From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i5C0DA003103 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:13:10 -0400 Received: from pd5mo3so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5C0D9i5009681 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:13:09 -0400 Received: from pd3mr7so.prod.shaw.ca (pd3mr7so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.23]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HZ600H9F5NV1K@l-daemon> for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:07:07 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml4so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.148]) by pd3mr7so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0HZ600DB05NVLJ70@pd3mr7so.prod.shaw.ca> for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:07:07 -0600 (MDT) Received: from tyler (S010600485485bc00.cg.shawcable.net [68.146.152.115]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HZ600B8C5NVF4@l-daemon> for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:07:07 -0600 (MDT) Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:07:07 -0600 From: Tyler Message-id: <0HZ600B8D5NVF4@l-daemon> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: [linux-lvm] Stripes and PE's Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-lvm@redhat.com I'm having problems creating a logical volume on a 4 disk SCSI volume group. I want to use the entire space as 1 LV that is striped, but can't seem to do it. I get an error telling me I don't have enough Physical Extents, when I clearly do. livecd root # vgdisplay --- Volume group --- VG Name group System ID Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 4 Metadata Sequence No 1 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 255 Cur LV 0 Open LV 0 Max PV 255 Cur PV 4 Act PV 4 VG Size 13.91 GB PE Size 4.00 MB Total PE 3560 Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 Free PE / Size 3560 / 13.91 GB VG UUID DjxWid-oxqx-zol9-Lu8a-CO94-AsBn-c7k3le livecd root # lvcreate -i4 -I16 -l3560 -nstorage group Insufficient allocatable extents suitable for striping for logical volume storage: 3560 required livecd root # lvcreate -i4 -I16 -l3000 -nstorage group Insufficient allocatable extents suitable for striping for logical volume storage: 3000 required Even if I try to use less space then it says I have, it still wont let me. I've had this error before, but never found a solution. I also have not found the solution on the mailing list archives either. I can create a contiguous LV, but without striping. I'd like to have it striped if I could. What am I doing wrong? Tyler