Steps to disable lmetad service in RedHat 7: · Change value to “use_lvmetad = 0” in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf · Stop services: lvm2-lvmetad.socket and lvm2-lvmetad.service   # systemctl stop lvm2-lvmetad.socket # systemctl stop lvm2-lvmetad.service · Rescan disks # pvscan –cache # vgscan # lvscan · Disable services: lvm2-lvmetad.socket and lvm2-lvmetad.service # systemctl disable lvm2-lvmetad.service Removed symlink /etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/lvm2-lvmetad.service. # Read more...