File system size 2TB limitation on Redhat 64 bits O.S.???

[Rayford_Johnson at Dell.com]

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>  Subject: File system size 2TB limitation on Redhat 64 bits O.S.???
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>  we have DELL server with REDHAT 5.3 X86_64 bits version on 
>  it.  This server also have couple MD1000 connect to it.  We 
>  configured MD1000 as one hardware Volume size 2990GB.
>  
>  I tried to use "fdisk" to partition this 2990Gb volume and 
>  "fdisk" can only see 2000GB.  does 64 bits O.S. still have 
>  2TB limitation on File system? 

It is 'fdisk' that has the limitation.  You should use parted to set
the disk label to gpt and then partition it as you deisire.

>  
>  Does there has other tool can partition disk size large than 
>  2TB?  (I don't like use LVM)
>  

parted

Why is the fdisk utility not allowing me to create a partition 
     that is greater than 2TB in size?
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-4282

What are the file and file system size limitations for Red Hat 
     Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5?
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-1533

How can I create filesystems greater than 2 Terabytes in Red Hat 
     Enterprise Linux 5?
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-9855

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>  Thanks.
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>  

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