https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/lvcreate-error/m-p/5262615#M52714 Found this via google:<BR /><BR /><A href="http://pybliss.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/lvcreate-fails-with-the-error-aborting-failed-to-activate-new-lv-to-wipe-the-start-of-it-why/" target="_blank">http://pybliss.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/lvcreate-fails-with-the-error-aborting-failed-to-activate-new-lv-to-wipe-the-start-of-it-why/</A><BR /><BR /> Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:42:22 GMT Patrick Wallek 2010-11-12T22:42:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/lvcreate-error/m-p/5262614#M52713 I am running Red Hat 5.5, and trying to create a lv in a new VG and receiving following error:<BR /><BR /># lvcreate -L 168 -n lvol01 datavg1<BR /> Aborting. Failed to activate new LV to wipe the start of it.<BR />#<BR /><BR /># vgdisplay -v datavg1<BR /> Using volume group(s) on command line<BR /> Finding volume group "datavg1"<BR /> --- Volume group ---<BR /> VG Name datavg1<BR /> System ID<BR /> Format lvm2<BR /> Metadata Areas 1<BR /> Metadata Sequence No 11<BR /> VG Access read/write<BR /> VG Status resizable<BR /> MAX LV 256<BR /> Cur LV 0<BR /> Open LV 0<BR /> Max PV 256<BR /> Cur PV 1<BR /> Act PV 1<BR /> VG Size 267.75 GB<BR /> PE Size 4.00 MB<BR /> Total PE 68544<BR /> Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0<BR /> Free PE / Size 68544 / 267.75 GB<BR /> VG UUID 32y2xv-xwo5-fMzd-s6Qs-UndM-I6MU-gpg2Zb<BR /><BR /> --- Physical volumes ---<BR /> PV Name /dev/dm-27<BR /> PV UUID tbU5yW-ceVh-gPgS-6RIv-j0M2-TxCh-iLp61b<BR /> PV Status allocatable<BR /> Total PE / Free PE 68544 / 68544<BR />#<BR /><BR />Help in resolving would be appreciated... Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:10:22 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/lvcreate-error/m-p/5262614#M52713 MikeL_4 2010-11-12T22:10:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/lvcreate-error/m-p/5262615#M52714 Found this via google:<BR /><BR /><A href="http://pybliss.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/lvcreate-fails-with-the-error-aborting-failed-to-activate-new-lv-to-wipe-the-start-of-it-why/" target="_blank">http://pybliss.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/lvcreate-fails-with-the-error-aborting-failed-to-activate-new-lv-to-wipe-the-start-of-it-why/</A><BR /><BR /> Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:42:22 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/lvcreate-error/m-p/5262615#M52714 Patrick Wallek 2010-11-12T22:42:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/lvcreate-error/m-p/5262616#M52715 Thanks Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:23:42 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/lvcreate-error/m-p/5262616#M52715 MikeL_4 2010-11-13T17:23:42Z