Ok, so things look fine till here when you have created partitions sdh1,sdi1,sdj1,sdk1.. even after running partprobe if you are getting the same here then try the follwing; # delete one of the partition through fdisk eg.sdi1 # after deletion check eg. # fdisk /dev/sdi and then list the partitions (You should not see anything) # Recreate the partition as primary # Partprobe # and then try mke2fs -j /dev/sdi1 Hope this should give some useful results. Regards, Raj On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Doll, Margaret Ann <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:33 AM, raj sourabh <rajsourabh1@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Please provide the output of following: > > > > #fdisk -l > > > > for the four disks in question > > WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdh'! The util fdisk > doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted. > > > Disk /dev/sdh: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdh1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/sdi: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdi1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/sdj: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdj1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/sdk: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdk1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > > > #df -h > > > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda3 1.6G 982M 489M 67% / > tmpfs 1.8G 0 1.8G 0% /dev/shm > /dev/sda10 883G 449G 389G 54% /home > /dev/sdb1 4.1G 569M 3.4G 15% /var > /dev/sdb2 913G 245G 622G 29% /home2 > /dev/sda9 730M 519M 173M 76% /oldvar > /dev/sda8 1.1G 34M 976M 4% /tmp > /dev/sda6 2.1G 72M 2.0G 4% /opt > /dev/sda2 8.1G 3.6G 4.2G 46% /usr > /dev/sda5 3.1G 2.3G 671M 78% /usr/local > /dev/sda1 1.1G 120M 889M 12% /boot > /dev/sdc 12T 12T 183G 99% /m3team > /dev/mapper/vg1-lv1 7.1T 1.6T 5.2T 24% /m3team3 > quahog2:/LVM2/crism13 > 4.9T 191G 4.5T 5% /m3team2 > porter2:/m3_usb1 1.8T 96K 1.7T 1% /m3_usb1 > porter2:/m3_usb2 1.8T 274G 1.5T 16% /m3_usb2 > none 1.8G 104K 1.8G 1% /var/lib/xenstored > > > eight disks were purchased and added to the system as the same time. I > successfully created a log volume group out of the first four; they are > mounted on /m3team3. > > I used parted to create a GPT label on the disks. Then I used fdisk to > create one partition taking up all the space on the disk. I then used > "mkfs > -t ext3 /dev/sdg1 (etc.) on all the partitions before I used pvcreate, > vgcreate and lgcreate. > > The process worked on the first four disks. > > Thanks for your help > > > > > Regards, > > > > Raj > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Doll, Margaret Ann > > <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > I get the same error with mk2efs -j /dev/sdi1 > > > > > > mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) > > > /dev/sdi1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a > filesystem > > > here! > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:50 AM, raj sourabh <rajsourabh1@xxxxxxxxx> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Did you try using fdisk for partition? and the use partprobe. > > > > > > > > eg. #fdisk /dev/sdi > > > > # partprobe > > > > #mke2fs -j /dev/sdiX > > > > > > > > I hope this would help. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Raj > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Doll, Margaret Ann > > > > <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > > > > > In this particular case, I have rebooted the system many times and > am > > > > > unable > > > > > to get mkfs to work. The disk partitions are also not on the same > > disk > > > > as > > > > > /. How do I get the disk partitions to work with mkfs? > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Corey Kovacs < > corey.kovacs@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Important to note > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. It's not often / is repartitioned. > > > > > > 2. This isn't a problem unique to RHEL. > > > > > > > > > > > > C > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPod > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 5, 2011, at 8:14 AM, "Marti, Robert" <RJM002@xxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > A reboot is required if you change partitions on the same disk > > that > > > > > > houses /. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 5, 2011, at 6:41, "Stainforth, Matthew (SD/DS)" < > > > > > > Matthew.Stainforth@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> the default behavior for RHEL6 but I am not sure when or IF > it > > > > > > >>> actually hit RHEL5. Sounds like it might have. In RHEL6 a > > reboot > > > is > > > > > > >>> simply a requirement, full stop. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> In RHEL6 a reboot is required between repartitioning and > > mkfs'ing? > > > > > What > > > > > > a sad thing if true. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > > >> redhat-list mailing list > > > > > > >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
