Here's a control example, showing the output of lvcreate when there are no problems reported:
kornelak@npbbz:/home/bugzilla/stage$ dmesg|tail [17180786.720000] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. [17180799.652000] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds [17180799.656000] EXT3 FS on dm-41, internal journal [17180799.656000] EXT3-fs: recovery complete. [17180799.656000] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. [17203415.252000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found [17808026.704000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found [18412815.972000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found [19017364.116000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found [19622027.484000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found kornelak@npbbz:/home/bugzilla/stage$ cd /var/lib/mysql/main kornelak@npbbz:/var/lib/mysql/main$ sudo lvs LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% Database_Logs VolGroup00 -wi-ao 10.00G Database_Main VolGroup00 -wi-ao 5.00G Database_Stage_Orig VolGroup00 -wi-ao 35.00G Database_Transition VolGroup00 -wi-ao 80.00G Home VolGroup00 -wi-a- 3.00G Live VolGroup00 -wi-ao 94.00G Root VolGroup00 -wi-a- 10.00G Stage_Orig VolGroup00 -wi-ao 76.00G Swap VolGroup00 -wi-ao 2.00G root VolGroup00 -wi-ao 15.00G kornelak@npbbz:/var/lib/mysql/main$ sudo lvcreate --verbose --snapshot --size 5G --name Stage_31743 VolGroup00/Stage_Orig Setting chunksize to 16 sectors. Finding volume group "VolGroup00" Archiving volume group "VolGroup00" metadata (seqno 473). Creating logical volume Stage_31743 Creating volume group backup "/etc/lvm/backup/VolGroup00" (seqno 474). Found volume group "VolGroup00" Creating VolGroup00-Stage_31743 Loading VolGroup00-Stage_31743 table Resuming VolGroup00-Stage_31743 (254:4) Zeroing start of logical volume "Stage_31743" Found volume group "VolGroup00" Removing VolGroup00-Stage_31743 (254:4) Found volume group "VolGroup00" Found volume group "VolGroup00" Found volume group "VolGroup00" Creating VolGroup00-Stage_Orig-real Loading VolGroup00-Stage_Orig-real table Resuming (254:4) Loading VolGroup00-Stage_Orig table Creating VolGroup00-Stage_31743-cow Loading VolGroup00-Stage_31743-cow table Resuming (254:8) Creating VolGroup00-Stage_31743 Loading VolGroup00-Stage_31743 table Suspending VolGroup00-Stage_Orig (254:5) Suspending VolGroup00-Stage_Orig-real (254:4) Found volume group "VolGroup00" Loading VolGroup00-Stage_Orig-real table Suppressed VolGroup00-Stage_Orig-real identical table reload. Resuming VolGroup00-Stage_Orig-real (254:4) Loading VolGroup00-Stage_31743-cow table Suppressed VolGroup00-Stage_31743-cow identical table reload. Resuming VolGroup00-Stage_31743 (254:30) Resuming VolGroup00-Stage_Orig (254:5) Creating volume group backup "/etc/lvm/backup/VolGroup00" (seqno 475). Logical volume "Stage_31743" created kornelak@npbbz:/var/lib/mysql/main$ dmesg|tail [17180786.720000] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. [17180799.652000] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds [17180799.656000] EXT3 FS on dm-41, internal journal [17180799.656000] EXT3-fs: recovery complete. [17180799.656000] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. [17203415.252000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found [17808026.704000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found [18412815.972000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found [19017364.116000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found [19622027.484000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found kornelak@npbbz:/var/lib/mysql/main$ sudo lvs LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% Database_Logs VolGroup00 -wi-ao 10.00G Database_Main VolGroup00 -wi-ao 5.00G Database_Stage_Orig VolGroup00 -wi-ao 35.00G Database_Transition VolGroup00 -wi-ao 80.00G Home VolGroup00 -wi-a- 3.00G Live VolGroup00 -wi-ao 94.00G Root VolGroup00 -wi-a- 10.00G Stage_31743 VolGroup00 swi-a- 5.00G Stage_Orig 0.00 Stage_Orig VolGroup00 owi-ao 76.00G Swap VolGroup00 -wi-ao 2.00G root VolGroup00 -wi-ao 15.00G kornelak@npbbz:/var/lib/mysql/main$
Here's a control example, showing the output of lvcreate when there are no problems reported:
