[root@SystemManager /]# kpartx -l /dev/VolGroup00/lv_sm
lv_sm1 : 0 208782 /dev/VolGroup00/lv_sm 63
lv_sm2 : 0 62701695 /dev/VolGroup00/lv_sm 208845
[root@SystemManager ~]# kpartx -a /dev/VolGroup00/lv_sm
device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: Invalid argument
device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: Invalid argument
[root@SystemManager ~]# file -s /dev/VolGroup00/lv_sm
/dev/VolGroup00/lv_sm: symbolic link to `/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-lv_sm'
[root@SystemManager ~]# file -s /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-lv_sm
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-lv_sm: x86 boot sector; partition 1: ID=0x83, active, starthead 1, startsector 63, 208782 sectors; partition 2: ID=0x8e, starthead 0, startsector 208845, 62701695 sectors, code offset 0x48