Hi, i'm doing this: >> hgest3301:~/LVM2.2.02.06 # lvcreate -m1 -n lvmirror -L 10G >> vgtest /dev/dm-55 /dev/dm-56 >> Not enough PVs with free space available for parallel allocation. >> Consider --alloc anywhere if desperate. here are the pvs? >> hgest3301:~/LVM2.2.02.06 # pvs >> PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree >> /dev/dm-10 vgAGEST004 lvm2 a- 49.94G 25.94G >> /dev/dm-11 vgHGEST3901 lvm2 a- 49.94G 0 >> /dev/dm-12 ehltest lvm2 a- 25.00G 22.00G >> /dev/dm-13 vgtest lvm2 a- 24.94G 24.94G >> /dev/dm-55 vgtest lvm2 a- 99.94G 99.94G >> /dev/dm-56 vgtest lvm2 a- 99.94G 99.94G >> /dev/dm-8 vgAGEST002 lvm2 a- 49.94G 45.94G >> /dev/dm-9 vgAGEST003 lvm2 a- 49.94G 43.94G >> /dev/sda8 vgOS lvm2 a- 20.00G 3.00G >> /dev/sda9 vgBOTEST lvm2 a- 111.25G 15.25G what's wrong? Is there any documentation out there? Why do we need three pvs? for a mirror? Are there any other options? Mit freundlichem Gruss, Dirk Laurenz Systems Engineer S DE SE PS N/O Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH Hildesheimer Strasse 25 30880 Laatzen Germany Telephone: +49 511 84 89 18 08 Telefax: +49 511 84 89 25 18 08 Mobile: +49 170 22 10 78 1 Email: mailto: dirk.laurenz@fujitsu-siemens.com Internet: http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/