[linux-lvm] Re: Ambiguous mirror log option

[brem belguebli]

Got the right doc,

the log device MUST belong to the VG, it cannot be an external device, it is
specified as thrid device vhen creating the LV:

lvcreate -m1 --mirrorlog disk  -L 9G -n lvolvm1 VMVG /dev/firstleg
/dev/secondleg /dev/log...




2009/9/18, brem belguebli <brem.belguebli at gmail.com>:
>
> Running x86_64 RHEL  5u4
>
> 2009/9/18, brem belguebli <brem.belguebli at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been struggling with lvcreate for more than  a hour to create a
>> mirror'ed LV with on disk log, with no success (I'm ashamed! :-| )
>>
>>
>> Here's what I typed on a VG (with 2 X 8678 4MB extents free), it's not a
>> free space issue...
>>
>> lvcreate -m1 --mirrorlog disk  -L 9G -n lvolvm1 VMVG, it complains about
>> 2304 more extents required (wich make the exact size of the LV I want to
>> create), plus where to define the log device to use ?
>>
>> same command whith --corelog (instead of --mirrorlog disk) succeeds.
>>
>> Same command without any of these 2 options fails with the same  complain
>> as the first (man page says that default no option == mirrolog disk).
>>
>> Any tip ?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>
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