On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Zdenek Kabelac <zkabe...@redhat.com> wrote: > Dne 29.9.2017 v 18:42 Jan Tulak napsal(a): >> >> Hi guys, >> I found out this difference and I'm not sure what is the cause. A >> command for creating a thin LV, which works on Archlinux, Centos and >> Fedora, fails on Debian and Ubuntu: >> >> lvm lvcreate FOOvg1 \ >> -T \ >> -l 100%PVS \ >> -n FOOvg1_thin001 \ >> /dev/loop0 /dev/loop1 /dev/loop2 > > > Hi > > This command is not actually creating 'thin' - only a thin-pool. > For 'thin' you need to specify -V --virtualsize. > > The usage of -T is 'smart' flag - telling lvm2 to do 'something' > thin/thin-pool oriented. > > If you want to be 'exact' you can use --type thin or --type thin-pool > giving you more errors and requiring user more specific option for passing > in. > Hi,
Ah, thanks for the explanation. >> Versions seem to be close enough for it not to be a change in LVM > > > Hmm, close enough 111 and 171 ?? > I would swear I saw different numbers when I wrote it. 117 perhaps? So, disregard this part of my message. :-) > >> behaviour, so I suspect some downstream or configuration changes. All >> tested distributions were run in their current stable versions, up to >> date. For example: > > > The original naming convention with pool names was to add the name next to > VG name. > > lvcreate -T -L10 vg/pool > > Pool is 'special' type of LV - thus it got this privileged naming and > standard option --name was normally left for 'thin' when user specifies -V. > > Newer version of lvm2 can use --name with --size specifier for pool name > when there is no virtual size given as its unique combination. > >> Debian: >> # cat /etc/debian_version >> 8.9 >> # lvm version >> LVM version: 2.02.111(2) (2014-09-01) >> Library version: 1.02.90 (2014-09-01) > Driver version: 4.27.0 > > > I'd suggest upgrading your Debian machine.... It is a current Debian 8, so the only thing I can do is to upgrade to Debian 9 or use a different repository. And indeed, on 9 it works. Thanks for your answers, I know what the issue is and can now decide what to do next with it. :-) Cheers, Jan _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
