.
    prioritise_write_locks = 1
    # Other entries can go here to allow you to load shared libraries
    # e.g. if support for LVM1 metadata was compiled as a shared library use
    # format_libraries = "liblvm2format1.so"
    # Full pathnames can be given.
    # Search this directory first for shared libraries.
    # library_dir = "/lib"
    # The external locking library to load if locking_type is set to 2.
    # locking_library = "liblvm2clusterlock.so"
    # Treat any internal errors as fatal errors, aborting the process that
    # encountered the internal error. Please only enable for debugging.
    abort_on_internal_errors = 0
    # Check whether CRC is matching when parsed VG is used multiple times.
    # This is useful to catch unexpected internal cached volume group
    # structure modification. Please only enable for debugging.
    detect_internal_vg_cache_corruption = 0
    # If set to 1, no operations that change on-disk metadata will be permitted.
    # Additionally, read-only commands that encounter metadata in need of repair
    # will still be allowed to proceed exactly as if the repair had been
    # performed (except for the unchanged vg_seqno).
    # Inappropriate use could mess up your system, so seek advice first!
    metadata_read_only = 0
    # 'mirror_segtype_default' defines which segtype will be used when the
    # shorthand '-m' option is used for mirroring. The possible options are:
    # "mirror" - The original RAID1 implementation provided by LVM2/DM. It is
    # characterized by a flexible log solution (core, disk, mirrored)
    # and by the necessity to block I/O while reconfiguring in the
    # event of a failure.
    # There is an inherent race in the dmeventd failure handling
    # logic with snapshots of devices using this type of RAID1 that
    # in the worst case could cause a deadlock.
    # Ref: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817130#c10
    # "raid1" - This implementation leverages MD's RAID1 personality through
    # device-mapper. It is characterized by a lack of log options.
    # (A log is always allocated for every device and they are placed
    # on the same device as the image - no separate devices are
    # required.) This mirror implementation does not require I/O
    # to be blocked in the kernel in the event of a failure.
    # This mirror implementation is not cluster-aware and cannot be
    # used in a shared (active/active) fashion in a cluster.
    # Specify the '--type <mirror|raid1>' option to override this default
    # setting.
    mirror_segtype_default = "raid1"
    # 'raid10_segtype_default' determines the segment types used by default
    # when the '--stripes/-i' and '--mirrors/-m' arguments are both specified
    # during the creation of a logical volume.
    # Possible settings include:
    # "raid10" - This implementation leverages MD's RAID10 personality through
    # device-mapper.
    # "mirror" - LVM will layer the 'mirror' and 'stripe' segment types. It
    # will do this by creating a mirror on top of striped sub-LVs;
    # effectively creating a RAID 0+1 array. This is suboptimal
    # in terms of providing redundancy and performance. Changing to
    # this setting is not advised.
    # Specify the '--type <raid10|mirror>' option to override this default
    # setting.
    raid10_segtype_default = "raid10"
    # The default format for displaying LV names in lvdisplay was changed
    # in version 2.02.89 to show the LV name and path separately.
    # Previously this was always shown as /dev/vgname/lvname even when that
    # was never a valid path in the /dev filesystem.
    # Set to 1 to reinstate the previous format.
    # lvdisplay_shows_full_device_path = 0
    # Whether to use (trust) a running instance of lvmetad. If this is set to
    # 0, all commands fall back to the usual scanning mechanisms. When set to 1
    # *and* when lvmetad is running (automatically instantiated by making use of
    # systemd's socket-based service activation or run as an initscripts service
    # or run manually), the volume group metadata and PV state flags are obtained
    # from the lvmetad instance and no scanning is done by the individual
    # commands. In a setup with lvmetad, lvmetad udev rules *must* be set up for
    # LVM to work correctly. Without proper udev rules, all changes in block
    # device configuration will be *ignored* until a manual 'pvscan --cache'
    # is performed. These rules are installed by default.
    # If lvmetad has been running while use_lvmetad was 0, it MUST be stopped
    # before changing use_lvmetad to 1 and started again afterwards.
    # If using lvmetad, the volume activation is also switched to automatic
    # event-based mode. In this mode, the volumes are activated based on
    # incoming udev events that automatically inform lvmetad about new PVs
    # that appear in the system. Once the VG is complete (all the PVs are
    # present), it is auto-activated. The activation/auto_activation_volume_list
    # setting controls which volumes are auto-activated (all by default).
    # A note about device filtering while lvmetad is used:
    # When lvmetad is updated (either automatically based on udev events
    # or directly by pvscan --cache <device> call), the devices/filter
    # is ignored and all devices are scanned by default. The lvmetad always
    # keeps unfiltered information which is then provided to LVM commands
    # and then each LVM command does the filtering based on devices/filter
    # setting itself.
    # To prevent scanning devices completely, even when using lvmetad,
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