In your example run gfs_mkfs against /dev/sda1. > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cluster- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of isplist@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:09 PM > To: linux clustering > Subject: Re: DLM Problem > > Something else going on here. > > I see the device using fdisk; > > Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table > You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root > > I then use fdisk to create a partition; > > Disk /dev/sda: 774.2 GB, 774207700992 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 94125 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 94125 756059031 83 Linux > > Looks fine right. > > Looking on the net, I can't find anything on gfs_mkfs one single drive > so have > to make assumptions for now. > > Assumptions are, lock mode, cluster name, FS name, journals and device. > > #gfs_mkfs -p lock_dlm -t compweb:web -j 8 /dev/sda > > Seems to go fine; > > Device: /dev/sda > Blocksize: 4096 > Filesystem Size: 188738976 > Journals: 8 > Resource Groups: 2882 > Locking Protocol: lock_dlm > Lock Table: compweb:web > > Syncing... > All Done > > Do an fdisk again; > > Disk /dev/sda: 774.2 GB, 774207700992 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 94125 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table > > It's all gone. Guessing I need to gfs_mkfs some other way? > > Mike > > > > -- > Linux-cluster mailing list > Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster