We have a system with a 3TB+ disk that fails to deploy using LVM. Seems to be an issue with the calculation of partitions:
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
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Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release
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Building dependency tree...
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The following extra packages will be installed:
libdevmapper-event1.02.1 libreadline5 postfix ssl-cert watershed
Suggested packages:
thin-provisioning-tools procmail postfix-mysql postfix-pgsql postfix-ldap
postfix-pcre sasl2-bin dovecot-common postfix-cdb mail-reader postfix-doc
openssl-blacklist
Recommended packages:
default-mta mail-transport-agent
The following NEW packages will be installed:
bcache-tools libdevmapper-event1.02.1 libreadline5 lvm2 mdadm postfix
ssl-cert watershed
0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 2101 kB of archives.
After this operation, 6837 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main libreadline5 amd64 5.2+dfsg-2 [130 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main bcache-tools amd64 1.0.7-1~14.04.1 [17.4 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main watershed amd64 7 [11.4 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main lvm2 amd64 2.02.98-6ubuntu2 [470 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main mdadm amd64 3.2.5-5ubuntu4.2 [361 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main ssl-cert all 1.0.33 [16.6 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main postfix amd64 2.11.0-1ubuntu1 [1084 kB]
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Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
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Setting up libdevmapper-event1.02.1:amd64 (2:1.02.77-6ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libreadline5:amd64 (5.2+dfsg-2) ...
Setting up bcache-tools (1.0.7-1~14.04.1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up watershed (7) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up lvm2 (2.02.98-6ubuntu2) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up mdadm (3.2.5-5ubuntu4.2) ...
Generating mdadm.conf... done.
Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/mdadm-raid ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of `overlayroot'.
invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of start.
Setting up ssl-cert (1.0.33) ...
hostname: Name or service not known
make-ssl-cert: Could not get FQDN, using "maas-1-01".
make-ssl-cert: You may want to fix your /etc/hosts and/or DNS setup and run
make-ssl-cert: make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil --force-overwrite
make-ssl-cert: again.
Setting up postfix (2.11.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Adding group `postfix' (GID 112) ...
Done.
Adding system user `postfix' (UID 106) ...
Adding new user `postfix' (UID 106) with group `postfix' ...
Not creating home directory `/var/spool/postfix'.
Creating /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf
Adding tcp map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf
Adding sqlite map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf
Adding group `postdrop' (GID 113) ...
Done.
setting myhostname: maas-1-01
setting alias maps
setting alias database
mailname is not a fully qualified domain name. Not changing /etc/mailname.
setting destinations: localdomain, localhost, localhost.localdomain, localhost
setting relayhost:
setting mynetworks: 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
setting mailbox_size_limit: 0
setting recipient_delimiter: +
setting inet_interfaces: all
setting inet_protocols: all
/etc/aliases does not exist, creating it.
WARNING: /etc/aliases exists, but does not have a root alias.
Postfix is now set up with a default configuration. If you need to make
changes, edit
/etc/postfix/main.cf (and others) as needed. To view Postfix configuration
values, see postconf(1).
After modifying main.cf, be sure to run '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'.
Running newaliases
invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of restart.
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update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-65-generic
cryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of /media/root-ro/
cryptsetup: WARNING: could not determine root device from /etc/fstab
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...
Processing triggers for ufw (0.34~rc-0ubuntu2) ...
mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically
Error: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label
mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically
Error: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label
Error: /dev/sdc: unrecognised disk label
mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically
Error: /dev/sdc: unrecognised disk label
Error: /dev/sdd: unrecognised disk label
mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically
Error: /dev/sdd: unrecognised disk label
Error: partition length of 5860527025 sectors exceeds the msdos-partition-table-imposed maximum of 4294967295
An error occured handling 'sda-part1': ProcessExecutionError - Unexpected error while running command.
Command: ['parted', '/dev/sda', '--script', 'mkpart', 'primary', '2048s', '5860529072s']
Exit code: 1
Reason: -
Stdout: ''
Stderr: ''
Unexpected error while running command.
Command: ['parted', '/dev/sda', '--script', 'mkpart', 'primary', '2048s', '5860529072s']
Exit code: 1
Reason: -
Stdout: ''
Stderr: ''
Installation failed with exception: Unexpected error while running command.
Command: ['curtin', 'block-meta', 'custom']
Exit code: 3
Reason: -
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information...\nThe following extra packages will be installed:\n libdevmapper-event1.02.1 libreadline5 postfix ssl-cert watershed\nSuggested packages:\n thin-provisioning-tools procmail postfix-mysql postfix-pgsql postfix-ldap\n postfix-pcre sasl2-bin dovecot-common postfix-cdb mail-reader postfix-doc\n openssl-blacklist\nRecommended packages:\n default-mta mail-transport-agent\nThe following NEW packages will be installed:\n bcache-tools libdevmapper-event1.02.1 libreadline5 lvm2 mdadm postfix\n ssl-cert watershed\n0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.\nNeed to get 2101 kB of archives.\nAfter this operation, 6837 kB of additional disk space will be used.\nGet:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main libdevmapper-event1.02.1 amd64 2:1.02.77-6ubuntu2 [10.8 kB]\nGet:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main libreadline5 amd64 5.2+dfsg-2 [130 kB]\nGet:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main bcache-tools amd64 1.0.7-1~14.04.1 [17.4 kB]\nGet:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main watershed amd64 7 [11.4 kB]\nGet:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main lvm2 amd64 2.02.98-6ubuntu2 [470 kB]\nGet:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main mdadm amd64 3.2.5-5ubuntu4.2 [361 kB]\nGet:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main ssl-cert all 1.0.33 [16.6 kB]\nGet:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main postfix amd64 2.11.0-1ubuntu1 [1084 kB]\nPreconfiguring packages ...\nFetched 2101 kB in 0s (39.0 MB/s)\nSelecting previously unselected package libdevmapper-event1.02.1:amd64.\n(Reading database ... 56173 files and directories currently installed.)\nPreparing to unpack .../libdevmapper-event1.02.1_2%3a1.02.77-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...\nUnpacking libdevmapper-event1.02.1:amd64 (2:1.02.77-6ubuntu2) ...\nSelecting previously unselected package libreadline5:amd64.\nPreparing to unpack .../libreadline5_5.2+dfsg-2_amd64.deb ...\nUnpacking libreadline5:amd64 (5.2+dfsg-2) 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run\nmake-ssl-cert: make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil --force-overwrite\nmake-ssl-cert: again.\nSetting up postfix (2.11.0-1ubuntu1) ...\nAdding group `postfix\' (GID 112) ...\nDone.\nAdding system user `postfix\' (UID 106) ...\nAdding new user `postfix\' (UID 106) with group `postfix\' ...\nNot creating home directory `/var/spool/postfix\'.\nCreating /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf\nAdding tcp map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf\nAdding sqlite map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf\nAdding group `postdrop\' (GID 113) ...\nDone.\nsetting myhostname: maas-1-01\nsetting alias maps\nsetting alias database\nmailname is not a fully qualified domain name. Not changing /etc/mailname.\nsetting destinations: localdomain, localhost, localhost.localdomain, localhost\nsetting relayhost: \nsetting mynetworks: 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128\nsetting mailbox_size_limit: 0\nsetting recipient_delimiter: +\nsetting inet_interfaces: all\nsetting inet_protocols: all\n/etc/aliases does not exist, creating it.\nWARNING: /etc/aliases exists, but does not have a root alias.\n\nPostfix is now set up with a default configuration. If you need to make \nchanges, edit\n/etc/postfix/main.cf (and others) as needed. To view Postfix configuration\nvalues, see postconf(1).\n\nAfter modifying main.cf, be sure to run \'/etc/init.d/postfix reload\'.\n\nRunning newaliases\ninvoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of restart.\nProcessing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...\nProcessing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...\nupdate-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-65-generic\ncryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of /media/root-ro/\ncryptsetup: WARNING: could not determine root device from /etc/fstab\nW: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.\nProcessing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...\nProcessing triggers for ufw (0.34~rc-0ubuntu2) ...\nmdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically\nError: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label\nmdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically\nError: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label\nError: /dev/sdc: unrecognised disk label\nmdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically\nError: /dev/sdc: unrecognised disk label\nError: /dev/sdd: unrecognised disk label\nmdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically\nError: /dev/sdd: unrecognised disk label\nError: partition length of 5860527025 sectors exceeds the msdos-partition-table-imposed maximum of 4294967295\nAn error occured handling \'sda-part1\': ProcessExecutionError - Unexpected error while running command.\nCommand: [\'parted\', \'/dev/sda\', \'--script\', \'mkpart\', \'primary\', \'2048s\', \'5860529072s\']\nExit code: 1\nReason: -\nStdout: \'\'\nStderr: \'\'\nUnexpected error while running command.\nCommand: [\'parted\', \'/dev/sda\', \'--script\', \'mkpart\', \'primary\', \'2048s\', \'5860529072s\']\nExit code: 1\nReason: -\nStdout: \'\'\nStderr: \'\'\n'
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