> I'm trying to create a 500GB lv volume on a 500GB physical volume, but > can't: > > [root at francois-pc ~]# pvscan > PV /dev/sdd VG freenas lvm2 [500.00 GB / 500.00 GB > free] > PV /dev/sdc VG thecus lvm2 [1010.00 GB / > 910.00 GB free] > PV /dev/mapper/ddf1_RAIDp2 VG VolGroup00 lvm2 [931.25 GB / 0 > free] > Total: 3 [2.38 TB] / in use: 3 [2.38 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] > [root at francois-pc ~]# lvcreate -L 500gig -n 500G freenas > Insufficient free extents (127999) in volume group freenas: 128000 > required > > Even dropping the size a bit, I get this: > > [root at francois-pc ~]# lvcreate -L 500gig -n 450G freenas You just named different, the size is the same. Did you mix up the -L and -n options? Simon