create single partition for 3.5 TB

[Diego_Leccardi at Dell.com]

Hi ya,

Have a look at this one:

Why is the fdisk utility not allowing me to create a partition that is
greater than 2TB in size? 
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_79_9558.shtm

Diego

 


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From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Arivazhagendran.S
Sent: 06 July 2007 15:51
To: linux-poweredge-Lists
Subject: create single partition for 3.5 TB 


Dear All
            
            I have one issue in Poweredge 2950 with Linux EL4-32 bit &
EL5-64bit. I can't make a part above 1.4TB I am used commands fdisk and
parted also. Place do the need full.
 
Hardware Details: 
Poweredge 2950
SAS PERC 5/i Controller
750GB HDD * 6
 
Requirement:  configure RAID5 750GB*6=3.5XX TB (don't spite two logical
disk in RAID configuration)
                        
We are used 40GB for OS balance space create single partition for 3.5TB

 
/dev/sda                      ext3
#fdisk -l command not able to more then 1.4TB 
Parted 
#parted print /dev/sda (Asking massage lose all data ignore /cancel)
Ignore it's removed all OS partition (/, /boot, /swap, etc)
 
Reg
Arivu

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