Virt-resize fails on the CentOS 6 node: /dev/sda1 has unsupported feature(s): 64bit e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck!

Symptoms 

Creation of KVM VPS fails on CentOS 6 KVM node due to failed virt-resize process:

CONFIG_TEXT: libguestfs: trace: launch = 0
Expanding /dev/sda1 using the 'resize2fs' method ...
libguestfs: trace: resize2fs "/dev/sda1"
libguestfs: trace: resize2fs = -1 (error)
Fatal error: exception Guestfs.Error("resize2fs: e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
/dev/sda1 has unsupported feature(s): 64bit
e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck!")
libguestfs: trace: close

Version of e2fsck tool is 1.41.12 or less

# e2fsck -V
e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
Using EXT2FS Library version 1.41.12, 17-May-2010

Cause

e2fsck 1.41.12 that is available for CentOS 6 does not support 64-bit feature

Resolution

Update e2fsprogs package as below:

1. Install OnApp repository:

   # wget http://cdn.rpm.repo.onapp.com/repo/OnApp-hosters.repo -O /etc/yum.repos.d/OnApp-hosters.repo

2. Remove current e2fsprogs package:

   # rpm -e --nodeps e2fsprogs

3. Install the package anew, now from OnApp repo

   # yum install e2fsprogs -y

4. Check that the tool has a newer version

   # rpm -qa e2fsprogs
   e2fsprogs-1.43.4-2.el7.onapp.x86_64

5. Try to deploy a new virtual server