Yes, there is enough space. # lvs -a -o lv_name,vg_name,lv_attr,lv_size LV VG Attr LSize giant test Cwi-C-C-M- 512.00g [giant-cache] test Cwi-aoC--- 128.00g [giant_corig] test owi-aoC--- 512.00g # pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/sdb test lvm2 a-- 512.00g 384.00g /dev/sdc test lvm2 a-- 1024.00g 512.00g Try to reproduce the problem with the exact sizes I have used.