ViPR Controller: Failed Create block volume - Error 1008: A component/resource with the label xxxx already exists.

When creating a Block Volume the Following Error is shown.
Error 1008: A component/resource with the label xxxx already exists.


The Order will probably fail within seconds.
 

Steps Taken to resolve the issue (Workaround):

1-List the Volumes in the Database - Different methods can be used. (SSH / Slither Dump)

1.1-SSH to ViPR Node and Navigate to /opt/storageos/bin/
1.2-Run ./dbutils list Volume >> VolumestList.txt

2-Search for the Volume label mentioned in the Error in VolumesList.txt.
3-Once found, Confirm that the Volume doesn't have any dependencies.

3.1-Run ./dbutils show_dependencies Volume <Volume-URN>
3.2-The Above will display "if" the Volume is in an ExportGroup and in the ExportGroup group you can check if it's in an ExportMask.
3.3-If dependencies found. you can query the ExportGroup or Mask (To get more details) using the Following command - ./dbutils query ExportGroup <ExportGroup-URN> and ./dbutils query ExportMask <ExportMask-URN>  *The ExportGroup and the ExportMask URN can be obtained from the show_dependencies command mentioned in step 3.1
(Confirm that the Volume doesnot exists in real environment before doing any additional steps)

4- If not found to have any dependencies then confirm that the volume doesn't exist on the actual array and once confirmed it can be removed from ViPR DB.
5-To remove the volume, get the Volume-URN from VolumesList.txt (Created on step 1.2)
6-Run ./dbutils delete Volume <Volume-URN>
7-Rerun the failed Order.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:

-It is highly recommended to engage Dell EMC ViPR Controller Technical Support as to ensure that the ViPR DB is cleaned up properly.
-Always Take a Backup of ViPR Controller before doing any alteration to ViPRs DB.