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Description of problem:
Kickstart installation fails with the following error:

==========
Failed to save storage configuration
The following problem occurred on line 9 of the kickstart file:

device is too small for new format
==========


The partitioning defined in the kickstart file:

bootloader --location=mbr
zerombr
clearpart --all --initlabel
part swap --recommended
part / --grow
reqpart --add-boot
part raid.01 --size=100
part raid.02 --size=100
raid /raid --level=0 --device=raid-test raid.01 raid.02

The same kickstart works fine on RHEL-8.7.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL-8.8.0-20221101.d.1
anaconda-33.16.8.1-1.el8
python3-blivet-3.6.0-2.el8

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run a kickstart installation with the partitioning commands above.

Actual results:
Error: device is too small for new format

Expected results:
A successful installation.

Created attachment 1921560 [details]
kickstart

We've increased the min size for XFS in blivet 3.6[1] to 300 MiB to match the new filesystem size limits implemented in xfsprogs 5.19. RHEL is still on xfsprogs 5.0 so this limit doesn't apply here so I will revert this change.

[1] https://github.com/storaged-project/blivet/pull/1070

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (python-blivet bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:2790