Peter Blajev wrote: > > > Undo the LVM config, wipe out any MBR or disklabels on the drive, > > then pvcreate the raw disk (/dev/sdb) it should be able to handle > > the whole 5.4TB. > > I tried this but I'll try again tonight just in case I missed > something the > first time. > > I didn't check what pvcreate did but vgcreate after that gave > me 2TB volume > group. Googling around it looks like there is 2TB limit and > there should be > some kernel parameters to tweak but I still can't get a clear answer. I believe there is a 2TB limit on fdisk MBR partition tables, and if one already exists on the disk then LVM will use it. Do, pvremove /dev/sdX dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX bs=512 count=63 pvcreate /dev/sdX Do a 'pvs' to list the pv and see it's size there. When creating a vg there may be a limit on the total # of extents per vg, so you may have to increase the extent size from 4MB to 8 or 16. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos