[linux-lvm] Re: [OxLUG] LVM2 problems

[Alasdair G Kergon]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 09:50:49PM +0100, Paul Warren wrote:
> ./lvm vgconvert -M1 -d -v mainvg
>   Metadata would overwrite physical extents
>   /dev/sda2: Format-specific setup of physical volume failed.
 
LVM1 needs more space for its metadata than LVM2 - this is saying
it doesn't think the LVM1 metadata will fit into the available space.

Alasdair
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