lvcreate --test fails with "Aborting. Failed to activate new LV to wipe the start of it."
Issue
Using lvcreate with --test gives following error
# lvcreate --test --name LVol00 --size 2000M Volume00
Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
Rounding up size to full physical extent 1.97 GB
Aborting. Failed to activate new LV to wipe the start of it.
Unable to deactivate failed new LV. Manual intervention required.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, 5, 6.0
- Logical Volume Manager (LVM) 2
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