From: Alessandro MACUZ <alessandro.macuz@gmail.com>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: [linux-lvm] I can't have the mirror_log mirrored, LVM complains "there is no suitable space"
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 02:14:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAFrGbuW1NDnsZfm7S5f=wsTbZ4rcb6huPX7MMv_AiZF95xDYSQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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The process here below is self-explanatory of what happens.
Starting with one volume (on /dev/sda1) I'd like to mirror it on /dev/sdb1
and having the mirror_log mirrored as well.
Though I think there is plenty of PE I get the error message
Insufficient suitable allocatable extents for logical volume : 1536 more
required
Unable to allocate extents for mirror(s).
I mean the mirror_log is one PE, i.e. 4 Megabytes...
Why "*lvconvert -i 5 -m1 --mirrorlog mirrored /dev/lvgrptstnlvm/root
/dev/sdb1*" doesn't work whereas
"*lvconvert -m1 /dev/lvgrptstnlvm/root /dev/sdb1*" does? The space to be
allocated differs by just one PE.
I'm using Knoppix to fix a system due to other problems, I have noticed
there was a (human) design problem with LVM and I want to achieve the goal
of one volume mirrored in 2 parts and 2 mirrors logs each on one disk.
Thanks,
Alex
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*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# lvs -a -o +devices,lv_size*
LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Move
Log Copy% Convert Devices LSize
root lvgrptstnlvm mwi-aom- 6.00g
root_mlog 100.00 root_mimage_0(0),root_mimage_1(0) 6.00g
[root_mimage_0] lvgrptstnlvm iwi-aom-
6.00g
/dev/sda1(0) 6.00g
[root_mimage_1] lvgrptstnlvm iwi-aom-
6.00g
/dev/sdb1(0) 6.00g
[root_mlog] lvgrptstnlvm lwi-aom-
4.00m
/dev/sdb1(1536) 4.00m
*
*
*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# pvs -v -o +pv_pe_count,pv_pe_alloc_count*
Scanning for physical volume names
PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree DevSize PV
UUID PE Alloc
/dev/sda1 lvgrptstnlvm lvm2 a-- 9.00g 3.00g 9.00g
5h4peZ-7SVd-MKrH-IQNJ-UACQ-mM7Q-6CVeo5 2303 1536
/dev/sdb1 lvgrptstnlvm lvm2 a-- 7.07g 1.06g 9.00g
VlGEw0-JaqC-THbz-G4mv-yHq5-9Y80-N5ANNQ 1809 1537
*
*
*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# lvs -a -o +devices,lv_size*
LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Move
Log Copy% Convert Devices LSize
root lvgrptstnlvm mwi-aom- 6.00g
root_mlog 100.00 root_mimage_0(0),root_mimage_1(0) 6.00g
[root_mimage_0] lvgrptstnlvm iwi-aom-
6.00g
/dev/sda1(0) 6.00g
[root_mimage_1] lvgrptstnlvm iwi-aom-
6.00g
/dev/sdb1(0) 6.00g
[root_mlog] lvgrptstnlvm lwi-aom-
4.00m
/dev/sdb1(1536) 4.00m
*
*
*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# lvconvert -m0 /dev/lvgrptstnlvm/root
/dev/sdb1*
/sbin/dmeventd: stat failed: No such file or directory
Logical volume root converted.
*
*
*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# lvconvert -i 5 -m1 --mirrorlog mirrored
/dev/lvgrptstnlvm/root /dev/sdb1*
Insufficient suitable allocatable extents for logical volume : 1536 more
required
Unable to allocate extents for mirror(s).
*
*
*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# lvconvert -m1 /dev/lvgrptstnlvm/root
/dev/sdb1*
lvgrptstnlvm/root: Converted: 0.5%
[...SKIP...]
lvgrptstnlvm/root: Converted: 100.0%
*
*
*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# lvs -a -o +devices,lv_size*
LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Move
Log Copy% Convert Devices LSize
root lvgrptstnlvm mwi-aom- 6.00g
root_mlog 100.00 root_mimage_0(0),root_mimage_1(0) 6.00g
[root_mimage_0] lvgrptstnlvm iwi-aom-
6.00g
/dev/sda1(0) 6.00g
[root_mimage_1] lvgrptstnlvm iwi-aom-
6.00g
/dev/sdb1(0) 6.00g
[root_mlog] lvgrptstnlvm lwi-aom-
4.00m
/dev/sdb1(1536) 4.00m
*
*
*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# pvs -v -o +pv_pe_count,pv_pe_alloc_count*
Scanning for physical volume names
PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree DevSize PV
UUID PE Alloc
/dev/sda1 lvgrptstnlvm lvm2 a-- 9.00g 3.00g 9.00g
5h4peZ-7SVd-MKrH-IQNJ-UACQ-mM7Q-6CVeo5 2303 1536
/dev/sdb1 lvgrptstnlvm lvm2 a-- 7.07g 1.06g 9.00g
VlGEw0-JaqC-THbz-G4mv-yHq5-9Y80-N5ANNQ 1809 1537
*
*
*root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix#*
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next reply other threads:[~2013-07-02 0:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-07-02 0:14 Alessandro MACUZ [this message]
2013-07-02 16:08 ` [linux-lvm] I can't have the mirror_log mirrored, LVM complains "there is no suitable space" Alessandro MACUZ
2013-07-02 16:24 ` Alessandro MACUZ
2013-07-03 22:44 ` Alessandro MACUZ
2013-07-04 10:55 ` matthew patton
2013-07-04 12:45 ` Alessandro MACUZ
2013-07-04 11:18 ` Alasdair G Kergon
2013-07-04 11:43 ` Alessandro MACUZ
2013-07-04 14:27 ` Alessandro MACUZ
2013-07-04 16:40 ` Alasdair G Kergon
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