kornelak@ npbbz:/ home/bugzilla/ stage$ dmesg|tail npbbz:/ home/bugzilla/ stage$ cd /var/lib/mysql/main npbbz:/ var/lib/ mysql/main$ sudo lvs Stage_Orig VolGroup00 -wi-ao 35.00G Transition VolGroup00 -wi-ao 80.00G npbbz:/ var/lib/ mysql/main$ sudo lvcreate --verbose --snapshot --size 5G --name Stage_31743 VolGroup00/ Stage_Orig backup/ VolGroup00" (seqno 474). Stage_31743 Stage_31743 table Stage_31743 (254:4) Stage_31743 (254:4) Stage_Orig- real Stage_Orig- real table Stage_Orig table Stage_31743- cow Stage_31743- cow table Stage_31743 Stage_31743 table Stage_Orig (254:5) Stage_Orig- real (254:4) Stage_Orig- real table Stage_Orig- real identical table reload. Stage_Orig- real (254:4) Stage_31743- cow table Stage_31743- cow identical table reload. Stage_31743 (254:30) Stage_Orig (254:5) backup/ VolGroup00" (seqno 475). npbbz:/ var/lib/ mysql/main$ dmesg|tail npbbz:/ var/lib/ mysql/main$ sudo lvs Stage_Orig VolGroup00 -wi-ao 35.00G Transition VolGroup00 -wi-ao 80.00G npbbz:/ var/lib/ mysql/main$
[17180786.720000] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[17180799.652000] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
[17180799.656000] EXT3 FS on dm-41, internal journal
[17180799.656000] EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
[17180799.656000] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[17203415.252000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[17808026.704000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[18412815.972000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[19017364.116000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[19622027.484000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
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LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy%
Database_Logs VolGroup00 -wi-ao 10.00G
Database_Main VolGroup00 -wi-ao 5.00G
Database_
Database_
Home VolGroup00 -wi-a- 3.00G
Live VolGroup00 -wi-ao 94.00G
Root VolGroup00 -wi-a- 10.00G
Stage_Orig VolGroup00 -wi-ao 76.00G
Swap VolGroup00 -wi-ao 2.00G
root VolGroup00 -wi-ao 15.00G
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Setting chunksize to 16 sectors.
Finding volume group "VolGroup00"
Archiving volume group "VolGroup00" metadata (seqno 473).
Creating logical volume Stage_31743
Creating volume group backup "/etc/lvm/
Found volume group "VolGroup00"
Creating VolGroup00-
Loading VolGroup00-
Resuming VolGroup00-
Zeroing start of logical volume "Stage_31743"
Found volume group "VolGroup00"
Removing VolGroup00-
Found volume group "VolGroup00"
Found volume group "VolGroup00"
Found volume group "VolGroup00"
Creating VolGroup00-
Loading VolGroup00-
Resuming (254:4)
Loading VolGroup00-
Creating VolGroup00-
Loading VolGroup00-
Resuming (254:8)
Creating VolGroup00-
Loading VolGroup00-
Suspending VolGroup00-
Suspending VolGroup00-
Found volume group "VolGroup00"
Loading VolGroup00-
Suppressed VolGroup00-
Resuming VolGroup00-
Loading VolGroup00-
Suppressed VolGroup00-
Resuming VolGroup00-
Resuming VolGroup00-
Creating volume group backup "/etc/lvm/
Logical volume "Stage_31743" created
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[17180786.720000] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[17180799.652000] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
[17180799.656000] EXT3 FS on dm-41, internal journal
[17180799.656000] EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
[17180799.656000] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[17203415.252000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[17808026.704000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[18412815.972000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[19017364.116000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
[19622027.484000] ibm_acpi: ec object not found
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LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy%
Database_Logs VolGroup00 -wi-ao 10.00G
Database_Main VolGroup00 -wi-ao 5.00G
Database_
Database_
Home VolGroup00 -wi-a- 3.00G
Live VolGroup00 -wi-ao 94.00G
Root VolGroup00 -wi-a- 10.00G
Stage_31743 VolGroup00 swi-a- 5.00G Stage_Orig 0.00
Stage_Orig VolGroup00 owi-ao 76.00G
Swap VolGroup00 -wi-ao 2.00G
root VolGroup00 -wi-ao 15.00G
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