Re: [Evms-devel] can't create container

[Scott D. <sc...@sp...>]

Thanks! Deleting the volume made it available...  Problem solved.

On Sat, 2003-11-29 at 05:44, Kevin Corry wrote:
> On Friday 28 November 2003 09:19, Scott Douglass wrote:
> > With the latest software, I can't create any containers.
> >
> > I try this commmand:
> >  c:c,LvmRegMgr={name=users01,pe_size=8KB},loop11
> >
> > I get this error:
> >
> > loop11 was rejected with error:
> >      Invalid argument
> >
> > loop11 is a loopback device created via losetup.
> >
> > In evmsgui, I am never able to create a container. It seems like no
> > plugins exist which support containers. That makes no sense.
> 
> Do you have any objects listed in the "Available Objects" panel in evmsgui? If 
> there are no available objects, then no containers can actually be created, 
> and none of the plugins will give you the option.
> 
> > LvmRegMgr plugin appears in the list of plugins, and I know I used
> > created a container with this once before.
> >
> > I've added loop* to the evms.conf in the legacy_devices include section.
> > The loopback device show up in the evmsgui.
> 
> Do the loop devices also show up as compatibility volumes in the "Volumes" 
> panel in evmsgui? If so, you need to delete the volume. This will move the 
> loop devices to the "Available Objects" panel, and then the LVM plugin will 
> allow you to create a container with them.
> 
> -Kevin Corry
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