ERROR: Preparation failed: API error (500): devmapper: Thin Pool has xxxx free data blocks which is less than minimum required yyyy free data blocks.

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Issue

  • Encounter exception like:
ERROR: Preparation failed: API error (500): devmapper: Thin Pool has 7998 free data blocks which is less than minimum required 8180 free data blocks. Create more free space in thin pool or use dm.min_free_space option to change behavior

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host 7

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