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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have create a Thin lvm and installed a guest os on it,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now when i cloned that lvm using virt-clone<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b># virt-clone --prompt --force --original lvm_thin1 --name lvm_thin2 --file /dev/volgrp/lvm_thin2<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The cloned Disk lvm_thin2 size is fully expanded , But I want a thin Lvm cloned image<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well according to my best of knowledge , It could be because the when lvm is getting cloned, The zero are read from the original image<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>#lvs<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Pool Origin<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Data%<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75pt">lvm_thin1<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Volgrp<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Vwi-aotz<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">8.00g<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>12.18<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">volgrp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Vwi-a-tz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">8.00g<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>100.00<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">volgrp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">twi-a-tz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">100.00g<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">8.97<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you can see above the original LVM utilize only <b>12.18% disk space</b> from the pool, but the cloned<b> lvm_thin2 is fully expanded.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Is there is any way how can I clone a THIN LVM without fully expanding it ? Or Is there any way to shrink the cloned LVM to that size without loss of data.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pankaj Rawat<o:p></o:p></p>
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