On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 01:26:09AM +0100, Nowicki Christophe wrote: > Hello, > > I'am trying to setup a striped logical volume. But I am getting this error : > > #lvcreate -i2 -I4 -L1G -n main/lv_usr > Insufficient allocatable extents suitable for striping for logical > volume lv_usr: 32 required > > I don't understand this error. I did not find any anwser on google :( > > Where is my system config : > Distro : Debian GNU/Linux "unstable" > System : Linux TuX 2.6.0-test9 #8 SMP Sun Nov 2 10:40:22 CET 2003 i686 > GNU/Linux > LVM Version : 2.00.07-1 > Hardware : 2x IDE Hard Disks Seagate ST340014A > hda: ST340014A, ATA DISK drive > hdb: ST340014A, ATA DISK drive > > vgdisplay > --- Volume group --- > VG Name main > System ID PV_IMPTuX1061637595 > Format lvm1 > VG Access read/write > VG Status resizable > MAX LV 256 > Cur LV 3 > Open LV 3 > Max PV 256 > Cur PV 2 > Act PV 2 > VG Size 49.41 GB > PE Size 32.00 MB > Total PE 1581 > Alloc PE / Size 1256 / 39.25 GB > Free PE / Size 325 / 10.16 GB > VG UUID 3PL6Zl-KtFh-pOqH-ntf5-C5td-SPxt-uUFZqJ > > I have 10.16 Free GB. It's enough to setup a 1GB stripped logical volume, > isn't it? > > #lvm pvscan > PV /dev/hda5 is in exported VG main [31.25 GB / 0 free] > PV /dev/hdb5 is in exported VG main [18.16 GB / 10.16 GB free] > Total: 2 [10.16 GB] / in use: 2 [10.16 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] > > May be the problem is here? > Yes, one volume is full so the volume can't be extended and still remain striped - all the new extents would have to go onto hdb5. This is a restriction with the LVM1 metadata format. You can convert the VG to the lvm2 format with vgconvert and then extend the LV but be aware that the extended part of it will not be striped like the rest. -- patrick _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
