Description of problem: failure creating a snapshot volume within a lvm-based pool Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [root@twix0208 ~]# virsh version Compiled against library: libvirt 0.10.2 Using library: libvirt 0.10.2 Using API: QEMU 0.10.2 Running hypervisor: QEMU 1.2.2 libvirt.x86_64 0.10.2.4-1.fc18 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1.create and start an lvm pool in libvirt 2.create a volume # virsh vol-create-as images_lvm myvol 2G Vol myvol created 3.create a volume using the previous as backing image this always fail. # virsh vol-create-as images_lvm myvol-instance 2G --backing-vol myvol error: Failed to create vol myvol-instance error: internal error Child process (/usr/sbin/lvcreate --name myvol-instance -L 2097152K -s=/dev/libvirt_images_vg/myvol) unexpected exit status 3: /usr/sbin/lvcreate: invalid option -- '=' Error during parsing of command line. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: this has been fixed in livirt.org 1.0.2 by commit ffee627a: http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commitdiff;h=ffee627a
libvirt-0.10.2.5-1.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libvirt-0.10.2.5-1.fc18
Package libvirt-0.10.2.5-1.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing libvirt-0.10.2.5-1.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-8681/libvirt-0.10.2.5-1.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
thanks, I could verify that this fixes the issue I had,
libvirt-0.10.2.5-1.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.