Re: [linux-lvm] I've tried to get some support on this list about lvm

[Alasdair G Kergon <agk redhat com>]

On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 09:37:44PM +1000, Hugh wrote:
> Sep 10 20:55:46 fc11-64 kernel: device-mapper: table: device 8:18 
> too small for target

There's your answer: You're trying to make it bigger than the underlying
device.

Use pvs -v to check device sizes for discrepancies.
(--units s if necessary).

Alasdair