649334 – lvcreate --test reports error that appears that test failed

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Bug 649334 - lvcreate --test reports error that appears that test failed

Summary: lvcreate --test reports error that appears that test failed

Keywords:
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA
Alias:	None
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	lvm2
Sub Component:
Version:	6.0
Hardware:	Unspecified
OS:	Unspecified
Priority:	low
Severity:	low
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	---
Assignee:	Alasdair Kergon
QA Contact:	Corey Marthaler
Docs Contact:
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:	667174
TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2010-11-03 15:00 UTC by Debbie Johnson
Modified:	2018-11-14 16:53 UTC (History)
CC List:	10 users (show)
Fixed In Version:	lvm2-2.02.82-1.el6
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Clones:	667174 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed:	2011-05-19 14:27:04 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

Attachments	(Terms of Use)
proposed patch (675 bytes, patch) 2010-11-03 15:00 UTC, Debbie Johnson	no flags	Details \| Diff
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System	ID	Private	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2011:0772	0	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	lvm2 bug fix and enhancement update	2011-05-18 18:08:31 UTC

Description Debbie Johnson 2010-11-03 15:00:38 UTC

Created attachment 457460 [details]
proposed patch

Description of problem:
lvcreate fails with "Aborting. Failed to activate new LV to wipe the start of it."

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
everytime

Steps to Reproduce:
There is ample room available from vgdisplay command to add another LV however the lvcreate command produces this error message:
[root@zcarh0tx ~]# lvcreate --test --name LVolSwap --size 2000M Volume00
Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
Rounding up size to full physical extent 1.97 GB
Aborting. Failed to activate new LV to wipe the start of it.
Unable to deactivate failed new LV. Manual intervention required.
[root@zcarh0tx ~]# 
  


Expected results:
Patch was created and customer tested and is pleased with new message.  I will attach patch file.

Test output of patch:

[root@rcarh357 ~]# rpm -Uvh --oldpackage lvm2-2.02.42-5_SF361108.el4_8.3.i386.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:lvm2                   ########################################### [100%]
[root@rcarh357 ~]# rpm -qa lvm2
lvm2-2.02.42-5_SF361108.el4_8.3
[root@rcarh357 ~]# lvcreate --test --name LVolSwap --size 2000M Volume00
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
  Rounding up size to full physical extent 1.97 GB
  Test. New LV not activated.
[root@rcarh357 ~]#

Comment 2 Ben Marzinski 2010-11-04 04:06:00 UTC

This is reproduceable on RHEL6

[root@ask-06 gfs2-2.6-nmw]# cat /etc/redhat-release 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux FoundationServer release 6.0 Beta (Santiago)
[root@ask-06 gfs2-2.6-nmw]# rpm -q lvm2
lvm2-2.02.66-2.el6.x86_64
[root@ask-06 gfs2-2.6-nmw]# pvcreate /dev/sde
  Physical volume "/dev/sde" successfully created
[root@ask-06 gfs2-2.6-nmw]# vgcreate test /dev/sde
  Volume group "test" successfully created
[root@ask-06 gfs2-2.6-nmw]# lvcreate --test -l 100%VG test
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
  Aborting. Failed to activate new LV to wipe the start of it.
  Unable to deactivate failed new LV. Manual intervention required.

Comment 4 Corey Marthaler 2011-01-04 17:48:20 UTC

I assume that when this bug is fixed, these commands should pass even though they don't create anything, because the operation "should" work?

# LV
[root@taft-02 ~]# lvcreate --test -n lv -L 100M taft
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
  Failed to activate new LV.
  Unable to deactivate failed new LV. Manual intervention required.

# MIRROR
[root@taft-02 ~]# lvcreate --test -m 1 -n mirror -L 100M taft
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
  Aborting. Failed to activate mirror log.
  Failed to initialise mirror log.

# SNAPSHOT
[root@taft-02 ~]# lvcreate --test -s taft/lv -L 10M
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
  Rounding up size to full physical extent 12.00 MB
  Aborting. Failed to activate snapshot exception store.

Comment 5 Alasdair Kergon 2011-01-04 20:20:13 UTC

Yes: When fixed, those error messages should not appear and it should exit successfully instead.

Comment 6 Alasdair Kergon 2011-01-24 14:19:23 UTC

In 2.02.82.

Comment 8 Corey Marthaler 2011-03-10 18:46:22 UTC

Fix verified in the latest rpms.
2.6.32-114.0.1.el6.x86_64

lvm2-2.02.83-2.el6    BUILT: Tue Feb  8 10:10:57 CST 2011
lvm2-libs-2.02.83-2.el6    BUILT: Tue Feb  8 10:10:57 CST 2011
lvm2-cluster-2.02.83-2.el6    BUILT: Tue Feb  8 10:10:57 CST 2011
udev-147-2.33.el6    BUILT: Wed Feb  9 09:56:24 CST 2011
device-mapper-1.02.62-2.el6    BUILT: Tue Feb  8 10:10:57 CST 2011
device-mapper-libs-1.02.62-2.el6    BUILT: Tue Feb  8 10:10:57 CST 2011
device-mapper-event-1.02.62-2.el6    BUILT: Tue Feb  8 10:10:57 CST 2011
device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.62-2.el6    BUILT: Tue Feb  8 10:10:57 CST 2011
cmirror-2.02.83-2.el6    BUILT: Tue Feb  8 10:10:57 CST 2011


[root@grant-01 ~]# lvcreate --test -n lv -L 100M grant
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated and volumes will not be (de)activated.
  Logical volume "lv" created
[root@grant-01 ~]# echo $?
0

[root@grant-01 ~]# lvcreate --test -m 1 -n mirror -L 100M grant
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated and volumes will not be (de)activated.
  Logical volume "mirror" created
[root@grant-01 ~]# echo $?
0

[root@grant-01 ~]# lvcreate -n lv -L 100M grant
  Logical volume "lv" created
[root@grant-01 ~]# lvcreate --test -s grant/lv -L 10M
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated and volumes will not be (de)activated.
  Rounding up size to full physical extent 12.00 MiB
  Logical volume "lvol0" created
[root@grant-01 ~]# echo $?
0

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 14:27:04 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0772.html

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