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VM Provisioning Failed - kpartx error

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Issue

When trying to build a VM, it fails during the provisioning stage with this error:

[root@backup01 ~]# kpartx -s -p X -a /dev/onapp-poggicyy8nwkzm/qkeg4anouxd21l
 device-mapper: resume ioctl on onapp--poggicyy8nwkzm-qkeg4anouxd21lX1 failed: Invalid argument
 create/reload failed on onapp--poggicyy8nwkzm-qkeg4anouxd21lX1

 From dmesg:

device-mapper: table: 253:9: dm-8 too small for target: start=2048, len=62908416, dev_size=41943040

 

Environment

Any OnApp

Linux VMs on KVM, Windows VMs on XEN / KVM

 

Resolution

Increase the size of the primary disk for the VM and then rebuild the machine again. There might be some trial and error involved in order to find the right disk size that works for you.

 

Cause

Generally, this means that the disk size you are trying to use is too small for the minimum requirement from the template to be met.